I hope it doesn't happen. Tesla has done a lot to push the entire industry forward. Losing that competition could really slow down EV development.
In an ideal world, if it did happen, they'd open-source the design and hand it over to the community. I can't imagine their creditors allowing that. My guess is that, if it happens, one of the major automakers will buy them out. They'll sell off the charging network to an existing charging or oil company, sell the battery business to a (maybe partner) battery supplier, incorporate the bits of Tesla's EV designs easiest to use into their own vehicles, including the ICEVs, and discard the leftover bits that they don't want to bother adapting. To discern the pattern, think about what GM did with Saab and Daewoo after absorbing them. Of course, I'm no industry insider, so this is all ignorant speculation on my part. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
