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by scottkduncan 2848 days ago
Agree with Jacques M on solar, and would also add that much of the battery tech is Panasonic's and self-driving is a long ways away from being road-ready.
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In terms of cash flow I agree.

But, if you had a company that just did self driving and had as many cars on the road as Tesla does people would value it. Likewise for a giant battery factory, or a company putting out those solar shingles even with just a handful of installs.

Now suppose they sell those lines of business off to some other company to free up some capital. It's a path through the cash crunch that may catch people off guard.

PS: I am not saying buy the stock, but I don't think it's dropping enough to become a 45 billion dollar company any time soon.

How are they going to sell the battery factory when it's owned by Panasonic, not Tesla?
Panasonic is a partner Tesla still put up money for the factory.

EX: Several companies could sell Hulu to free up some cash. The Walt Disney Company (30%), 21st Century Fox (30%), Comcast (30%), AT&T (10%)