Elon Musk recently promised that Tesla will be profitable "every quarter, from here on out." So far, he's not wrong.
The electric car company turned a $312 million profit in 2018's third quarter, it revealed in an earnings report Wednesday. Tesla has previously only profited in two other quarters, and this rare move drove shares up 10 percent on Wednesday afternoon, reports The Washington Post.
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