1) The usage of “USED AS” is correct, even if there was any confusion on your part when I clarified it multiple times it should have been evident. But regardless, there is no point of arguing over spilled milk.

Because haven’t you heard? People on unemployment and other social services drive Mercedeses.

What do you mean has never turned a profit? They had a net profit during the last 3 quarters. Highly likely this quarter will break even or be slightly profitable too.

Didn’t the Chinese Geely want to buy FCA? FCA would have said yes, except they didn’t want to give up Masarti and Alfa? Now they might be open for a renegotation.

1) Oh, god. Everyone knows fuel is a material, now look past those 2 words and focus on USED AS! Which means a component of another material, like say plastic! If you burn it, it ain’t no material anymore!

And what is “The right thing”?

How is that related exactly? What specifically is being consolidated?

Tesla’s competition is ICE vehicles, because that is the marketshare they are aiming for.

You know, it’ll probably be easier for most Americans to understand BLM if it was BLMT aka “Black Lives Matter Too”

And they didn’t miss, they hit it straight on!

1) I said USED AS a material. If you burn it, it isn’t a material anymore.

Goodwill with a union? lol, good joke.

I thought trains are a figment of our imagination. You know fairy tales and the like, everyone knows Trains like santa clause done exist. (Though santa might, but trains definitely don’t)

Why are you quoting a phrase he never actually said? Or were you paraphrasing?

No he isn’t right. He said BUILDING cars (In caps), of course even he knows that Tesla is profitable on building cars, his goal was to intentionally blur the lines between building cars which is gross profit and net profit which is the company as a whole. In hopes of tricking people and making them think that it is…

Generally, reservation systems with money down is to prevent fraud. This way they don’t overstock supply only to find out people were reserving just for kicks. Of course you will always have fall out once it comes to delivery, but its within margin of expectation as long as they limit fraud.

Tesla does put that into their COGS reporting... if you want COGS to go into gross margins though, that isn’t required under GAAP.

Tesla uses GAAP account just an fyi. They also publish non-GAAP numbers on top of those to provide more context. But other than that, they are statements are fully compliant with GAAP accounting like other automakers.

Not sure what point you are trying to make... sure enron started things legally then started to do illegal stuff later on, but how is any of this relevant?

Hey, I am not the one who set that low bar, SBA did. You can’t have it both ways.