I wasn't sure where to post this and the watering hole seems most logical.

I am as far from an Elon Musk fan-boy as one can get, in that I am not one to fall for "celebrity" worship whether it be in business, film, music, whatever. Having said that, certain executives deserve to be recognized for their accomplishments, for example: Jobs, Gates, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Brin and Page. (You don't have to like them or their companies)

WIth that out of the way, my view on Tesla has changed. Like many, I viewed them, wrongly, as a car company. As I've come to understand the breadth of Musk's vision, what he is doing is breathtaking. They are innovating and leading in low-cost manufacturing, auto design, auto safety, automotive software/infotainment, continuous model upgrades through software, battery design, etc. Their Power Pak large scale power storage system is little talked about but has the potential to replace hundreds, if not thousands of power plants. I could drone on but you get the idea. The stock is at nosebleed levels for a reason.

To illustrate how uninformed I was and how much I've changed my view, consider the soon-to-ship pickup truck. If you are like most (and like I was) it looks like a gimmicky way to push a little more volume. The video below outlines just how visionary it is. Note that if it captures 10% of the US pickup truck market, it could bankrupt both GM and Ford. They are loaded with debt, and lose money on cars. Trucks are their salvation. The incremental impact on lost profitability will be way more than the 10% sales drop because incremental units are so profitable.

Note the host of this video is a little fanboyish, but his analyses are spot on. He's also funny, claims he is "on the spectrum", and also claims he is often high on something. Works for him