It’s hard to overstate the economic impact of automobile manufacturing. Autos are both the biggest manufacturing sector and the biggest retail sector. And these sectors spread revenues to a huge number of other parties: suppliers, auto dealers, gas stations, media. A whole host of business models rest on the traditional avenues of car manufacturing, sales, and ownership. Which is why Tesla’s rise and continued success—last week it staged a coup by garnering more than 325,000…
Tesla’s real innovation isn’t the electric car
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