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This could be important: Governor LePage and Quebec Premier Couillard Announce Electric Vehicle Corridor Initiative

Hi, all— The good news is that I've taken on a challenging new job. The bad news is that said job is going to demand my full attention, so I need to scale back on my extracurriculars, including moderating the investment forum here. (I'm staying on as moderator for New England and Energy &...

First, apologies to all that I fell so far behind on getting the Wiki Map updated. As I did so, I came across an interesting tidbit: Someone on the wait-list for a Signature upgrade was recently upgraded, with reservation number 1413. The implication is that at least 413 people who originally...

Please join me in welcoming Audie, aka AudubonB, as a moderator for this forum. Audie is a long-standing member and frequent contributor. I look forward to his help in making this forum a dynamic and civil forum.

Europe 2015 Model S sales

Model S owners: how often have you used Superchargers on long trips? Please don't include "local" Supercharger usage.

Collectively we often address writings that sow fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) about Tesla Motors in particular and the commercial viability of EVs in general. James and I are creating this new thread to provide a single place to shine some light on these articles. As always, comments about...

Reviews of Supercharger Sites

Please welcome James (@jhm) as a new moderator to the Investor section of TMC. I'm delighted to have him aboard.

I was looking for something else and came across this interesting paragraph in a local paper, The Forecaster: Any volunteers to dig out comparable numbers for the other New England states?

Interesting article in the NYTimes this morning exploring the push by several major electric utilities to enter the EV charging business. And it's not just California: These plans meet opposition on two sides. Firms like ChargePoint object to having to compete against rate-based investments by...

For those who may not have seen his announcement in the Site Feedback discussions, my co-moderator of this forum, NigelM, is taking a hiatus of indeterminate length from his role as a TMC moderator. It's been a real pleasure working with Nigel over the years, and his wit and insight will be missed.

Please use this thread for technical analyses of TSLA stock price movements.

This thread replaces the "Social Chat" thread. Please use this to discuss strategies for profiting from TSLA equities and options.

Here's the 2015 vintage of this thread to discuss short-term TSLA stock prices and the news driving those movements. Best wishes for a safe and prosperous New Year to all!

Maine currently has three HPWCs under Tesla's destination charging program: The Beachmere in Ogunquit and, in Kennebunkport, both the Nonantum Resort and the Yachtsman. It would be great if this program were expanded eastward and northward. For example, the Samoset in Rockport and the Bayview in...

Maine is so much smaller than any other states in which I've lived that I've started writing to government officials about things I care about, including EVs. Surprisingly one gets real answers back. Here are two:

Late in 2013 we opened some "sticky" threads to help the conversational flow: Social Chat - Short Term TSLA Movements Short-Term TSLA Price Movements - 2014 Long-Term Fundamentals of Tesla Motors (TSLA) My sense is that the split between the two short-term threads hasn't been very...

The Global Warming/Climate change thread is busy and long. Is it best left as is, allowing a fluid exchange of ideas and comments within a fairly large "sandbox", or should I split it? I've been toying around with different ideas of how to split it, if that's what people think would be most...

An interesting read. Siemens - Grid Stability Simulating the German grid with only renewables, Siemens found a need for massive amounts of biofuel and methane generation, where methane is produced with surplus power driving hydrolysis, then combining the H2 with CO2. Claimed 60% efficiency...

I had a great chat at TMC Connect with Kent Rathwell, founder & president of Sun Country Highway, and his regional director, Trent Van Dyke. Sun Country has been busy building out a network of (mostly) 100A charging stations across Canada. They are building out elsewhere now, including the US...

Announcing the 2014 CFOs of the Year: eBay Inc., Tesla Motors, Rocket Fuel, Revolution Foods, Square, Recurrent Energy, and Wikimedia Foundation We tend to focus solely on Elon Musk's talents, it's easy to forget he's got a deep bench of talented executives.

The Obama Administration is expected to release its proposed and controversial rule to restrict CO2 emissions from existing power plants next Monday, June 2nd. This proposal represents an historic turning point, which could permanently reshape the sources of electric generation in the U.S...

As you may have heard on the news, New York and four of the six New England states have signed on to the Multi-State ZEV Action Plan. (Boos and hisses to New Hampshire and Maine for not joining.) We've got active TMC members in each of these states. My suggestion is that we should work on...

I stopped by the Watertown SC yesterday and saw, much to my surprise, one of the two Model Ss used on the LA-to-NYC record-setting tour this winter. Matt told me that he had gotten Tesla to donate it to the Lars Anderson Automotive Museum. The museum had been trying to get one for its...

A little quirk of the navigation map: If you charge at a not-officially-opened-yet Supercharger, it doesn't add that location to the database of places you've charged and doesn't show up on the map. I learned this yesterday after charging at the Greenwich CT Supercharger (north-bound). This is...

