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The tesla giveth and the tesla taketh away
@tivoboy
I thought it was the tire part of the wheel (versus the rim).
Seems to be a rubber shortage along with everything else.
Yeah, there is a rubber shortage but not enough to push out a delivery 12+ months.. As I recall it’s both the manufacture of the RIM/Wheel from a production and composites shortage, but only for some of them. Maybe Tesla had enough orders for some wheels vs. others. Those newer, 20”, new fan blade wheels seems to be in short supply.
Why did this move away from what was a theme in the delivery delays as it relates to stock price action?
Do you mean "Why is the post over here?"
I posted here since it was for my clarification, and didn't think it useful to the group at large.
Do you mean natural or synthetic, or are you implying by weight because yeah, most tires do have rubber in them maybe 15-25% natural rubber deepening on type or application.
I meant natural. It's more common these days to refer to tread compounds or sidewall compounds because the amount of natural rubber keeps decreasing (exception: special use cases).
Yeah I should have just said supply chain issues, not rubber shortage.
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ZachF
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I figured out what Elon should do. (obv I am not qualified to advise anyone, let alone billionaires so not advice)
1. Create a non-profit with the charter to create an Engineering and Technology university with ties to Tesla and SpaceX
2. Buy land (or use the land he already owns) and donate to the non-profit.
3. Take big tax deduction.
4. Publicly comment that he would rather the cash go to a good cause than the government.
5. Offer free tuition to top tier students if they study certain disciplines.
This would accomplish many of his goals. He would flank the Sanders crowd on the left, making them look foolish "Capitalism provides free education, socialism surrenders". It would lower his tax bill and maybe provide some goodwill. And it would also ensure a steady supply of quality engineers for his companies.
If Elon could first principles the cost of tuition back to what it was in the 70s in terms of hours of median income (I think easily he could) a $10 billion endowment drawn down by about 3% per year could educate ~25,000 students per year.
Most people have no idea just how bloated modern higher education is. Yale literally has more administrators than students now!
It’s actually kind of disgusting the amount of people living high on the backs of crippling student debt.
mars_or_bust
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Yes, realistically Uni administration could be cut probably 60-70% with only positive effects on the Uni performance and student experience. Further, if there is no professional sports component, further large savings can be made, again with no negative effects.If Elon could first principles the cost of tuition back to what it was in the 70s in terms of hours of median income (I think easily he could) a $10 billion endowment drawn down by about 3% per year could educate ~25,000 students per year.
Most people have no idea just how bloated modern higher education is. Yale literally has more administrators than students now!
RobStark
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Adaptive headlights finally legal in US with Biden's infrastructure bill signed into law
Law instructs the Sec of Transportation to implement regulations allowing adaptive headlights within two years.
Some big names started in garages, but those weren't their parents'. BI Article
Tom Mueller - Wikipedia
Apple sort of used Job's family garage, but not so much:
Woz: No, Apple was not started in a garage
I expect Elon not to sell since this doesn't "solve" world hunger but UN has come up with a proposal
The UN responded to Elon Musk's challenge to prove how his wealth could tackle world hunger by revealing a $6.6 billion plan
The world's richest person said he'd sell billions in Tesla stock and donate the proceeds if the UN could show how it would address world hunger.www.businessinsider.com
This whole thing is such a shame. The offer never was "$6.6 bn would 'solve' world hunger." That's a misleading headline from CNN (shocking).
What they did say was that due to unprecedented circumstances - the pandemic, political conflicts, climate change - that some 42m people face starvation in 2022 and that a "one time" payment of $6.6bn would help save those lives. This is based on the cost to buy the food and the cost to ship it. That's it.
<2% of Elon's wealth could save ~42m people from starvation in 2022. Of course, it's <3% of Bezos's wealth as well. Elon appears to be the only billionaire who has engaged at all. It's just too bad he fell for a misleading headline about what was said.
Knightshade
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If he'd "fallen for it' he'd have written them a check.
It appears he did the opposite of that- NOT believing the headline, and asked to see the receipts before getting out the checkbook. Which of course could not be provided.
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