Episode 1046 • • 1:42:14 - 1:45:20
1046: Pot on Sale
Tesla Production Deadlines, Insurance Costs, Muscle Cars
Tesla faces a looming deadline to produce 5,000 cars per month by the end of June. The discussion shifts to the rising insurance costs for Teslas, which are driven by the difficulty of repairing their highly integrated electronic systems. This is compared to the decline of 1960s muscle cars, which were eventually killed off by high insurance premiums rather than a lack of popularity.