Elon Musk says Tesla will sell 5 million cars by 2030 — math says otherwise

On Tesla's earnings telephone Wednesday, Elon Musk made 1 of his patented pie-in-the-sky predictions that typically sends his fans into paroxysms of ecstasy: 5 cardinal conveyance deliveries by 2030.

"We were aiming for 5 cardinal vehicles a twelvemonth by astir 2030," helium said. "And I deliberation we've got a bully changeable of achieving that goal."

You'd beryllium forgiven for missing the connection amid the veritable firehose of Musk superlatives - the company's Terafab spot mill "will beryllium the astir invaluable gathering successful the world" with "an economical worth that's going to beryllium placed successful the apical 20 countries"; "Tesla volition extremity up being a bulk of each rider miles …

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