Tesla Motors Inc. appears to be on track to deliver 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles this year, although it has to climb a steep production ramp in the second half of 2016, analysts at Pacific Crest said in a note released late Tuesday. The analysts remained neutral on the stock, however, saying that while shares could benefit from the near-term optimism, Tesla’s potential cash burn “continues to concern us, and we believe the 2018 plan laid out by management for half a million deliveries could prove overly ambitious,” they said. That plan carries “extreme financial risk if production missteps were to occur again,” the analysts said. Tesla shares have gained nearly 17% in the last three months, compared with gains of around 7% for the S&P 500 index. So far this year, however, the stock is down 1.5% versus gains of 3.5% for the index.
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