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Why Elon Musk abandoned the X and the S. Plus other failures

Most people will not know that Elon is one of the most hated men in America. On the bright side his board still loves him, they just gave him 30 billion in share grants over the next five years, because when you already have 200 billions you need another 30.  

On the positive side, Tesla always aimed at abandoning the luxury market.  People don't understand how small it really is. The number of cars sold for more than $100,000 is remarkably small (although it is growing as the cost if US made cars grows by at least 10% per annum...and tariffs will make it worse).  The future of Tesla has to be the 3 and the Y, because they are mass market vehicles.   Tesla's current problem is its founder and CEO, sure, but also its product, which has not evolved much, and now there are many competitors -- granted the vast majority are not American..so the tariffs there may help, maybe!  Don't forget all the aluminum that is in a Tesla.

The first X and S disapeared in the UK over a year ago, now its worldwide.   Tesla's job now is to update its two models and introduce a cheaper version, that would sell for less than $40,00.0 making it cheaper than ICE vehicles. The one aspect that Tesla has to improve is the self -driving capabilities, thousands have purchased the upgrade and it's still in development and not available to clients.   Worse, if these clients sell the vehicle the "upgrade" does not move with the car...   This is the most significant, but not only promises that Elon has made over the years.   

So this ranbling post is about the ending of the S and X as a natural evolution of the company, and of Elon's big promise and small delivery, and don,t get me started about the Tesla truck, a disaster!




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