Tesla might not have a lot of momentum to carry into 2012, but the Palo Alto-based automaker expects revenue to grow to $600 million that year. That would be a near-300 percent improvement over Tesla's 2011 results.
"The bulk of 2012 revenue is Model S-related," Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Bloomberg. Tesla has already taken 8,000 orders for the Model S and 2013 sales of the electric sedan are expected to total 20,000 units.
Tesla' new Model X crossover should also help the company's bottom line. The Model X won't officially hit the market until 2013, but Tesla has already taken $40 million worth of advanced orders for the zero-emissions CUV.
"This is by far the best-selling car in Tesla history, by a significant margin," Musk said.
