dagblog - Comments for "Tesla and the Uncertain Middle Class" http://dagblog.com/business/tesla-and-uncertain-middle-class-13721 Comments for "Tesla and the Uncertain Middle Class" en Well, this was the first http://dagblog.com/comment/153940#comment-153940 <a id="comment-153940"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/153937#comment-153937">&quot;despite its stock price</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Well, this was the first paragraph of the article I linked:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="ticker_wrap">Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) (<a class="ticker" data-symbol="TSLA:US" href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=TSLA:US">TSLA</a>)</span>, the electric-car company led by Elon Musk, fell to the lowest price in more than three months after Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) said its <strong>RAV4 sport- utility vehicle with batteries and motor from Tesla</strong> costs twice as much as a gasoline version.</p> </blockquote> <p>But the RAV4 is a compliance car, so Toyota has to sell it.</p> <p>Here's another article, from Motley Fool:<br /><a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/05/10/tesla-motors-misses-on-the-top-and-bottom-lines/">Tesla Motors Misses on the Top and Bottom Lines</a></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Thu, 10 May 2012 18:22:43 +0000 Donal comment 153940 at http://dagblog.com "despite its stock price http://dagblog.com/comment/153937#comment-153937 <a id="comment-153937"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/business/tesla-and-uncertain-middle-class-13721">Tesla and the Uncertain Middle Class</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"despite its stock price dropping due to perceived competition from the Toyota RAV4 EV"</p> <p>You do know that Telsa provides the power train components for the RAV4 EV, don't you??? BTW, TSLA is up 11% today...</p> </div></div></div> Thu, 10 May 2012 17:44:34 +0000 Mike comment 153937 at http://dagblog.com