When I recently said that I had stopped writing about Tesla (but might just start again), I focused more on Elon Musk’s questionable tweets, and less on debates about the company’s financial stability—using my by now patently obvious lack of deep financial acumen as an excuse for not offering analysis or predictions.
Still, some readers questioned even passing reference to the short sellers’ preferred narrative, arguing that the idea that Tesla will run out of money is basically absurd. Even as I reiterate the fact that I am neither an economist nor an industry analyst, I do think it’s important for TreeHugger readers to be aware of a pretty major news story today:
