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Old 06-17-2009, 04:33 AM   #89 (permalink)
rob13572468
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Originally Posted by IamBatman View Post
Musk doesn't have what it takes to run a car company. hell, he doesn't have what it takes to run ANY company. He doesn't know how to build cars.
IMHO, Tesla has a very small window of opportunity to stay relevant and they have a perfect track record of NOT meeting ANY one of their engineering goals (dates, performance, range, cost target, etc).
in all fairness.. musk has done a pretty good job with spacex: they have met their goals and done so in a cost-effective manner using new engine tech that they developed... The disparity in the performance of the two companies is almost mind-boggling.

One key reason is that for spacex, musk put together a team with actual aerospace experience. With tesla this is not the case.
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