Just to be sure it is clear, that list is only cars and does not include trucks and SUVs which presently dominate US vehicle sales:

https://focus2move.com/usa-best-selling-cars/

Car sales were only 30% of new US passenger vehicle sales in 2017 and the percentage is shrinking each year from several years ago. SUVs and trucks are dominating the market. Tesla would be smart to make their next big release be a medium sized SUV.

https://autoweek.com/article/car-news/light-trucks-are-killing-car-sales

From the pictures I have seen, the X does not really look like an SUV and appears smaller in cargo room. The price is the real problem. Tesla needs a midsize SUV for less than $60k to take sales away from that booming market.

Solid state battery technology is probably about 10 to 15 years away from being implemented in the scale of a car battery. That could be the tech that makes range and charge time almost not a factor anymore and would also likely bring prices down significantly once mastered.
I think we will see solid state batteries in cell phones and laptops in the next 5 years or so and then it is just a matter of time for cars.
I do believe when the battery technology is improved the other major car manufacturers will jump in more aggressively to compete.

I should clarify, the cargo space for an SUV needs one large unitary area to haul something like a piece of furniture as is the special utility of such vehicles. The X probably has a frunk but that does not suffice for most that want to haul a large dog in a cage, a loveseat, a pinball machine , etc.

yeah. Porsche had been doing frunks since at least the 60's. They had the mid engine. You could put the removable Targa top in the frunk.

You don't think the prices will go down as the tech improves and becomes more mainstream, the battery technology will ever improve to have long range (perhaps 600 miles) and fast charging, and the reliability could become as good if not better than gas vehicles because electric have less critical components?
The future is a long time and science will make change for the better because that is what humans strive to do.

We are in the beginning stages and the early adopters always pay a premium and also suffer through the trials and tribulations of being the ones that elected to be first. Same thing happened in the TV market. Picture tube TVs were super reliable and had good pictures but the technology gave us larger screens that were overpriced for the early adopters and the units were ridiculously large and impractical. Finally the slimmed down large screen plasma and LCD technology was improved and the prices dropped and the TVs became the norm.

One thing for sure, driving a well-maintained older car is a win for the environment over junking that car that still has good life in it and buying another new car made from tons of new raw materials. The gas mileage should not decrease much if a car is maintained and emissions tested.

I take some pride in keeping my cars longer than most people and actually fixing them myself when I can. I also try to be sensible about what is worth fixing financially as well as what is worth paying someone to fix when it is burdensome or physically taxing to my bad back.
I presently could sell both my and my wife's vehicles and still probably would not get enough cash from them to buy a Stern LE. It is a choice to stick with them that is just about being frugal and content.

Around 13 years and older and hardly anybody wants them anymore. The dealers say they want them but what they really want is for you to trade in for a new car so they can give you the lowest trade-in value for your perfectly good old car. The dealer then sells the car to an auction company. I will probably keep my wife's 2005 Rav4 until it is about 20 years old as an extra vehicle. Parents don't even seem to want older cars for their kids anymore which is totally different from the way it was when I grew up. People in the suburbs coddle their kids so much they get them a car that is practically new these days.

Sure an ev is better for the environment than any gas vehicle, but they are still not readily available and the prices are too high and the selection of models is limited for now. My next vehicle will most likely be a luxury SUV in a few years. My wife will likely get another Rav4 in a year or two but this time with all the upgrades. I am not really sold on hybrids but will think on that and do more research before buying. In another 15 to 20 years I can see myself getting an ev with a range of 500+ miles if I live that long. Time will tell which company from which that ev comes. I want and hope Tesla is one of the choices to pick from when that time comes.

Another reason an ev does not work for me presently is the lack of charging access at multi-family locations which affects my possible future full time or snowbird retirement housing possibilities.

There is a drain button if you don’t want to see a thread anymore.

People are making way too much about that. I believe he took one puff and went on to say that he does not care for it because he feels it decreases productivity and instead likes his caffeinated drinks which give the opposite effects. He has been known to work long hours.

A nervous breakdown would be much more likely from the stress of his goals than overusing marijuana which he does not appear to enjoy.

I agree with this. He is living in a liberal environment and did a legal thing. It still seems shocking to some people outside of the pot states, but I bet it will eventually be legal in most states. Also, I noticed he did not even inhale when he reluctantly took the single puff. Rogan on the otherhand, he inhaled and held it in. I am no advocate for pot and have never been into it, but I try not to be too much of a prude about it.

I believe the stock went down because of the accountant quitting more than anything. Stock investors likely are afraid something may be up with the financials that caused the person to run away.

The more I think about it the more I hope Apple ends up taking over.

https://www.quora.com/Does-Tesla-Motors-require-a-drug-test-as-a-condition-of-employment-for-engineers

What percentage of companies test white collar employees for drugs?
I have never been tested in private or government jobs.

I can understand testing factory workers or labor because they could put themselves or others in harms way.
If a white collar worker is having problems you can just fire them when they don't produce.

It seems the corporate culture of Tesla is different than typical publicly traded companies. We shall see next week how the board handles this situation. Leaders such as Gates, Zuckerberg, and Musk that have founded something in a visionary way have been able to do sketchy things in the past that most CEOs can't get away with.

I can understand testing when hired along with a physical, but how many do ongoing testing throughout employment?

I would guess the worst case is they survive by either a buyout, merger, or liquidation. The name could change to something like Apple Car but would still likely have the foundational aspects of Tesla. There is too much infrastructure and tech already in place for it to not be valuable to other companies that want to be in the electric vehicle space.