Musk supposedly predicted a quick death of Tesla

26 November 2018

The story about how easy it is to turn the truth inside out

In a recent case, Tesla went to the mountain for the first time in two years, made a profit for the quarter, delivery Model 3 rascutthe crisis with the prosecution of Elon musk left behind. But the Mask does not Shine with optimism. In the program Axios on HBO he said that soon the company may die.

"Musk predicted a quick death Tesla": with this title was made by some Russian media. But the main problem of the situation not the big expenses, not losses, not to problems with the mass production Model 3 and not even in the eccentric Ilona Mask, who loves otchebuchit something. But the fact that some journalists do not know the time in English.

Yes, Musk said that "Tesla" is close to death. Was close to death. Talking in an interview talking about the past: about the year 2017 and the first half of 2018. Then the company "burned" cash like crazy. At the same time it does not work to solve problems with the launch of serial production of the Model 3. Today the situation is different: the long-awaited Tesla showed a profit, and speed of Assembly of the most affordable electric vehicle in a series of close to the plan.

Musk has acknowledged that the problems were so great that at some point the company was reduced to bankruptcy in a matter of weeks (in the critical days their number was unambiguous, that is, from 1 to 9). But today the situation is normal.