[kingofthering]

Originally Posted by -What-

No faith in American curriculum...you have.

While completing my Chemical Engineering program I was not blinded from what went on in other Engineering programs. In fact, I had to take some classes focused on other types of engineering.

Not only that, but I learned how much things caused. Budgets and what not. I was taught to have a "feel' for numbers. Working in the field reinforces this "feel". Tesla is in over their head.

Unless Tesla has some serious friendships in some serious developement and supply firms, I don't see how they could possilby survive. They are developing a car that will be the first of its kind that has to pass all types of inspections and expectations. Safety and warranties and shit...and they're selling this car below $100k. $100k? That's CHEAP. No way are they turning a profit.

They have a chassis, but they had to DEVELOP a powertrain. You don't have a "feel" for how much this type of shit cost. I do. $200 million or whatever they've bamboozled from people isn't enough.

Well... you do have a point here. Look at Toyota. It took them a while to pay off their hybrid technology, and they're a big company.

I'm guessing Tesla just wants to be the 1st ones on the block to do this, that they don't plan on any long term staying power once the fad ends. But then again, we said the same about the automobile, but look how that ended up.