Tesla's 'Production Hell' Threatens Its Future

1. It's low oil/gas/energy prices and the fact that it looks like we are in for a low energy price environment for a decade or two.

2. Tesla, just their sister company solar city was built entirely on government subsidies. Those look to be going away.

3. They are hemorrhaging money.

Tesla is this decades Prius on steroids. Except that tesla doesn't have toyota's best selling sedans, tacoma trucks or their luxury lexus buttressing their foray into clean cars.

Remember when everyone thought that prius would take over the world?

It was called the 2000s. Did you miss that decade?

> The thing that haters fail to recognize is that people buy Tesla cars for more than the government subsidy and fuel economy.

I'm not a hater. I'm just pointing out economic/business reality.

> Ask any actual owner and they will tell you how incredible the cars are in practice. Disclaimer: owner since 2012.

My god, that's exactly what my uncle said about the prius more than a decade ago. Also, tesla isn't the only incredible car. There are lots of incredible cars out there. That's why most people don't buy teslas.