On Wednesday, October 22, Tesla released its third-quarter earnings with a side of begging from CEO Elon Musk.

The report and subsequent investors’ call was pretty standard. Tesla announced $28.1 billion in revenue, a 12% increase year-over-year (YOY) from $25.2 billion. A majority of Tesla’s revenue came, unsurprisingly, from automotive sales, which grew 6% YOY to $21.2 billion.

Quarter three was the last push for U.S. customers to buy Tesla vehicles before the federal EV tax credit expired.

However, it wasn’t enough. Tesla failed to meet Wall Street’s predicted $26.4 billion in total revenue, according to consensus estimates cited by CNBC. Its reported earnings per share also failed to make the mark, reaching 50 cents adjusted instead of the estimated 54 cents.

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