Hold the phone: Tesla hasn’t made $7.5 billion in sales – the Model 3 doesn’t even exist yet

Let’s get a few facts out of the way: When Tesla unveiled its “affordable” Model 3 electric vehicle this week, the company opened up reservations an hour before the public even saw the car. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at least 115,000 deposits were made before the launch event, and in a little over 24 hours, it more than doubled that number to 232,000 and counting. What’s not factual: the idea that Tesla made at least $7.5 billion in