The number of people pre-ordering a Tesla and then getting a refund has increased. This is according to analysts at a company called Second Measure, who sift through credit card data. As our infographic shows, Tesla has managed to deliver around 316,300 vehicles since Q3 2012. In Q1 2018, around 35,000 cars were produced, of which, according to data from Tesla itself have already been delivered to customers worldwide.

Analysts attribute the high number of refunded deposits in Q1 2018 to the long wait times of 4 to 12 months. High customer refunds are a burden for Tesla, as more than a third of the company's cash reserves consist of customer deposits, and the rising number of refunds is higher than the stagnating number of monthly new deposits. Additionally, federal tax credits for purchasing Teslas are expiring. this year as the company is expected to sell its 200,000th car in America alone in 2018.