​Elon Musk says Tesla will sell 5 million cars by 2030 — math says otherwise 

​Elon Musk says Tesla will sell 5 million cars by 2030 — math says otherwise 

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A stylized rendering of Tesla’s Cybercab with its doors swung open appears on a green background.

On Tesla’s earnings call Wednesday, Elon Musk made one of his patented pie-in-the-sky predictions that typically sends his fans into paroxysms of ecstasy: 5 million vehicle deliveries by 2030.

“We were aiming for 5 million vehicles a year by approximately 2030,” he said. “And I think we’ve got a good shot of achieving that goal.”

You’d be forgiven for missing the statement amid the veritable firehose of Musk superlatives – the company’s Terafab chip factory “will be the most valuable building in the world” with “an economic value that’s going to be placed in the top 20 countries”; “Tesla will end up being a majority of all passenger miles …

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