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Originally Posted by KMPrenger
If those deposits were non-refundable, I'd take a stab that a very significant portion of those deposits never would have came in, in the first place.
The question was laid out above regarding why would anyone want an American company to fail? Well, I'd agree...I don't really want that.
At the same time I get some satisfaction when bad news about Tesla happens in part b/c there are so many nose-up Tesla owners, or non-owner die hards out there that think Tesla's poop doesn't stink. I read through a few Tesla threads a while back, and most of these people seemed very high on themselves and on Tesla. GM and Ford products were trash for lesser people. Don't even start to talk about GM's "Super Cruise" compared to AutoPilot...they will tell you its so inferior its laughable.
What I'd like to see (and what I think will happen) is that Tesla is the innovator, driving and pushing the other automakers to take notice. But then GM/Ford come swooping in and eat Tesla's lunch by beating them at their own game. Let Tesla buyers still buy Teslas, while anyone else can get a cheaper and likely as good or better electric GM car.
GM could do it right now, if they'd just create an electric car that actually has a generally attractive look. I don't hate on the Volt or the Bolt, but those designs aren't going to create any sort of excitement either. Tesla's just look "premium". (don't get me started on that absolutely craptastic model 3 dash design) The 1st gen Volt looked nice and unique enough, while the 2nd gen just looks like a slightly fancier Cruze.
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That's what I worry about for Tesla. Now the big automakers are getting into the game, and they have way more money and bigger production. Tesla changed the game for everyone. All the previous electric cars had shitty range. They came along, raised the bar to 300 mile range, now everyone is aiming for that target. Now that Porsche, Mercedes and a few other companies are making their Model S competitor, it should get interesting.
I'm really surprised for all the Tesla hate in here. It's a great product.