Now that's an original and mind-blowing business model no one has considered before. Well, except of numerous other companies which were the next big promise, and can now bee found only on history books.
Or, you know, any business that ever took on debt to grow, it's just a question of whether it's taken too conservatively, missing the opportunity to grow faster, or too liberally ending up burning through the cash too soon.
Can you define "right now"? How long until they are drained out of resources? Could that point in time arrive before enough people buy their cars?
I'd say within around two years, once Model 3 goes into full production and we see how it performs in the market.
Of course it can, nothing is certain.
it is a crucial service, without which there would be no profit from the cars either.
So far, I don't think it has been that crucial, the Supercharger network has been mainly built so people can take long trips, for day-to-day driving a 400-500 KM range is more than enough when you can recharge at home, and I would imagine charging at home has been an option for the vast majority of owners so far, being relatively rich, and living in places where having your own garage is a reasonable expectation.
It remains to be seen how that that works for the lower priced Model 3, for people who live in apartment buildings, but Tesla still maintains a clear advantage here, they're aiming for 10,000 superchargers by the end of the year while competitor consortiums are aiming for similar numbers only around 2020, they're also able to use independent charging networks that are popping up.
They're claiming 25% profit margins on currently manufactured models.
