Recent content by CoastalCruiser

Just curious, do you happen to for a fact that Elon didn't personally fire the guy? Otherwise it is possible he did, as all the other restructuring was taking place.

Nice write up on the book. I am very tempted to read it. I assumed however that the author had access to Tesla employees. If he didn't I have to wonder how we can get a complete picture. I already knew well of items 1, 2, and 3. May wait a while to see how the credibility factor of the book pans...

Cancelled my 7-seat LR RWD order today. I don't think I was in the mood to compromise on another, more expensive substitute. And the deals on the Chevy Bolts this month are simply too good right now. So I turned in my leased 2019 Bolt and purchased outright a 2021 model. So that's both a Model...

I see now in catching up with these posts that indeed some have had the order cancelled. That is a particularly uneven application of policy, even for Tesla. I wonder, has anyone with a RWD order gone in to a showroom and threatened to hold their breath until they turn blue if Tesla doesn't...

As best I can tell this thread does not exist yet. Is there anyone out there still holding a LR RWD order? In spite of various rumors I don't believe Tesla has cancelled the delivery of such orders. My order from the first month the Model Y was announced is still active, and I have received no...

Shutting the Tesla forums was a good thing. The one thing I will miss though is that the topics weren't sub-forumed. All posts were one single listing and you could get a quick read of what was on people's mind. Only the reddit forum does that now. But one plus with this forum is the thumbs-down...

Finally! A proper 7-seater video.

I drive Uber as a retirement job (jazz music seems to pacify people the best) and just hoping the version of the Tesla Network where riders can hail a human driven Tesla will be here before I expire. That's why I ordered the 7 seat Y. But not a word about even that... unless I missed the press...

Based on these photos and the link to the ones with humans occupying the seats I am going to proceed with my 7-seater order. I want to use the vehicle for Uber-X, and will encourage the plentiful ~5' 4" ladies to ride there. Most trips are short so riders may not object. Claustrophobia...

My first month order is back when black paint was the included option. I would love to update my order to preferred white paint as included, but for the reasons stated above I accept that it's not practical. I have a better argument maybe that if the third row is relegated to children to be...

OK. So scratch the 7-seat performance. Hopefully they will still build the 7-seat LR RWD. Been waiting since the first week the Y was announced. After looking at some pics of row 3 I am feeling better about how workable this config will be. The sliding second row is the key.

Of course. But I am asking what is the make up of "profit", as detailed in my question.

OK. So a recent leaked employee email from Elon has him stating that the margin is currently around 1%. Right? Has anyone taken apart a recent financial report from Tesla that truly understands what that means? What is he including to arrive at the margin? Does that figure account for all of...

Thanks all. I definitely have hopes that this will improve in the future. Based upon my age and driving habits this is one of the more important "driver assist" features I am looking for.

Test drove a 68xxx series dual motor, non-perfomance. Delightful experience. Test drives are of course solo right now due to C19. They gave me 1/2 hour so I was able to exercise the car on both the freeway and residential roads. I was trying to observe how the blind spot warning system works...