As Tesla stock soared in after-hours trading following its earnings surprise, CEO Elon Musk joined a call with analysts to take rapid-fire questions about the electric vehicle maker’s finances and lagging production. One surprising response riff had to do with the reason behind the four-year delay in rolling out the leveled up Tesla Roadster.
Musk first thanked “the long-suffering deposit holders of the Tesla Roadster,” before he explained that the reason it hasn’t come out yet is because it’s “not just the icing on the cake, it’s the cherry on the icing on the cake.”
