[RivieraKid]

Related, at the beginning of Q3 Elon Musk sent email to employees urging to cut costs:

> I thought it was important to write you a note directly to let you know how critical this quarter is, The third quarter will be our last chance to show investors that Tesla can be at least slightly positive cash flow and profitable before the Model 3 reaches full production.

[erikpukinskis]

Although now he says (in the earnings call) there is a slight chance that Q4 will also be profitable.