Case Study Questions
Part A
1. How is Tesla different to other car manufacturers in terms of concept, design and manufacture of electric cars? Please provide data to support your answer
2. Describe 10 innovative elements in Tesla's cars?
3. Comment on the success/failure of the Nissan Leaf and Fisker. Also describe the success/ failure of one additional electric car not cited in the article (pgs. 5-6). Please reference the external sources you are using
Part B
4. What are the main economic drivers to own an electronic car? How does this apply to the UAE? Please refer to the data represented in Exhibit 9
5. Would it be successful to set up a Tesla manufacture plant in the UAE? What are the advantages and disadvantages in doing so? Please provide data to support your answers
6. What is the "anxiety" that many consumers have regarding the ownership of electric vehicles and what innovative solutions has Tesla come up with to address this issue? How could these solutions be implemented in the UAE?
Part C
7. Using Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk as an example of software entrepreneurship (PayPal co-founder) and automotive manufacturing (Telsa), describe one entrepreneurial skill set currently present in the UAE, which could be transformed into a different industry?
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