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    Saw a Rivian R1T in the wild.

    Saw two Rivian mules on Wednesday
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    Can Tesla become a Gillette of cars?

    Everyone is discussing whether Tesla is able to reach 500K cars per year. But I’d like to discuss a more interesting scenario. Can Tesla get 70% of the car market (total car market worldwide, not just EVs). Can this happen? Tesla is the leader in the electrics right now. People almost equate...
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    Tesla Gigafactory Investor Thread

    With Model 3 pre-orders in, is Panasonic still "waiting for demand from Tesla"?
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    Was thanking Model S/X owners for funding Model 3 -- a bad idea

    During Model 3 unveil, Musk thanked Model S and Model X owners for "helping to pay for Model 3". I thought it was a bad move because it may make Model S owners feel like they overpaid for their car. Did anyone who owns S/X feel like they got short end of the stick when he said that?
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    Short-Term TSLA Price Movements - 2016

    Elon promised to tweet 3 day total tonight but didn't!:confused:
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    Model 3 Reservation Prediction thread

    253k as of 7am Saturday. I'm guessing it will reach 400k by Monday.
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    Model 3 Reservation Prediction thread

    132K reservations in first 24 hours. WOW.
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    Have 10K to invest- TSLA good long term play?

    Go for it. In the comping years auto industry will be transformed by two major events: electrification and autonomy. Shifts like that always give new players an opening to become new leaders. Look how Apple took advantage of dumbphone to smartphone transition. Nokia went from 50%+ marketshare to...
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    Model 3 Reservation Prediction thread

    Software developer in California. So I'm part of the most Tesla-obsessed demographic group.
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    Tracking short interest

    Sorry for stupid question, but what do you have to do to get paid for loaning shares?
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    Model 3 Reservation Prediction thread

    One data point: 2 out of 10 of my coworkers are placing reservation on the first or second day (I'm not one of them). Feel free to extrapolate:biggrin:
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    Model S in Extreme Cold: Driving at -30 Celsius

    Found this video: Model S owner in Barnaul, Russia driving at night. Outside temperature: -30 C° (-22 F°) Enjoy:-)
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    Tesla Livestream

    looks like Must is late to the show.