During its brief history, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has missed many self-imposed deadlines to bring products to market. It has also routinely fallen short of its annual production goals. These shortcomings have created a credibility problem for Elon Musk and the rest of the company.
On the other hand, from a high-level perspective, the electric-car pioneer has made steady progress along Musk’s “secret” road map since 2006. That’s why Tesla stock has risen more than 2,000% since its 2010 IPO.