payback

“In 2022, if you had a GPU, you could pay for it in six months. Now the payback is still somewhere between 1½ and two years.”

“We expected to see the payback on U.S. October deliveries after the Inflation Reduction Act credits ran out; however, foreign markets continue to show weakness,” wrote Langan, which leaves “downside” to fourth-quarter delivery estimates.

“Essentially the payback time for that ends up being a year or two. You’re saving so much money each year on your energy bill.”

And if we want to invest our time where the payback is greatest, is this how?

If Musk succeeds - and Ives thinks he will - he will have created trillions of dollars worth of shareholder value, ample payback for investors.