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0 pointsdecimalenough8mo ago0 comments

Teslas are stupidly unaffordable for the average Indian, especially with the 100% tariff currently in place for non-Indian car imports.

There has been talk for years of Tesla opening a local factory, but this remains just talk.

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freeopinion8mo ago

I doubt that Tesla intends to market to the average Indian. I'm not sure it has reached out to the average American, yet. I think it has, but only at the bottom of its target market.

decimalenoughOP8mo ago

Oh, I'm sure it doesn't, but my point is that there's no way sales in India will have a meaningful impact on Tesla's bottom line anytime soon.

freeopinion8mo ago

Obvious math:

Population of US: ~340M

1 percenters of US: ~3.4M

1% of 1 percenters of US: ~34K

Population of India: ~1.4B

0.1 percenters of India: ~1.4M

1% of 0.1 percenters of India: ~14K

So if you only target the extreme top of the wealth demographic in India, the numbers still matter. If you somehow convinced 1/2 of 1% of the millionaires in India to purchase a Cybertruck and donate it to a local mobile health clinic, you would increase global sales of Cybertrucks by 100%.

Is there any way sales in New Mexico will have a meaningful impact on Tesla's bottom line? West Virginia? South Carolina? There are more Tesla dealerships in New Mexico than in all of India.

spacemadness8mo ago

Teslas are unaffordable for the average American as well. Assuming we consider buried in debt for 5+ years unaffordable.

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freeopinion8mo ago

I doubt that Tesla intends to market to the average Indian. I'm not sure it has reached out to the average American, yet. I think it has, but only at the bottom of its target market.

decimalenoughOP8mo ago

Oh, I'm sure it doesn't, but my point is that there's no way sales in India will have a meaningful impact on Tesla's bottom line anytime soon.

freeopinion8mo ago

Obvious math:

Population of US: ~340M

1 percenters of US: ~3.4M

1% of 1 percenters of US: ~34K

Population of India: ~1.4B

0.1 percenters of India: ~1.4M

1% of 0.1 percenters of India: ~14K

Is there any way sales in New Mexico will have a meaningful impact on Tesla's bottom line? West Virginia? South Carolina? There are more Tesla dealerships in New Mexico than in all of India.

spacemadness8mo ago

Teslas are unaffordable for the average American as well. Assuming we consider buried in debt for 5+ years unaffordable.

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