It's been a bumpy ride so far, what's down the road for Tesla?

Climate One conversations with oil companies and environmentalists, Republicans, and Democrats,

are recorded before a live audience and hosted by Greg Dalton.

This is the Tesla Model 3, all-wheel drive, dual motor.

It's amazing.

I've been waiting for for years.

I put my deposit in the day before they even show the car.

Despite having last year's top-selling luxury car and a loyal, if not rabid, customer base, Tesla has been facing major challenges. In August, Maverick CEO Elon Musk was slapped with SEC charges over some rather misleading tweets.

That cost him and the company millions and fines and forced Musk to step down

as chairman. But that's probably not the last we'll hear from him. I don't think Elon Musk is

going to back down at all. And I think they'll continue this kind of drama and game until maybe

the SEC will double down and try to follow his tweets, you know, even more closely and try to catch him on something.

Other skid marks for Tesla include production delays, shareholder skittishness, and some well-publicized workplace complaints.

Yeah, I don't think it's spilling any secrets to say that it's a difficult place to work.

There have been lots of reports about

how demanding the big boss can be and how much of a sacrifice people are expected to make.

Today on Climate One, we assess the health of Tesla, its overall impact on the auto industry

and its future as a leader in the green economy. Greg Dalton's guests are three writers who have been watching the company closely.

Laura Kalladne is a tech reporter for CNBC.

Katie Ferenbacher is a senior writer and analyst with GreenBiz.

And Hamish McKenzie is the author of Insane Mode,

how Elon Musk's Tesla sparked an electric revolution to end the age of oil.

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