But that's not true. None of their products are groundbreaking. It's all decades old battery tech. What was revolutionary was musk's ability to brand old tech as new/hip and get the government to bail out and subsidize Tesla.
What tesla is great at is marketing and attaining government funding. Just like solar city.
> How will Tesla handle the pool of buyers for a $75,000 sedan and $900/mo lessees shrinking dramatically?
It'll go bankrupt or get a bailout.
https://techcrunch.com/2009/06/23/the-government-comes-throu...
People forget that we've already seen this movie before with TSLA. It was saved from bankruptcy by Obama. I doubt Trump will come to Musk's rescue.
Also, TSLA's biggest problem isn't a recession. Just like solar city's biggest problem wasn't a recession. It's low energy prices and removal of favorable government policies along with our love of large vehicles.
http://6abc.com/automotive/ford-getting-rid-of-all-its-cars-...
TSLA might be doing well in norway, but it's just a blip in the rest of europe, north america and china. It's a testament to musk that he is able to keep such a marginal and ineffective company in the spotlight day after day. The guy is truly one of the great marketers of our time.