Ford EV business loses $1.3 billion in Q1 2024

[Dr Smith]

To offer some counter balance how long did it take Tesla to turn in a profit from its first days of building passenger car EV's...and that was during a period of virtually no competition, particularly from the Chinese ...?

Edit, found my answer...18 years to make a profit and even today Tesla earns billions from other auto makers through emissions credits.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/b...-earnings.html

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Dr Smith

To offer some counter balance how long did it take Tesla to turn in a profit from its first days of building passenger car EV's...and that was during a period of virtually no competition, particularly from the Chinese ...?

Edit, found my answer...18 years to make a profit and even today Tesla earns billions from other auto makers through emissions credits.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/b...-earnings.html

Interesting bloke Elon. Great TV program about Twitter last night.

I find it funny, the guy who is anti-Vax and anti-Woke Liberal sells most of his cars to the very people he hates.

I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to start a car company let alone a totally new technology car company.

FORD's going to do it tough.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Interesting bloke Elon. Great TV program about Twitter last night.

I find it funny, the guy who is anti-Vax and anti-Woke Liberal sells most of his cars to the very people he hates.

I find it funny that a bloke who supposedly is unflustered by criticism
is so triggered as to respond to anything negative said about him.

[smoo]

Originally Posted by jpd80

I find it funny that a bloke who supposedly is unflustered by criticism
is so triggered as to respond to anything negative said about him.

I could be wrong but from what I’ve seen I get the impression he does it with no ****s given to garner a reaction more than firing off unhinged comebacks. What are they gonna do, cancel him…
He was on the Joe Rogan podcast a few months back. A bit of a weirdo.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by smoo

I could be wrong but from what I’ve seen I get the impression he does it with no ****s given to garner a reaction more than firing off unhinged comebacks. What are they gonna do, cancel him…
He was on the Joe Rogan podcast a few months back. A bit of a weirdo.

I think you've got to be a bit unorthodox to be on that level, normal people aren't usually that successful

[smoo]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

I think you've got to be a bit unorthodox to be on that level, normal people aren't usually that successful

Yeah, and a still hasn’t stopped home leaving a few single mothers in his wake.

[roKWiz]

Build it and they will come, maybe....