[onewhippedpuppy]

I have a crazy suggestion - what if Musk is TRYING to get bought out? It's the one way that he can escape this dumpster fire with some money in his pocket. Just think for a minute, Tesla has enjoyed a monopoly on the luxury performance electric car market since their inception and therefore been allowed to get away with not meeting performance targets, poor build quality, poor service, etc. In the next two years there will be electric competitors from Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, and Audi, that will offer equal to better performance, quality, and support, all for equal or less money. For Tesla to have a chance they will have to step up their game across the board, and they are yet to show that improvement is possible. So what if Musk is trying to force their hand? Remove him from CEO, buy out his shares, and he blames sleep deprivation and Ambien for his erratic behavior after the fact? Crazier things have happened....