[bob33212]

Some of us are not buying TSLA today because we like where the company is today. We buying because they like where the company may be in 5 years.

[vinniejames]

This is the goal of every passive investor in any company..

[Zenbit_UX]

I think the GP is implying some of Teslas customers are buying Tesla vehicles for the same reasons.

I think I'd generally agree with that sentiment, there's certainly a fair amount of people who are buying into the zero emissions dream that Elon is selling and purchasing their vehicles (at least in part) to bring that dream closer to reality. I can't imagine many Ford customers buying into the "Ford future" but I see it with Tesla.