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    SAE to standardize NACS

    NACS details video from Alex
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    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    Have a tariff (say 20%) that decreases by 1% every year. Ideally the tariff money would go to EV/battery R&D research or worker training.
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    All discussion of Lucid Motors

    I thought that Toyota might buy Lucid at some point but seems less likely as time goes on.
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    HV Battery failure! 2014 S85 with 43,000 miles, single owner car

    If you want a reliable car, get a new Toyota Hybrid in the 20K-30K range. If feeling rich, the new Prius Prime with 40miles EV range could be sweet though I expect the demand to be crazy.
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Some Trump Ukraine history observation
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    All discussion of Lucid Motors

    Any new EV company has to have a feature that is better than the market leader (Tesla). The longer range is just that plus they aimed for a comfortable ride to differentiate. Tesla showed they way with starting at high price models and slowly have cheaper options. Lucid is following but the...
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Diplomatic and Intelligence activity before the war on Politico
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    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    I see in the news that Tesla lost money on the Bitcoin experiment.
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    All discussion of Lucid Motors

    Seeing the Saudi's have unlimited funds and want a Lucid factory in their country, it would seem a reasonable gamble if you get in low enough and have patience
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    Elon & Twitter

    Elon can simply ask his Chinese overlords for all the Wuhan lab information. I am sure they would love to bring it up again. If I was Paul Pelosi, I would be tempted to camp outside the Twitter office asking to meet Elon. Would he like the crazies to go after his kids like the do with Fauci's...
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Russian airbase Engles-2 attacked
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    Elon & Twitter

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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    First hand report of a drone operator in the first 100 days.
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    Elon & Twitter

    If Musk came out against Chinese govt positions you can bet Chinese demand would ease off. He does not have that level of courage, his business survival instinct overrides his "freedom speech" position.
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    Elon & Twitter

    Can also confirm having done external code reviews/re-arch that you can certainly optimize software. You might need a good testing/load environment to confirm. That said in general you need expertise in the software, otherwise there might be other factors at play.
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    PBS Frontline -Putin War at home
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Almost sounds like a Star Chamber. Anyway, should we start a Poll on when this invasion is over with (all foreign troops out of Ukraine (Crimea)? It would seem inevitable that if Russia keeps losing (even slowly) ground, that someone will finish off Putin. Or perhaps if he is in his bunker...
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    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    If you are spending $70k+ for a vehicle is the tax credit really that important? I think it is poor societal choice that you have taxpayers subsidizing your purchase. Yes its good to have more EVs, assuming they get driven over 25,000 miles at some point so their environmental impact is...
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    Elon & Twitter

    Now that things have settled, we can all look forward to AutoPilot driving from LA to NY.
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    Outrageous $5000 repair bill after warranty expire!

    Have hear that this happen on ICE cars, though thought normally not that expensive to fix. There are many youtube videos on car AC repair.
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Germany to keep 2/3 nuclear plants in reserve over this winter thru April. Greenpeace wants more coal-burning plants instead.
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    Elon & Twitter

    Perhaps he will simply charge each Bot $1 for each post.
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    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    $300,000 income limit, how about $150,000 for a family. $80,000 trucks/SUV limit, how about the same price as cars if we want to be "really green". Should not incentivize folks to get larger vehicles.
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    Car likely totaled

    I would be tempted to try something different like the EV6 or the Ioniq 5
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    An interesting Russian soldier interview on Youtube Summary: He has a Ukrainian girlfriend and did not want to fight and gives examples of Russian army corruption and lies.
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    Out of Warranty Drive Unit Replacement and Cost

    If you are going to promise a million mile warranty, you might as well promise a 300,000 mile or 2M as most folks will never drive enough to see it.
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    Coronavirus

    Sorry to hear that and lets hope it stays at cold level. My friend (average health) is in the Paxlovid relapse camp as he tested positive on day10 after testing negative earlier. He also only has the sniffles. I assume at some point everyone will get it. Just need to have the updated vaccines...
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    Custom "EQS" Style Ambient Dash LED Lighting Added

    Thats a serious effort and with brightness control you have all the moods covered.
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    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    It is very unlikely any car maker will be reducing prices in the medium term. With inflation running high recently, costs will be going up. Not to mention the supply of batteries will be tight for the foreseeable future. In theory if there were major new battery technologies that go online...
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    Gen. Jack Keane: Putin is fighting to stay in power
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    Russia/Ukraine conflict

    From a WaPo article Arestovych doubts Ukraine was involved in the fires at the defense-related facilities and suggested that Russian officials are setting fires to cover up evidence of corruption. “I think you need to look for reasons inside Russia — for example, hiding the means by which money...
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    How will non-Tesla EVs retain value?