I've started a private discussion thread for New Englanders attending this year's TMC Connect event in Monterey. It's over in New England TMC - Tesla Motors Club - Enthusiasts & Owners Forum

Some of us own a Tesla vehicle, or have a reservation for one. Some of us own stock in Tesla Motors (TSLA) or have call options, etc. Some are in both categories, some in neither. How about you?

If you haven't seen the thread, a forum member's son is trying to collect pictures of a Flat Stanley he designed at each of the Superchargers. JB Straubel sent one along from the Cross-Country trip. He's got a lot of pics so far, but NONE from the New England chargers. If you live near one or...

An ambiguous report from State regarding the Keystone XL pipeline. Both sides appear to be claiming this is a victory, but my assessment is that the pro-pipeline side has more to like here. Particularly with both the House and Senate in play in this mid-term election year, it seems likely to me...

It's been a very good year for TSLA investors. How did the rest of the auto industry stocks do? CompanyTickerMarket CapStock % change YTDTesla MotorsTSLA19B+352%FordF60B+18%GMGM57B+41%ToyotaTM193B+28%HondaHMC74B+12%NissanNSANY35B-12%AudiAUDVF36B+145%BMWBMW56B+17%FiatFIATY10B+61%For reference...

I've been a very unhappy camper recently after getting into an accident on Rte 2 in late October. No need to go into details here, but suffice it to say that my car had extensive front-end damage. On advice of the Watertown staff, I had my car taken to Hollis Auto Body in Ashland MA, a bit west...

Just got back from the annual Marine Renewables Canada conference in Ottawa, where I met the founder of a remarkable little company, Idenergie (A river turbine available to all) that's designed a small turbine that you can pop into a nearby stream to generate power. It puts out 48v DC, so as far...

I cordially invite any New Englander to join the New England TMC, which is a "group" here in TMC. To join, just go to Groups - Tesla Motors Club - Enthusiasts & Owners Forum and hit +Join in the New England TMC box. This is a moderated group, i.e. I need to approve new members, and only members...

FYI: Mat Boarman at the Service Center has a used Roadster that came back on a trade-in. I think it's Radiant Red.

Do it! Seriously, it transforms every morning from "I have to drive to work today" to "I get to drive my Model S today!"

Any recommendations for a quality detailer in the Boston metro area?

Life After Oil and Gas (a) Interesting read; (b) Interesting to see this kind of article at all in a major media outlet.

WSJ today, front page of the Marketplace section. It's behind a paywall, but key points:

I haven't done anything yet about wiring up my summer place in Maine, and I'm looking for some input. Facts: I have an 85kWh MS with single charger. The drive up from Boston is 180 miles. There is no other EV charging within an hour of my place; I live 10 miles off US Route 1. None of my...

Some people in the market are traders, and others are investors. The difference? Time horizon. Please use this thread to discuss the long-term fundamentals of Tesla Motors, from the POV of an investor.

When I was an economist at the Federal Reserve, people would ask "are interest rates going up or down?" The answer: "Yes." This thread is the place to discuss TSLA price movements and speculate as to their cause.

See the discussion over here: Massachusetts says Tesla can sell cars there - Page 2 This is Bill H. 241. I urge you to write to your state rep and state senator seeking their support. I also wrote to Rep. Scibak, who chairs the committee to which the bill was referred. He can single-handedly...

Charts ... Puts, calls, spreads ... greeks. This thread is devoted to technical stock analysis and trading strategies for TSLA. Have fun!

The 2013 Bloomberg Sustainable Energy Factbook contains the following graph of Total Cost of Ownership of various cars: This chart highlights how important the federal tax credits are to making EVs affordable. (Tesla wasn't included, as they apparently felt there were no good comps.)

Very worthwhile reading: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/electric_vehicles/pdfs/eveverywhere_blueprint.pdf Seems like Tesla has already taken large strides on many of the technical advances, e.g. drivetrain and "lightweighting".

Unwelcome news: U.S. backs off goal of one million electric cars by 2015 Hardly surprising, as there's no chance of hitting that goal. At the same time, though, DOE has rolled out two programs to foster EV development.

Here's the conversation I've been having for the past month with Lincoln Motors; bottom line is Lincoln is going to stop claiming to be the most fuel-efficient luxury vehicle. ---------- Email Questions: I am holding my copy of The New Yorker magazine, dated January 14, 2013, and reading the...

I was puzzled that my Model S was reporting about 204v when I plugged it in at home. My electrician stopped by and checked on the main panel that, indeed, the voltage off the street-side transformer is 208v. Talked to someone at the electric utility, NStar, today about it; she told me that my...

This thread is not about the lack of Adaptive Cruise Control, which has been amply discussed. Instead, I'd like to focus on what changes Tesla could make in software to improve the existing cruise control. My biggest complaint with the current implementation is the transition from CC on to CC...