That is by design. Elon settled to buy into the privilege of calling himself a founder. He's got a real penchant for re-writing history. I'm actually surprised Eberhard was able to say as much as he did given the agreement. This interview was recorded over a year ago but I hadn't seen it and it has a publish day a few days old.
"Just reviewed Tesla’s service locations in North America & realized we have major gaps in geographic coverage! Sorry for this foolish oversight. Tesla will aim to cover all regions of NA (not just big cities) within 3 to 6 months." - Elon Musk, October 2018. "It is a clear slow play strategy from Tesla and for good reason. Expanding service centers and thereby enabling the handling of more (non-profit) warranty claims would be a pure liability and crush Tesla' bottom line. Almost all Tesla's on the road are under warranty with no legacy vehicles to drive the profitable end of the service space. I would expect to see Tesla continue to slow play it as long as they can then expand about the time the initial mass of Model 3's are due to come off warranty. More Elon 4D chess LOL. Build a disaster then make bank on after warranty service. "
I am gonna buy an electric heater. It is cold out there... In the main time, I am down paying on an electric space ship, I am sure Elon is going to promise one soon enough.
Bitcoin movement lower may move tesla shares lower Elon Musk’s plunge into Bitcoin is a dangerous bet that could saddle Tesla with big losses https://fortune.com/2021/02/08/tesla-buys-bitcoin-elon-musk-tsla-btc/
really interesting article on zerohedge today. someone bought a lot of deep OTM TSLA puts. the reverse gamma squeeze. i'm intrigued, and not a financial advisor. do your own DD. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/why-tesla-just-plunged
Tesla tumble Tesla's share price fell more than 12% since the start of the week. The drop seems to be partly down to bitcoin's slide, as Tesla recently invested bigtime in the cryptocurrency. But it may also have something to do with Musk confirming that Tesla's Model Y Standard Range SUV is no longer on the company's online configurator. Either way, Musk lost $15.2 billion, and Jeff Bezos is once more the world's richest person. Fortune
State of the EV and associated market in Europe: https://www.schmidtmatthias.de/post...n-electric-car-market-full-year-2020-round-up