Will Tesla's Big Bet Pay Off?

By Chris Hill – May 30, 2013 at 7:46PM

NASDAQ: TSLA

Tesla

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$976B

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(-1.69%) -$5.21

Current Price

$303.06

Price as of August 1, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

Will this costly move for Tesla change the way investors see the electric car market?

The following video is from Thursday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill and analysts Andy Cross and Matt Koppenheffer discuss the top business and investing stories of the day.

At the All Things Digital conference in California, Tesla Motors (TSLA -1.69%) CEO Elon Musk said the company is building more supercharger stations and will triple its coverage area this month. Musk says that by the end of year, Tesla drivers can drive from Los Angeles to New York City. What will charging stations mean for Tesla's bottom line? Will shares of Tesla continue their meteoric run? In this installment of MarketFoolery, our analysts discuss the future of Tesla.

The relevant video segment can be found between 11:43 and 16:39.

For the full video of today's MarketFoolery, click here.

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