fj12ryder wrote:
Uh, not really. All that money they put down is refundable. When all those deposits are non-refundable, then you will have a company putting their money where their mouth is. Right now it's just low-cost advertising and getting their names in the media.
After all there aren't even any real Tesla semis, just a couple, maybe 2, test beds. Not even any pre-production models.
Exactly, pre-ordering from multiple OE's is really common in the heavy duty trucking industry especially when they can get their money back. In some cases, such as how the market currently is with all of the OE's being so far out, many big customers will put down money with every OE just to be on the waiting list and go with whoever eventually gets to their order first.