Recent content by Arvind

Thanks for all your comments. Cramer is a showman, and Seeking Alpha is a blog. Check. I haven't heard a proper answer, though, to the key question raised, which was valid, about Tesla's leverage, unusual for a company in their position. I suspect it doesn't matter how you measure it...

Yes my daughters figured the bit about touching the handle and I eventually found the controls unlock, still, thanks! Today my wife texts me at work saying she can't locate the latch to the glove compartment ... - - - Updated - - - congrats!!

Thanks, I guess since I only have the UMC and it's covered it's mainly an inconvenience rather than a cost...I won't worry about it for now.

Originally Posted by Ingineer I spent less than a day with my unit, and I've improved the efficiency by around 40%. --------- Is there a third party solution for a 240 v 40 amp charger that is more efficient and reliable that can be used on a Tesla or does their proprietary socket preclude that?

I wanted to vote for all three. - Over the last 3 months I went from ignorant and skeptical to informed and awed. Hence Choice 2. - On the other hand, I've come to realize that Tesla and Elon are very much given to jumping the gun, missing promised dates, overpromising on occasion, and being...

Guys, my commiserations. My DES was v. patient and helpful during the last few days. Yours should be able to tell you what's going on with the car, esp. yours, Woodturnerdude. The delay makes no sense unless something went wrong. Suspect I simply got lucky and the car got on a truck to NJ...

Automatic closing works just fine with my new 70D.

Ok, here is an article which quotes the author's as well as Jim Cramer's concern that for a rapidly growing company with an uncertain future, Tesla has too much debt. Tesla Will Need To Restructure - Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) | Seeking Alpha While much of the debt is convertible, it's true...

Picked up the car yesterday. DES John Stuckey at Springfield NJ Center was great! Very patiently went over, all the features with my wife and me. I drove my daughters and F-in-law in it so far, everyone is awed. A lot of gadgets to get used to. Couldn't figure out how to unlock passenger side to...

Absolutely agree that it's all about expectations. See my other post on this. I take the realistic attitude that as a relatively new car company Tesla has made some rookie mistakes in PR but it's also made a number of brilliant moves. Actually after some time it's possible to discount their...

I was in Japan last week and I saw two in Tokyo in the few days I was there. Electricity in Japan is very dear, especially since they shut down their nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster. They have long term contracts with Australia, for example to buy natural gas ( LNG) for $16/mc...

7/17/15: "Your car is being prepared for pickup or delivery" Called my DES. He says, yes, your car is one of the lucky few that got put on the truck and it's here! When would you like to pick it up? Pickup scheduled for this weekend! That would basically a month from when I first entered the order.

I had expected the same 3 week delay but just one week after going into In Transit My Tesla now says it's being prepared for pickup or delivery. And I live in NJ! Confused...

Update on 7/17/15: car being prepared for pickup or delivery

So in "real life" is the 70D 0-60 time 5.4 sec, or quicker, or slower? Anyone time their 70D?