Comments on: Tesla Model S Sales Exceed Target, Tesla To Be Profitable In Q1

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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:58:29 +0000

[…] related news, Tesla recently reached the important milestone of having achieved its first ever quarterly profit, for the period that just ended on March 31, and Tesla seems to have led all plug-in electric […]

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By: Ivor O'Connor

Ivor O'Connor — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:43:00 +0000

I think a huge percentage of the 80 kWh customers would have bought a 120 kWh pack if it had been available. So when will the 120 kWh option be available? (Musk has said the batteries are improving by 8% each year. Math would indicate we’d be seeing 120 kWh by 2018 however I expect magic from Tesla.)

Then there is that LARGE Easter egg. The news always talks about the free supercharger stations scattered across the nation. However, apparently, they aren’t free. You pay upfront by buying a “Supercharger upgrade”.

Now that the company is profitable there will be a huge rush to this segment of the market by every car company on the planet. They won’t be nearly as successful though. Still we need to start asking the tough questions. A list needs to be made and tracked!