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An interesting idea that I hadn't thought of. Last time I lived in the condo, I took transit to work. Would have to see if my new assignment there has parking and charging at work.

I presented options to my board and asked them to consider. I don't live at the building right now. And I'll be away for 2 years. So no biggie. They'll get time to consider. If I can't get their approval, I'll have to put off the purchase till I buy a home. Or consider if outside charging...

Have contacted my building manager already. Sent her spec sheets for the Tesla HPWC. Hoping to work this out in the coming years. Or i'll have to cancel the preorder.....that would be sad.

They are more social justice warrior than truly centre-left. Only $12 billion of the recently announced $113 billion in deficits over 5 years is on infrastructure for example. Despite the fact that they had campaigned on running small deficits to build infrastructure as stimulus. The CBC...

Any of you done this in a condo yet? Would love to know about that experience? Add of now, I'll probably in a condo when my 3 comes. Talking to the building manager now. But I might also be in a house. So who knows.

Do you believe that's how the public will see it? Given Ontario's fiscal state, government spending will be an issue in the next election. You can talk all you want about ICE OEM lobbying. But you'll have to convince the general public of your case. How sympathetic do you think the general...

I, too, an really worried about this. If we assume 5% of Tesla's orders are from Canada, an 80% conversion rate, and one half of Canadian deliveries in Ontario, Queen's Park is looking at paying $84 million in subsidies in 2018/2019 alone. And my estimate is conservative. And assumes 300 000...

I think a lot of you are mistaking public policy for a Tesla subsidy program. That mentality is actually dangerous.....for Tesla. If the program comes to be seen as a Tesla subsidy program, with rebates mostly for cars costing over $100k or more, we risk the entire program being scrapped with...

It's not like EV owners or more specifically Tesla owners constitute any serious constituency in any single riding, let alone province wide. And the large numbers who do matter (Model 3) buyers will get the rebate.

Hi all, Just trying to determine how much the wiring upgrade costs for the average home owner. Please post if you can, the costs and details of the work done.

The only way he can "accelerate the advent of sustainable transport" is by making sure Tesla survives and is profitable. This also sets an example for other automakers that EVs are a profitable sector. Making no (or very little) money on the $35k Model 3 doesn't help Tesla or its goal. Elon's...

You guys are optimistic! Musk seems to have a way of delivering bare minimum and getting away with it. If he can deliver 200 miles for $35k and get away with it, that's exactly what he will do. This encourages more profitable upgrades. And that's exactly what he/Tesla wants. The only way...

Don't get this viewpoint that Tesla is being "punished". Tesla will be the largest beneficiary of this program when the Model 3 rolls out.

It's going to get really interesting for the Model 3 with our dollar this low. Base will be $50k. Toss in all-wheel drive and maybe one size battery up and you'll be at $65k at least. It's entirely possible some P390D model wouldn't qualify for the full rebate. That said, I fully agree...

I feel like a lot of this is caused by Tesla's decision to place the chargers near hotels/motels and shopping centres. They would have been better off putting it off at highway service centres. The traffic at these centres is transient. And more likely to understand that these are fuelling...

Southern Ontario Chargers - Why not at ONroute? Why didn't Tesla build the SCs at the new ONroute service centres? While it's great that they've built them at locations with lots of eateries and motels (like say Division St. in Kingston). But wouldn't it be more convenient to build them at...

I don't think there's much of a business case for running an EV based taxi/jitney service. The car costs too much to allow for a decent profit. Now, when the Model 3 comes out....

The question here is do you invest to make money or to show fanboy support. I'll use the example of my very last TSLA position: two $250 Jan 2016 calls. Sold them for $8k or thereabouts. Now, if the stock were to hit $400 by Jan 2016, I'd make about $22 000. On the other hand, I could buy...

I got out. More opportunities elsewhere. Just that simple. Investing to me, is about making money, not cheerleading. I can cheerlead by actually buying the company's product. Maybe my new investments will let me buy a Tesla!

I ditched all my TSLA stock and options when the stock was at $210 a few months back. To me, there's just more money to be made elsewhere. I moved it into GTAT, MU and INVN. My concerns as a TSLA investor were as follows: 1) What's the upside? Stock may hit $300 by end 2014 and possibly...

The battery pack will supply commodity batteries. That's the point! The gigafactory is not there to product profit by selling battery packs. It's there to lower costs on the major cost component of a Tesla car and SolarCity backup system. If Tesla's battery packs are 30% cheaper than the...

Definitely not a professional email from my point of view. Seriously hope this is not company condoned.

Possibly European where decimal is comma. So maybe she meant her 41 shares are worth about $10k?

