Tesla has this week revealed record loses but claims the business will be profitable later this year.
The carmaker puts the £523 million net loss in the three months to March down to ongoing production issues with its model-3.
It’s reported that Tesla can become profitable in the second half of 2018 if it can make 5,000 model-3 cars every week.
However, many say it’s an unrealistic target because it produced just 2,270 in the last week of April.
Tesla chief executive officer, Elon Musk said: “It’s high time we became profitable.
“The truth is you’re not a real company until you are [profitable].
“That’s our focus right now.”