Tesla Might Be The Next Model T

It's enough to give hope to the dreamers.

Aug 11, 2015

Check out the striking relationship between the sales trajectories of Elon Musk's Tesla and Henry Ford's early Model T. It's enough to give hope to the dreamers.

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