General Discussion: 2018 Investor Roundtable

[Lhan]

Yes the Aventura mall nearby Miami has a Tesla store and model 3 in display.
Have fun.

New TE Video.

 

[dc_h]

Yeah, as fast as the Baron pieces dropped off my news feed I have to wonder if short hedge funds also have SEO peeps (and experts in optimizing placement on Apple, Google news, etc.) who use bots to move the negative articles up the list.

Yep

 

[hobbes]

TESLA(shanghai) registered on May 10th.
重磅！特斯拉（上海）有限公司已于5月10日正式成立！台港澳独资！

Article on this subsidiary is already on electrec, it´s official:
Tesla sets up new company in Shanghai’s Free-Trade Zone ahead of Chinese Gigafactory announcement

Rumor even has it they´ve already broken ground for a factory:
RUMOR: Tesla Shanghai factory has broken ground. • r/teslamotors

This is the source quoted there, any Chinese speakers here who might give an interpretation?!
http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2018/05/14220124537923.shtml
Via google translate, for whatever that´s worth:
Google Translate

According to one source, Tesla has started construction in Shanghai, started construction first, and then waited for the foreign ownership of the auto companies in China to open up and adjust the ratio, otherwise it would be too late because the steel structure will take a year and a half. The Sega's Gigafactory, built in June 2014, has not been completely built.

 

[ZsoZso]

Article on this subsidiary is already on electrec, it´s official:
Tesla sets up new company in Shanghai’s Free-Trade Zone ahead of Chinese Gigafactory announcement

Rumor even has it they´ve already broken ground for a factory:
RUMOR: Tesla Shanghai factory has broken ground. • r/teslamotors

I can already hear the bears screaming about more cash-burn!

 

[SlicedBr3ad]

The speed limit is 60 there.Southbound on Bangerter Highway (SR-154) at 10400.
Tesla Model S rear ends UFA truck
Edit: previous pic was wrong side of intersection
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this is helpful but not seeing any traffic lights which was reported as the reason for fire truck standing.

 

[SlicedBr3ad]

this is helpful but not seeing any traffic lights which was reported as the reason for fire truck standing.

also, this seems to be the road with 40mph posted speed limit.

Google Maps

 

[Waiting4M3]

this is helpful but not seeing any traffic lights which was reported as the reason for fire truck standing.

The accident happened on Bangerter South at intersection with 10400

Speed limit on Bangerter is 60mph in both directions. It crosses 10400 at a traffic light.

 

[Zaxxon]

I know we've had plenty of 'I bought the car, then more stock' stories. I didn't do that, but... Thurs I picked up my Model 3. Today I reserved another, for my in-laws...

It's just that good.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Where in the world are they parking 4000 cars per week? They must have an extensive delivery system.

 

[BobbyKings]

Just to counter:

Elon Musk on Twitter

 

[SteveG3]

Just to counter:

Elon Musk on Twitter

continuing to respond on Twitter,

"It’s super messed up that a Tesla crash resulting in a broken ankle is front page news and the ~40,000 people who died in US auto accidents alone in past year get almost no coverage [with link to Washington Post article, "Tesla with Autopilot slams into truck..." "

and

"What’s actually amazing about this accident is that a Model S hit a fire truck at 60mph and the driver only broke an ankle. An impact at that speed usually results in severe injury or death."


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[dhrivnak]

Where in the world are they parking 4000 cars per week? They must have an extensive delivery system.

Especially then they are selling less than 4000 a MONTH something is not adding up right.

 

[SteveG3]

Fatal accident in Switzerland last week that has now been determined today to have been a Tesla was just picked up by Reuters (had previously only seen reporting in Swiss press). The car burned after the fire. I do think posting facts in the comments section of such articles is of some value amid this lopsided media coverage.

Tesla crash may have triggered battery fire: Swiss firefighters

 

[JRP3]

Just to counter:

Elon Musk on Twitter

And Dana Hull's ridiculous, and of course negative, response:

isn't that stat a bit misleading though since there are fewer Teslas on the road? how many Teslas have been sold to date in the US?

 

[SteveG3]

And Dana Hull's ridiculous, and of course negative, response:

it's nearly impossible to believe that Dana is not being intellectually dishonest with that comment. she's just too intelligent to not have understood Elon's tweet.

 

[AlMc]

IMO, Dana is still upset with EM. She use to have a decent relationship with him for the first part of her tenure at The San Jose Mercury but it deteriorated after a 'snub'....I can not recall the incident. It became worse when she went to Bloomberg where there is an obvious agenda and she is financially rewarded more for negative articles vs positive ones.

 

[SteveG3]

IMO, Dana is still upset with EM. She use to have a decent relationship with him for the first part of her tenure at The San Jose Mercury but it deteriorated after a 'snub'....I can not recall the incident. It became worse when she went to Bloomberg where there is an obvious agenda and she is financially rewarded more for negative articles vs positive ones.

I have no recollection of any snubs. I do recall some cheeky tweets from Dana, along the lines, of "can't you do this for me," i.e, re access, so, playfully trying to get extra access, but, I do not think there were any snubs, i.e. less favorable treatment than her peers.

fwiw, I've sensed some bias in Dana's coverage for quite a long time, but, do agree, at Bloomberg, this turned up noticeably. It really just may not be possible to continue to have a job at Bloomberg if one doesn't stay within certain lines of where those running the business want the message. Bloomberg is far from unique in this regard.

 

[avoigt]

Where in the world are they parking 4000 cars per week? They must have an extensive delivery system.

Why should they have any need to park 4k cars? Their supply chain would be very poorly managed if the have to.

 

[Dennisj00]

continuing to respond on Twitter,

"It’s super messed up that a Tesla crash resulting in a broken ankle is front page news and the ~40,000 people who died in US auto accidents alone in past year get almost no coverage [with link to Washington Post article, "Tesla with Autopilot slams into truck..." "

and

"What’s actually amazing about this accident is that a Model S hit a fire truck at 60mph and the driver only broke an ankle. An impact at that speed usually results in severe injury or death."


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Or a LOT of iron / al coming through the firewall!

 

[schonelucht]

South Australian battery was $72.5M for 100 MW/129MWh. Mitshibushi and Eneco finished up a 48MW/66MWh battery in Germany for 30M Euro’s. Very comparable costs to the buyers despite differing cell manufacturers (Samsung vs LG)

Link (in Dutch) Reuzenbatterij brengt balans op een hoogspanningsnet in transitie - Cobouw.nl