<story><title>Tesla Q1 2021 Results</title><url>https://tesla-cdn.thron.com/static/R3GJMT_TSLA_Q1_2021_Update_5KJWZA.pdf?xseo=&amp;response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22TSLA-Q1-2021-Update.pdf%22</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cs702</author><text>Whatever you may think of Tesla and Musk, you have to agree that they&amp;#x27;ve accomplished something rather incredible.&lt;p&gt;Few would have thought this possible not that long ago:&lt;p&gt;* 185K vehicle deliveries in Q1, +109% versus a year ago [a]&lt;p&gt;* 2.7K supercharger stations, +41% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* 24.5K supercharger connectors, +44% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* 92 MW of solar generation deployed in Q1, +163% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* 445 MWh of solar storage deployed in Q1, +71% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* Revenues of $10.4B in Q1, +74% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* EBITDA of $1.8B  in Q1, +94% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* Over $17B in cash on hand&lt;p&gt;* New S, X, Roadster, Cybertruck, and Semi models on the way&lt;p&gt;* Berlin, Texas, and Shangai-expansion gigafactories coming online&lt;p&gt;* Four additional gigafactories already in development&lt;p&gt;Wow. Just... wow.&lt;p&gt;--&lt;p&gt;[a] And that figure understates growth, because it includes a 10K decline in S and X deliveries due to the upcoming launch of new S and X models.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>lumost</author><text>I had to look it up but for reference in Q1 2021 the big auto makers delivered the following.&lt;p&gt;Ford: 521,334
GM: 642,250
Toyota: 2.46 million
VW: 2.5 million&lt;p&gt;If Tesla holds up they&amp;#x27;ll be larger than Ford in 2 years and be the largest automaker in the world in 4 years.</text></comment>
<story><title>Tesla Q1 2021 Results</title><url>https://tesla-cdn.thron.com/static/R3GJMT_TSLA_Q1_2021_Update_5KJWZA.pdf?xseo=&amp;response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22TSLA-Q1-2021-Update.pdf%22</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cs702</author><text>Whatever you may think of Tesla and Musk, you have to agree that they&amp;#x27;ve accomplished something rather incredible.&lt;p&gt;Few would have thought this possible not that long ago:&lt;p&gt;* 185K vehicle deliveries in Q1, +109% versus a year ago [a]&lt;p&gt;* 2.7K supercharger stations, +41% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* 24.5K supercharger connectors, +44% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* 92 MW of solar generation deployed in Q1, +163% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* 445 MWh of solar storage deployed in Q1, +71% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* Revenues of $10.4B in Q1, +74% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* EBITDA of $1.8B  in Q1, +94% versus a year ago&lt;p&gt;* Over $17B in cash on hand&lt;p&gt;* New S, X, Roadster, Cybertruck, and Semi models on the way&lt;p&gt;* Berlin, Texas, and Shangai-expansion gigafactories coming online&lt;p&gt;* Four additional gigafactories already in development&lt;p&gt;Wow. Just... wow.&lt;p&gt;--&lt;p&gt;[a] And that figure understates growth, because it includes a 10K decline in S and X deliveries due to the upcoming launch of new S and X models.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>habeebtc</author><text>I have two separate and (mostly) unrelated feelings.&lt;p&gt;Musk has done something remarkable as you say.&lt;p&gt;At the same time, the market cap is nuts and a portent of doom.&lt;p&gt;Bigger than all car companies combined, by market cap?&lt;p&gt;A market crash could take down Tesla and set back electric car adoption by 20 years.</text></comment>