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Crystal Clear. Thanks again.

Hello Papafox, I really enjoy reading your daily analysis, they are very instructive. I was wondering if you’ve noticed the following post and if you think that it could explain the manipulations that you’ve been suspecting for a while now? Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the 2019-2020...

Thanks for your reply however I’m not sure about the complexity that you are expressing. I’m not a big fan of Apple vs Tesla comparisons but think of it as iTunes for Tesla. The gift card has a code that you apply to your Tesla account (not to the car itself). Not more complicated than that...

I agree with you that having it linked to a credit card is easy enough. My point is just that they could easily have 25$ or even 50$ per car of additional cashflow. I used 1M cars as an example but once they hit 2M or more cars, I’ll let you do the math ;). That’s a lot of money for which just...

Hello, I’m starting this thread here because I think that this is potentially a lot more relevant to Tesla Inc financially than anywhere else. Let me get to the point directly: I think that Tesla should start selling supercharger gift cards...and ideally, they should do it before Thanksgiving...

My prediction, the production line stoppage from May 26th to May 31st will be to enable building of AWD models. Here is my rationale : -Musk said we would be able to start configuring and ordering AWD in the next few days. -Building car takes about 5-6 weeks. Production resumes June 1st which...

Is it possible to add Aluminum-Air dual battery and New tire techonology to the list? These are new products, unexpected by most and inline with Tesla's mission to make the planet a better place. For the dual-battery, there were numerous posts on dual battery testing and Tesla filed a patent a...

I think it's actually because they needed the space to put the hardware for the range extender. I don't want to spoil the surprise but just wanted to state that I think this feature will be unveiled within the next 6-9 months... : Patent US8180512 - Efficient dual source battery pack system for...

What a funny thread. Disclosure: I own both CSIQ and TSLA. Here is my prediction : Tesla will partner with Canadian Solar (CSIQ) to build solar panels for the rooftop.

Oh yeah!!! Now just waiting to see if they'll have solar panels as a bonus. Btw, forgot to memtion that the side panels will unfold à la ModelX when the semi is parked to capture more sun. Should allow to get 100Kw+ per day (3x area coverage * 2x efficiency). I have even more ideas for that...

@JRP3 : my point regarding the battery chemistry is that with all the R&D going on, we might need a lot less energy to recharge a battery in the future whether it's made of Li or Al-air. Therefore what you consider useless in terms of panels now might be sufficient 2 to 5 years from now... This...

As for the truck vs trains comparison, trucks are much more versatile. You don't need to plan days in advance, deal with timetables, rights of passage agreements, regulations and etc. Not to mention that depending on where you go, there is no guarantee that the electricity would be coming from a...

We are talking 2 to 5 years from now. Panel efficiency should be much better same goes for battery tech. You can also have panels on the side (1 or 2 ft from the top). So use 12ft wide, 20 Watts per sq feet and 8 hours of sun in your calculations and you're at 100kWh. Keep in mind that other...

To be fair, I'm almost sure that this would be part 2 of the plan. Nobody wants to do it and yet the technology is there for it. Just like the electric car at the time. Not to mention that Elon often talked about his desire to make a truck. If you look for the truck definition in wikipedia ...

It's the World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS29) in MTL this week so I suspect that opening the superchargers during the symposium would make more sense...