Tesla reports second-quarter

[JimmWilks]

Agreed re the transcripts. TTAC says that a 'tesla official' confirmed the 'order of magnitude larger' bit later on.

Here

 

[NigelM]

My sources say 12 cars are in the works.

With 19 stores, it makes me go hmmmm...

12 stores in the U.S. :wink: (Not including Boston - is it open yet? The website doesn't show an address.)

 

[PopSmith]

There is another (small) reason to buy a factory as large as the Tesla Factory and produce EVs in it (emphasis mine):

We are also nearing completion of our indoor assembly quality test track.

It's nice to see them add just over 10% more employees to their workforce as well:

Over 150 extraordinary people joined us during the quarter, bringing our total team to over 1,400.

 

[dmckinstry]

When talking about a deal "in order of 90 or larger than that" I assume he means a $190 million deal? This is typical Elon-speak.

That would be the correct interpretation of 90 more, as opposed to saying "90 times".

 

[Norbert]

That would be the correct interpretation of 90 more, as opposed to saying "90 times".

In the article mentioned by Nik and linked above by Jimm, the $1 billion number is confirmed:

A Tesla official later confirmed to AutoObserver that by “order of magnitude,” Musk was stating that the 8-year-old company was discussing a $1 billion deal with the world’s largest automaker.

 

[doug]

The possible $1B deal with Toyota went here: Toyota Tesla talking $1 Billion deal?