Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "Tesla success story - is it holding back EV competition?" video.

  1. Martin Eberhardt and Mark Terpenning didn't execute mass production Tesla Model S and Model 3. Marc Tarpenning serving as Telsa's CEO until 2007. Marc had served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and subsequently the Vice President (of Electrical Engineering) of Tesla until 2008. Tesla Roadster was released in 2008 and it's not in mass production when compared to Model S. Tesla was founded in 2003. Musk joined Tesla in 2004. Musk led the Series A round of investment in February 2004, joining Tesla's board of directors as its chairman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tesla,_Inc. Musk took an active role within the company and oversaw Roadster product design at a detailed level, but was not deeply involved in day-to-day business operations.[10] Eberhard acknowledged that Musk was the person who insisted from the beginning on a carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer body and he led design of components ranging from the power electronics module to the headlamps and other styling.[11] In addition to his daily operational roles, Musk was the controlling investor in Tesla from the first financing round, funding the large majority of the Series A capital investment round of US$7.5 million with personal funds. The insignia of Tesla Motors as seen on a Tesla Roadster Sport From the beginning, Musk consistently maintained that Tesla's long-term strategic goal was to create affordable mass market electric vehicles.[12] Musk received the Global Green 2006 product design award for his design of the Tesla Roadster, presented by Mikhail Gorbachev,[13] and he received the 2007 Index Design award for his design of the Tesla Roadster.[14]
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