That's an interesting take on it, but one also has to look at the sheer number of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, and the usual sales cycle that has bounced its way through the financial pages of history. The number of Electric Vehicle (EV) sales is miniscule compared with liquid fueled cars and trucks.
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The number of Electric Vehicle (EV) sales is miniscule compared with liquid fueled cars and trucks.
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For the last quarter I believe the Model 3 came in at number five. In terms of revenue I believe the Model 3 is number one since it is a more expensive car than the Corolla or Camry.
Saint Elon. King of the grifters is selling his snake oil again to the weak minded fools .
Most seeking alpha stuff is garbage
I’d wager that if they took away the right for these things to use the carpool lane and the rebate subsidies, that their sales would drop off like a rock.
So... Sales are good.
How well are they actually delivering?
I’ve read that some people are STILL waiting two years to get their car delivered.
And now that the subsidies on the backs of U.S. taxpayers are ending, how are sales going to be in the future?
Buyers are abandoning cars for trucks and suvs more than anything
EVs are toxic and polluting in multiple ways and to a greater degree than ICE.
The government’s use of taxpayer funds (that’s money taken by force from you, BTW) to further production and sale of these vehicles is criminal. Let the market decide.
I would never buy anything: car, motorcycle, refrigerator, guitar, etc., anything of value that I can’t easily purchase parts for. And that includes cell phones — must have user-replaceable batteries, without special tools or training, or dealer credentials to purchase.
Let’s see - out of roughly 17,000,000 vehicle sales, Tesla accounted for about 1%.
Here’s my take on this...
Tesla “sedans” could easily become the best-selling sedan on the market in 5-10 years, give or take.
How?
Well, it’s all about the ICE sedans. ICE sedans are not selling as hot as the did 3-10 years ago.
HOWEVER!!!!!!
The sedan ICE cars are being replaced by the “new” preferred vehicles, those being the SUVs and trucks. People are trading in their sedans and not buying other sedans; they’re buying SUVs and trucks.
So, it turns out that, sedans are slowly but surely losing sales, and in FACT, Ford has indicated that they may stop manufacturing and selling sedans. Sedans are taking a hit throughout the automobile industry.
With that kind of scenario, the number of sedan sales in the entire industry, is going down.
So, it turns out that, Tesla outsold 2 or 3 “known” sedans in the last quarter (or two). So, even if Tesla’s sales remain the same, and the other sedans continue losing favor with the consumers, Tesla will, BY DEFAULT, become the best-selling sedan on the market.
HOWEVER...
Overall, EV sedans continue lagging badly to the overall sedan market.
And, when compared to overall sales of sedans and SUVs and trucks, the numbers for Tesla continue to look miserable.
It’s very easy to overtake a market which is ceasing to exist, and the same reason that is seeing the sales of sedans going down, will eventually see EV sedans disappearing too.
Just to think that I am paying something for every Tesla that someone else buys.
Bull rap
EV CARS SUCK ASS
Nonsense. My local Ford/Lincoln dealerships can’t keep Expeditions or Navigators in stock. People are paying up for them, despite their low fuel economy.
EV’s have limited urban applications. That’s about it.