If it can't actually do that then the marketing is good and has a lot of people convinced of that.
Either one, or both, seems like a better explanation than cult mentality for a cap that big. No?
Edit: I just checked the charts, they are shipping more EVs in the US than all other brands combined. 60-80% of all EVs sold are Teslas, every quarter. I guess I'm really shocked that anyone would call that pumping. I must really be out of the loop on investment in the auto industry.