Real car companies fail too. Plenty have disappeared over the last 120 years. I still think Tesla is all over the map with wanting to build everything under the sun. Why are they getting into semi trucks? They have very little in common with a car. No other brand builds cars and semis, unless they bought out a specific semi manufacturer and own it behind the scenes while it continues to do its own thing.

Every brand is dumping big money into EV and battery development. Once their battery tech catches up, what is the reason for buying a Tesla? Who wants poor build quality, super cheap materials, limited service and repair centers, incredibly slow growth (Tesla has yet to build an actual 2nd gen car and the latest Model S doesn't count since they recycled half of it) at a premium price?