I am just wondering where the patent fights. Tesla is a new kid on the block. I would expect the big boys to give them a fight like Honeywell is giving Nest or Apple is giving its Android competitors. So how come the big guys aren't launching a multitude of lawsuits against Tesla? This is...

So when is this gigafactory announcement happening?

That's quite the assumption. To start with, Tesla may have developmental advantages, but they don't have magic sauce here. And they certainly aren't unrestricted by regulation (which would most certainly apply to autonomous driving). Moreover, where's the proof of any of this? Elon said...

Honestly. I think MS is being way too bullish on the other fronts (other than selling cars). Energy storage won't be as big a market as quickly as they say. And if the cars can actually be used as demand moderators, that will kill a lot of the energy storage market. Next, autonomous driving...

I found the shorts: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-25/tesla-enterprise-value-just-25-below-general-motors - - - Updated - - - I don't think we're done yet. By the end of the week maybe.

I think if Tesla sells 50k Model X and X and another 150k E like you say in 2019, the $200+ price is definitely justified. 250+ today? Probably not. And I think it'll settle back down in the next few days. As for the Cayenne. It's ripe for disruption. I know some Cayenne owners. What...

Honestly, the Model S interior does have to step it up in the luxury department. Most of the tech package is standard on other luxury brands. Especially at that price level.

@Realist What price would you buy back in at?

I kinda got screwed. Sold two 230 calls for Friday. Had to buy back at 1800. That was slightly offset by selling a Jan 2015 210 call for 1265 profit. But my core position of 200 shares is way up since I first got in at $28. With an average price of $100, I'm doing alright! But I'm worried...

Oh please. I didn't just lucky on Tesla. I also got lucky on Visa and Lululemon to just two other examples. I'm sure the other folks here also have other winners in their past. And here's what I see: pros just don't get startups. And that's okay. If they did, they'd be VCs not hedge fund...

What would you guys do? I have 200 shares. Sold 2 calls for this Friday. Strike of 220. Sold for 5.15. Pocketed over 1k. Now up over 275 on the position. Should I buy those calls back and pocket 275. Or wait it out and pocket the 1k? Does anybody think the stock will be over 225 at...

This is actually an amazing idea. They would be able to just ship out completed battery packs from the Gigafactory. And fill the ships with returned battery packs for repurpose or recycling.

Honestly, I really don't get the obsession with the size of somebody's portfolio and the assumed correlation to their conviction. To a person who earns $30k per year, a $10k portfolio is an achievement. I think the percentage of your portfolio dedicated to a particular stock or trading...

I can't see how it's possible in 5 years. They'll have their hands full with the X, the E, the Roadster, and possibly the CUV.

Two points: 1) Here in North America we pay electric bills according to kWh. So it's an easy way to calculate bills for most people by multiplying their utility rates by "tank size" to get a rough cost of each "fill". For example, if I know that my car takes $60 in gas and I get 400 miles. I...

I really hope they make the next roadster a hard-top convertible. Compete with the AMG and the like.

Tesla doesn't need that much power or torque to make a supercar which runs like snot.

Also, where's the market for this? How many luxury minivans are there in the market? And let's face it, at this stage, any Tesla minivan would be in the luxury price market. Combine that with the reality that the X has all the practicality of a traditional minivan from seating to cargo space...

What's the max they can achieve with two shifts? That's the question. They'll only add a third shift if there's a business case for it. Right now there at 8.75 cars per hour with 700 cars per week and two shifts. A 14% increase gets them to 800 per week. I don't see them hitting 40K...

I have 22 March $200 Calls. Anybody else think that's a reasonable bet right now?

Credit applies to only sales in the USA. And long term, they seem to assume that the rest of the world will at least equal, if not double US sales. This means that sales in the US should be a maximum of half all sales by end 2017. That said, I look at the run rate right now and they are...

The one thing that concerned me in the call is that he said that the Gen III wouldn't have the tax credit. This means that he won't be selling the Gen III till Tesla has sold 200 000 vehicles in the USA. That means no Gen III till at least 2018 in my books. :-(

There are some high expectations here. 300 miles for 30K? And some overly low expectations. 100 miles for 30k? And some that just don't make sense. Competing with Corolla? Tesla has a growing brand. And that brand matters. And most of that brand is based on the image created by the Model...

Thanks! To be fair, I am a long time lurker. - - - Updated - - - Never said the Bluestar would not be $30k. But I do believe that Elon is banking on the tax credit to carry him over the finish line. And I don't think he'll sell a very basic vehicle just to get to that price point...

I think people are being wildly optimistic in some areas and aren't taking the big picture into account (namely that Tesla's entire product portfolio will also have to evolve). Add to that the evolution of competitor's products. For this reason, I think the Gen III will have to offer 200...