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    (4) Nearly new Tesla Factory MX 20" silver wheels w/Continental Cross Contact XL M+S

    Set of (4) Tesla Factory model X 20" silver wheels including (4) Continental Cross Contact XL All-Season M+S Sport tires. Came off 2017 MX 75. Tires and Wheels have 1200 easy miles on them before I replaced them with Turbines. Includes TPMS. In Colorado, willing to ship them anywhere. No road...
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    WTB 20" Slipstreams for Model X

    Did you ever find these? I have a set for sale if you are still looking...
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    Blog Tesla Competition: Culture Eats Strategy!

    No--Tesla has never claimed they make $20k per car. You should read the 10K and study some accounting. All the investments you are talking of are already amortized over many years--so they are already effectively subtracted. In their 2018 10k Tesla claims they make a gross profit of 14% on...
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    Charging strategy for battery longevity

    Great catch--I didn't realize this changed with the 3.
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    Blog Tesla Competition: Culture Eats Strategy!

    That was Q3 2017. Read their year-end report and 10k. They have updated those statements to correspond with the much slower ramp, and more realistic battery costs in lower volumes.
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    Charging strategy for battery longevity

    The Tesla warranty does not cover degradation. Also note that very few Teslas have a lot of cycles --and many of the few that do have had their batteries replaced. Try finding a Tesla with 200k miles that hasn't had its battery replaced. Tesla's early adopters were largely CA drivers that...
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    Blog Tesla Competition: Culture Eats Strategy!

    The writer ignores one fundamental of business -- profits. The reason the big OEMs have been slow with EV's is they aren't willing to knowingly lose money in large quantities like Tesla. Tesla lost $20k on each car in 2017. Anyone who competes with them at a similar price will also lose about...