Elon Musk has stated that unless costs are cut, Tesla will run out of money in 10 monthsβ time, despite having just closed a $2.7 billion offering of stock and convertible notes. In an internal email sent to employees, Musk said, βThis is a lot of money, but actually only gives us about 10 months at the Q1 burn rate to achieve breakeven!β He continued, βWe lost $US700 million in the first quarter this year, which is over $US200 million per month.β Click here to read how he plans to make it back. |