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No, having all the capital they need for the next 12-18 months decreases risk.
And FWD, Monopost Middle Row Seats, and 5 Star safety in all categories Rock.
And they didn't spend all of "a lot of money" on above.
At the same time they spent money on the rest of Model X development, Model 3 development, Gigafactory, New 500k unit Paint Shop, New Facilities around Fremont, expand Supercharger,Service Center, and Store/Gallery footprint.
This was always a stupid project anyway. Always reminded me of when GM/Cadillac took the Chevy Cavalier and put nicer appointments to the exact same care and called it the Cadillac Cimmaron. This time they took the Volt and fancied it up and called it a Cadillac.Cadillac has ended production of its electric car after just 2 years
So much for the bear case that Tesla is a goner once other big auto companies start putting effort into EVs. Not as easy as you thought I guess.. wonder how many of these "Tesla killers" will be discontinued before making a significant impact.
This was always a stupid project anyway. Always reminded me of when GM/Cadillac took the Chevy Cavalier and put nicer appointments to the exact same care and called it the Cadillac Cimmaron. This time they took the Volt and fancied it up and called it a Cadillac.
And charged nearly as much as a Model S.
Completely idiotic project.
Sounds like the sonic to bolt
Project eh? DOA.
No, having all the capital they need for the next 12-18 months decreases risk.
Do we know that they have all of the capital they need for the next 18 months?No, having all the capital they need for the next 12-18 months decreases risk.
The belief in the risk might remain. That's something that we can make money on.Rising capital removed uncertainty and Model 3 accelerated ramp-up gave clarity to Tesla operations. Until we get something tangible for that money the risk remains.
Nothing wrong with the ELR. The problem was that no one turned on by Voltec wants a Cadillac.
I really doubt there is a smoothing capacitor between the battery pack and the drive inverter. That would be a HUGE cap, and I don't even think there is a technology for that kind of supercap that is not actually a chemical battery with modified characteristics. If there was such a parallel plate capacitor that could hold enough charge for even a modest start, that would probably be better energy storage than the Panasonic cells.
I really doubt there is a smoothing capacitor between the battery pack and the drive inverter. That would be a HUGE cap, and I don't even think there is a technology for that kind of supercap that is not actually a chemical battery with modified characteristics.
Considering Aero doesn't have meaningful impact <40mph, and the avg speed of a typical driver is <38mph, I don't know that just the improved Aero on the nose is enough for that much improvement. Do we know how much CD has improved as a result of the new nose? And didn't Tesla say all refreshed cars have "new" cell batteries? And if the "new" cell batteries did not have improved chemistry, what was the purpose of developing "new" vs, "old" cells?Agree. Also I'm fairly certain the extra range is from the new front end and has nothing to do with changes in the battery.
Report: Apple interested in charging station tech for powering rumored electric vehicle
So, question for the resident Technical gurus here... Based on Apple's interest in charging infrastructure. No matter how they decide to move forward, this is a good thing for Tesla, right? Specifically, more charging stations = more acceptance of EVs? But what if Apple decides to setup their own charging infrastructure like Tesla did. Will Tesla still benefit? I'm having a bit of a fog, visualizing the millions of Model 3s being charged only at Tesla supercharge stations. It'd be great if Tesla can be charged at ANY charging stations, even if they had to pay per use. That way, Tesla won't have to aggressively scale up charging stations to accommodate the number of cars it will be selling, and take advantage of Apple's investment in that space...
Some info on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7321694
And their WHOIS (I love that their admin contact is in "Trollhattan".)
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Tesla will just make their cars work with any widespread high voltage public DC charging network. The Germans will need one. As it will be built with public money it won't be private.
I expect in 10-15 years, all charging networks will be fee based. Tesla will have the option of making superchargers into a fee based system that other brands use.