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Our first Tesla experience (Model S), was a 2 day rental through Turo. It blew our minds so far into space that we literally did not want to return the car. Being law abiding citizens and all, we did return it. But it left a hole in our hearts so deep, that it was only filled again 2 years later when we took delivery of our beloved Model 3.In recent years I have switched over to using Turo rather than traditional rental companies. With Turo, EV's are available in most USA markets.
So perhaps there will need to be two dedicated “union” lines at Fremont. One that allows union worker to assemble ICE cars and the other one (adjacent and running in the opposite direction) to disassemble them. Fixed cost of doing business.When the union plumbers got called in to plumb the Comcast skyscraper in Philadelphia they held up the works for two weeks because the plans called for waterless urinals.
This lower amount of copper lines was unacceptable so they sat on their hands until a "compromise" was negotiated. They'd run the copper lines just in case any future tenants wanted to use traditional urinals. So we now have a half mile of unused copper pipe behind the walls.
This the type of thing I believe Elon is trying to avoid.
Random question - any benefits of getting onto Discord?
I believe what the Singapore government said was cars were not good for the environment. People should be using mass transit.The Singapore government has quite famously been saying that EVs are overall worse for the environment than ICE, when you include construction / battery and hence there is close to zero penetration here (you see a few BYD taxis). Very smart and wealthy Singaporeans believe what the government says. I really wish there was a dedicated unit at Tesla to counter bad info, not just in the media but among policy makers around the world. It’s not just about the stock price...
Speed Is Killing the Planet. Time to Focus on Efficiency
The climate crisis is rushing at us like a bullet train. We have to stop obsessing over velocity and become efficiency fanatics.
The internal combustion engine is rocketing us deeper into a climate crisis that demands an immediate—and big—reduction in those emissions. Hyperloops might run on clean electricity, but it would take decades for them to become extensive enough to replace a significant number of cars.
We don't have time to wait for Muskian fixes—or electric self-driving vehicles that move through the streets with the kinetic coordination of a school of fish.
Still, Americans drive more than 3 trillion miles a year, almost all of them in vehicles that attack our lungs and our planet. We need to use all the weapons in our arsenal to get out of those carbon-burning cars.
Had a shock at the pump a month ago when three of the four pumps had no gas— this was before the oil price manipulation err drone strike... SO was silent as we waited to fill her car, could have taken the MX instead—Southlake tx
Interesting article, but the graph is weird. Audi, BMW and Mercedes had 88% share in Q1 2018 and Tesla had 0%. Who had the other 12%? By Q2 of 2019 it the Germans had 81% and Tesla 19%, so the mystery carmaker apparently got completely wiped out of the segment...A friend shared this with me: OEM Luxury car segment having 'resale value' issues: The Tesla Effect: How it is changing the luxury used car market
Not exactly.The Comcast build of 2006 was before waterless urinals were code approved. Early on, the inspectors in many areas only allowed their installation if a water line was also included to allow them to be replaced in the event the new technology didn't work long term.When the union plumbers got called in to plumb the Comcast skyscraper in Philadelphia they held up the works for two weeks because the plans called for waterless urinals.
This lower amount of copper lines was unacceptable so they sat on their hands until a "compromise" was negotiated. They'd run the copper lines just in case any future tenants wanted to use traditional urinals. So we now have a half mile of unused copper pipe behind the walls.
This the type of thing I believe Elon is trying to avoid.
The parties reached agreement in April that water supply piping would be installed behind the wall, although not connected. The installation of the 116 urinals in the building would be considered a five-year trial. The urinals would be replaced during that period if they did not work. And Liberty Property Trust would not install waterless urinals in any other building in the city during the five-year trial. The city's plumbing review board approved the deal.
So perhaps there will need to be two dedicated “union” lines at Fremont. One that allows union worker to assemble ICE cars and the other one (adjacent and running in the opposite direction) to disassemble them. Fixed cost of doing business.
That was the polished final story. Well before this the city L&I folks fully approved waterless urinals without the need for redundant piping. Only after the owner and union worked out a deal did the narrative pop up with the owner stating this redundant setup was their plan all along. The city did not require it.Not exactly.The Comcast build of 2006 was before waterless urinals were code approved. Early on, the inspectors in many areas only allowed their installation if a water line was also included to allow them to be replaced in the event the new technology didn't work long term.
Waterless compromise reached in Philly
That is not what he is saying. He says we don’t have time to build those cars. And in many ways he is right. But that is not a dig against Tesla. That is saying without much more production (other makers now in volume) we won’t have enough electric cars in time.Huh? Does this guy not know the M3 was released and that you can buy it with cheap rooftop solar?
Wired Magazine......right on the cutting edge.
Coming back to 3 trim mix - and ASP - we have,ED: I think the price cut was a bit under $1000/2000/5000 for SR+/AWD/P, respectively. Let's just act like it's exactly that. So the prices (Q2 / Q3) would be:
SR+: $39990 / $38990
AWD: $49990 / $47990
P: $60990 / $55990
Let's say P is 4% of sales in Q2 and 8% of sales in August. This yields a Q2 ASP (without options) of $44930 and an August ASP (without options) of $45570. $640 more in August. But battery costs average about $400 more, assuming about a $2k difference in pack costs. Maybe 1/2% higher margins on Model 3, not accounting for the COGS decline. Which I expect to add several percent to margins.
Coming back to 3 trim mix - and ASP - we have,
NY :
Q2 : 55% SR/SR+ (ASP : 44.9k)
Aug : 35% SR/SR+ (ASP : 45.6k)
NL+NO+SP :
Q2 : 6% SR+
Q3: 35% SR+
Does anyone remember if there were price change in EU for 3 ? How about S/X ?
No price change in July ?M3 price increased about $1500 here in Norway last month.
That is unfounded speculation, stated as fact.The UAW's goal in unionizing Freemont is to destroy Tesla from the inside.
Take my local advice or leave it. I really don’t care enough about the point to argue with youIt's funny you talk about Tesla needing to counter "bad info".
Your claim that the Singapore government has been actively discouraging EV adoption due to lifecycle emissions didn't ring true to me. So I tried to confirm or deny this by searching for statements from the Singapore government regarding EV lifecycle emissions. I couldn't find any. I'm not saying some official, somewhere in Singapore, didn't make such a claim, but I'm still looking for it.
What I found instead was that the Singapore Transport minister was in partnership with private companies to subsidize the installation of an EV charging network in Singapore. I also learned that residents are eligible for large tax breaks/purchase subsidies of clean vehicles.
Can you provide a link to what you are talking about? Because I found the Singapore government to be actively supporting the electrification of its cars.
That is unfounded speculation, stated as fact.