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> The car majors are LOSING over $100,000 PER ELECTRIC CAR OR TRUCK. Tesla is MAKING about $7000 per car. How do you think the race is going?

They're car companies. They sell cars. They're making more per car than Tesla is:

https://companiesmarketcap.com/automakers/most-profitable-au...

https://fiatgroupworld.com/2024/04/07/ferrari-makes-even-mor...

> Tesla Semi

Other manufacturers sell more electric trucks (and buses) than Tesla. They're not new:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UAttTG03WA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCAmR0BQYWQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX2_WwQk0Bg

https://electrek.co/2024/05/08/amazon-puts-first-electric-se...

And truck conversions to make use of your existing fleet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eYLtPSf7PY



Freightliner has their eCascadia in regular production and has sold more of them than Tesla had made of their semi.




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