Tesla is one of the most exciting companies out there and one of the most controversial.
Particularly because how much the man behind it loves to tweet.
One wrong tweet and the stock price drops.
And we start reading the news that Elon Musk should either stop tweeting or step down as
the CEO.
However, the reality is that it's not much about the tweets as much as it is about Tesla’s
financials.
Theoretically, Tesla should have gone broke long ago because it burns cash faster than
you can imagine (7500USD per minute).
Although that it has been profitable in the third quarter of this year, for the longest
time since its existence, it has always been at a loss.
I know that it seems confusing because if the company is merely burning cash, why is
it still around.
Tesla is losing money every time it sells a car because it's heavily investing in building
the infrastructure that will pay back in the long run such as the Giga factory.
So where do they take the money from?
Lenders, investors, and the depositors.
Everytime tesla unveils a product, it accepts the deposits and then delivers the car months
later if not years because it needs the cash to move forward.
But investors are afraid that Tesla might go broke before they get their money back,
plus the interest that they are hoping for.
So every time, Tesla is late on their promise, investors panic, and the controversies start.
So as long as the survival of Tesla depends on the mercy of the investors and lenders,
this will continue, and Musk's tweets will matter a lot.
Note that down Elon!
However, they aren’t the only ones who are concerned about Tesla.
Most of us are excited about electrical self-driving cars.
Nonetheless, not everyone thinks that way.
Traditional auto manufacturers are comfortable.
They have a proven sustainable business model.
This new age of electric cars might be too risky and not as profitable as their current
model.
That's why you don't find the industry giants leading the way although that they have all
the resources.
And we haven’t even talked about the oil companies and the politicians who don't want
to see this changes because it might affect their careers negatively.
Despite all of these obstacles.
Tesla has been in a way bigger trouble.
In 2008, during the financial crisis, when the economy collapsed.
When one company after another was going out of business, Tesla was on the brink of bankruptcy.
Even GM and Ford received a bailout from the government to survive, what do you think happened
to Tesla?
Elon invested the last pennies he had to save it, and by some miracle in December of 2008,
Daimler decided to invest 50 million into Tesla which saved the company.
So regardless of all problems that Tesla is going through now.
They are in a way better shape than they have ever been.
Even industry leaders such as GM or BMW can't catch up with Tesla anymore because they are
so ahead in this game.
Electrical cars run on batteries which are an essential part of the vehicle and Tesla
is ahead of the competition with its Giga factory.
They are the largest producer of battery power in the automotive world.
In fact, Tesla is more like a battery company than a car company.
In 2017, he offered to fix Australia's electricity problem by building the biggest lithium-ion
battery.
And when he was asked if he is serious about it, he just tweeted, if he didn't deliver
his promise within 100 days, it would be free.
One of the biggest differences in electric cars is that they run on software as our phones
do.
And Tesla’s autopilot recently crossed a billion miles which gives them the technical
advantage in this field.
While other companies are trying to build a competitive design like Audi recently did
with their new e-Tron which is pretty impressive.
Tesla has already installed over 10 thousand superchargers all around the world.
Of course, most people won't even need them because you can install one right in your
garage but they are convenient if you are traveling long distance.
And we haven’t even talked about how powerful is the brand name.
Tesla is simply the face of future cars, and the guy behind it is the symbol of the future.
People around the world are excited about his vision and enthusiasts will continue to
deposit or invest in this company because of his vision.
In some ways, Tesla is simply too big to fail because it has already achieved tremendous
success and another few years of production hell shouldn’t be a problem.
Thank you for watching, and I will catch you in the next one.