It feels like a whole lot of things would have to go right for that to happen. Wouldn't that make it the the world's most valuable company by far for a company that hasn't turned a real profit without the carbon credits and such. Not saying it won't but there's a lot of other companies that could more easily go 5x than Tesla, IMO.

Ok Cathy Woods

Why wouldn't other automakers be able to do the same? They have electric cars?

It is trading 650 times earnings. I wish every investor the best but that is too rich for me.

I'm not necessarily a fan like the OP but Tesla is more than an automaker. Their Powerwall tech is going to do well. Go to their site and you'll be able to enter your address and they'll tell you how many solar cells and batteries you need then if they're in your market connect you with someone to do the work. As states fail to invest in their electric capacity these ideas are going to prove to be money makers. Given that California and Texas both have real electric grid problems it stands to reason this kind of stuff will do well for them. Right now I see Tesla as interested in all things battery related and that's a potentially major differentiator from their competitors in the auto industry.

I own a Tesla, made a good amount on their stock, have a preorder for the Truck, and likely will put more money into the stock.

What I have learned about stock investing is NO one knows or can predict how a stock will go. I hear recommendations all the time and with good justification just for the stock to tank. I hear how a company will crash and they rocket to the moon.

I keep hearing that Tesla has a customer service issue but I just do not see it.

Buying my car took 10 minutes. They gave me a wait time that was an "estimate" so I knew it could be longer but actually got it a few weeks earlier. Took ownership of my car and drove off in 10 minutes without having to talk to anyone.

I have had to take the car back for some Quality issues (mine have very few) twice and it was a piece of cake. Went on the Tesla App, put in my issues, picked a date/time, dropped car off, they gave me a Uber voucher, went home, Uber voucher and picked my car up the next day. Had a service that took 3 dys, and they gave me a Tesla Loaner. Never needed to talk to anyone and took 10 minutes before leaving. Going to a dealership takes about an hour and everything is over the phone after that.

I had another service issue, and they sent a tech to come to my house to fix it in an hr.

If I have any questions, I text them, and get a response typically the same day.

I would say my car buying/service experience is like buying/returning stuff from Amazon vs going to an ICE dealership which is like going to walmart to buy/return stuff.

I see Tesla as primarily an energy and technology company. Cars are simply an effective proving ground for their tech. I could see a future where Tesla winds down their car business, spins it off as a separate company, or sells the auto division to a traditional automaker to more fully focus on developing the tech aspects of the company for other applications.

I don't know if Tesla stock will continue to grow like crazy, level off, or drop off in the future. But anyone judging the future growth potential of the company in light competition with traditional automakers is, I think, misunderstanding Tesla's future.

I'm definitely not anti-Tesla and it very well could go 5x. I just think a lot of this potential is already baked into the share price. It seems like they're going to have to do a lot of the things mentioned on this thread just to keep it's valuation as already one of the very biggest companies in the world.

Tesla is more likely to be 1/5th of its current value than 5x its current value

Good luck