Written by Jeremy Biberdorf

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) seems to make it into the news for one reason or another. This time around, it’s because Tesla is asking for volunteers to deliver 30,000 vehicles in 15 days. Their plan is to finish off the quarter with a bang, but they need the help from their employees to deliver the high number of vehicles.

A Tesla spokesperson noted that this was optional for employees to participate in.

The announcement comes just after the electric car company revealed their Model Y, the second SUV for the company, after the Model X.

The request isn’t the first aggressive approach to finishing off a quarter really strong. In one quarter-end, Tesla asked owners of their vehicles to educate new customers while their deliveries hit record levels. During another quarter-end, the company purchased trucking companies to help with the ramped up deliveries.

Many questions though if Tesla can get the manpower needed to pump out 30,000 vehicles in only 15 days. It’ll take a valiant effort that is worth watching for.

As for Tesla’s stock, the uncertainty of whether or not they will make their deadline isn’t the only thing that is making Wall Street nervous. It’s the fact that the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, has a habit of sparring with federal securities regulators.

On Tuesday, Tesla’s shares fell 2.2 percent. However, shortly after the stock did recover.

The problem was that the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Musk “blatantly violated” a settlement with the agency. The allegations are over Musk discussing the company’s production forecasts on Twitter.

Musk calls the allegations an “unprecedented overreach on the part of the SEC.”

With the unveiling of the Model Y, and the recent reveal of the long-awaited Model 3 midsize electric sedan, the hope is that these new vehicles will help push Tesla into being one of the most popular vehicle companies in the market. These two vehicles are at the lower price range compared to the rest that the car company has.

So, with the new vehicles and the high hopes for them to succeed, why the push for the 30,000 vehicles in 15 days?

Analysts estimated that the incoming revenue for the quarter would hit $6.2 billion. However, for the company to hit those projections, they need one last massive push of production, hence the request for volunteers.

For a car company to have this type of push, it’s hard to see how this will work, and many see this as a disaster waiting to happen.

Tesla’s stock has dropped significantly over the past few weeks. In this year alone, the stock has fallen 17 percent. Since its record high in September 2017, the stock is down 29 percent. Tesla has also been the second-worst performer on the Nasdaq 100 this year.

With the uncertainty of what’s going on with Musk and the production of the vehicles, it’s hard to say if the stock will perform any better than it has been.