[ModernMech]

>Maybe I'm naive but I don't think you need to construct an argument of ill intent/deceit to explain Tesla's actions and marketing.

Yes -- given who Musk is, it's naive to construct an argument of what Tesla is doing that doesn't include malicious intent.

> There's a lot about Elon to dislike, but his business ideas are sound.

If his ideas were sound, the valuations wouldn't be sky high. His ideas are anything but sound, so the valuations are sky high because he has such a small chance of pulling them off.