Elon Musk’s frisky earnings call touched on the Cybertruck, Twitter, and the future of Tesla

Laura Normand / The Verge

For a guy who once said he wasn't going to be on many future earnings calls, Elon Musk has a hard time staying away.

Last night, Tesla reported its third quarter earnings, and Musk was front and center, making boastful claims about his company's future (bigger than Apple and Saudi Aramco), dropping hints about Tesla's next vehicle platform, hyping the much-delayed Cybertruck, and even offering some commentary on his on-again, off-again deal to buy Twitter.

Musk defended the company's performance despite missing delivery and revenue expectations amid fears of softening demand for Tesla's vehicles.

We have excellent demand for Q4 and we expect to sell every car that we make for as far as the future as we can see," Musk said defiantly....

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