    A several years old Bolt with a new battery should be a reliable city runabout for many years. Great first car too. Hard to predict EV prices when there is a "shortage of Lithium" predicted until the 2030s. Tesla has a great brand and there cars appear to be getting built better all the time...
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    Coronavirus

    New way to detect COVID, article quote from Baltimore Sun apparently. The researchers said there is no sample preparation and it requires minimal operator expertise. They currently plan to use a swab test to acquire the saliva. To process, the sensor uses machine learning and a combination of...
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    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    Or you post prices and clearly indicate if inflation (per the Federal standard) will also apply/ Alternatively If delivered within 1 year you get this price otherwise inflation will be added.
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    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    It should be noted that with car prices going up so quickly, it can make financial sense repairing older cars (ignoring other factors) whereas previously it may not have been worth it.
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    Maximum battery charge level reduced

    You could always sell the car.
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    Maximum battery charge level reduced

    How is the rest of the car? -internal/external condition. -any suspension issues and have the drive units been replaced previously? Do you enjoy driving it? Do you feel safe in the car? If answers generally positive, then ask them if they can do it for $10K but otherwise do it for $12K...
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    Coronavirus

    Q. Is the increased demand for the vaccine/booster true in all 50 states?
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    Why so few SW updates for my 2016 Model S

    If you ever contact Tesla or are at one of their stores I would still mention it. Perhaps even allude to your "partner being scared to drive for fear of a breakdown". i.e. try to get on the "list". Q. Do we know how many recalls roughly have been done for this? i.e. is Telsa just waiting for the...
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    Off topic galore

    Be ironic if at some point in the future Tesla shares go down substantially and the IRS had to refund Elon billions due to a wealth tax somehow getting enacted. Bernie being a millionaire is sadly typical of most federal politicians who often are in office far too long.
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    Out of Warranty Drive Unit Replacement and Cost

    At least its a discount. Depending on financials I would take it and likely sell the car within 2 years (if you are not in it for the long haul/$). Might check with Vroom/etc on value over the coming months. Q. What would you replace it with? When I had a few large car bills I assign an...
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    Out of Warranty Drive Unit Replacement and Cost

    I would start with with making an offer roughly in the middle. Offer to pay $6K assuming you get a 4year warranty on the new unit. And go from there. -Note car prices are higher lately so its worth putting "some money" into a car you like and is generally OK. Benefit to them If they accept...
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    All discussion of Rivian Automotive

    Be ironic if Amazon has made enough money from the IPO to pay for their vans.
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    Anything changed much in the last 6-8 months...

    Perhaps wait and see what the potential EV credit is if its passed and whether its backdated to 2021 or starts in 2022. Then hopefully take the credit (assuming you meet the legal requirements) and then sell it :)
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    Coronavirus

    Yes had a friend get PPM with minimal booster affects, I plan to do the same once I technically qualify as anti-body response is supposed to be better. My 6 months just elapsed so will wait a few more weeks, plus around here I dont technically qualify for booster yet.
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    Price Increase

    As Tesla has shown in the past, they will likely adjust prices/models to meet any rebate price cutoff. Its called smart business. If they still have enough demand they may not do that for a while.
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    Price Increase

    Likely both. Costs are increasing, they also have high demand. Why not increase prices! You can always say due to rising costs if pressed or need to respond legally.
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    Model X Broke, Again

    USB issues, are they running Windows in a VM?
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    Coronavirus

    The folks "in charge" should speak the truth to the people. Something like, We expect a percentage of folks who have already had covid will have developed natural resistance (antibodies) to avoid getting infected again. This is similar to the resistance that the vaccines produce. However, the...