VW is not a car company that has employees, it is an employment agency that makes cars...riffing the late great Sen McCain "russia is a gas station run by mafia masquerading as a country". Tesla is an existential threat more so even than to Toyota.
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But the biggest rental companies should start to feel the the demand for good EV. I've emailed them dozens of time as I could never find a Tesla or comparable EV in large European cities. Or I'd have to pay an outrageous price because they listed EV in the ultra luxury category.
I'm used to rent EV on Getaround but the app isn't that great (they don't know how to properly redirect you between different local versions of their website). Also, I believe most of the Teslas listed there are fake: owner will never accept the transaction but you still led to think they have lots of inventory to encourage you to continue searching and book a few cars (just in case). I also had some very bad experiences with owners abusing their extremely-used cars to make a few bucks, and rent a car with a flat tire(!) or some stupid technical problems (breaking issues…).
FastEddieB
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I see what you mean. I had envisioned every gas station gradually converting to a charging station. You‘re right - with most folks charging at home most of the time, far fewer charging stations will be needed compared to gas stations.
Which leads to what could be a transformative issue over time. Massive amounts of real estate are devoted to gas stations. Interstate exits often have 4 or more gas stations competing for business. As the need for them decreases, how can that land be repurposed? We only need so many “convenience stores”. Nowhere near an immediate problem, but a sea change is coming.
The issue with abandoned gas stations is they are undesirable properties due to the cost of cleanup.
Hopefully, this ex-Citadel engineer will cooperate with Elon's litigation team!
Ex-Citadel Engineer Reveals Rigged Trading Game of Citadel Securities
Revealing the Dark Side of Citadel Securities' High-Frequency Trading Game: Insights from an Ex-Employeenews.investorturf.com
More precisely, the cost of cleanup unknown before it starts.
It's risky enough that sometimes property owners prefer to pay the property taxes rather than do a cleanup.
2daMoon
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I love the smell of burnt hair in the morning!
For the record, this is neither poetry nor numerology, just sayin'
For the record, this is neither poetry nor numerology, just sayin'
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Like too much else of soiled America……..
Despite more people charging at home…. Charging Sessions are much longer. i doubt there will be extra real estate in the end.
2daMoon
Mostly Harmless
Besides, I'm looking forward to seeing a Milliway's (the restaurant at the end of the universal transition) on many of those vacated street corners.
UkNorthampton
TSLA - 12+ startups in 1
UK - regular email about discounted new cars from dealers. I think there is higher EV demand (hence also good for Tesla) but ICE cars are discounted.
- 67 models, only 1 EV (BMW).
- No Toyotas this time.
- Between 7% to 21.5% discount
- BMW EV discounted by 7.5%, so one of the lower discounts - similar to this? BMW i4 eDrive35 (change metric/Imperial at top).
Funny, just the other day I was counting Gas pumps in the US. About 150K Stations. Yet there are only 1,723 Tesla SC locations in the US. On the surface, it seems like we are way under capacity to match ICE locations.
But like you say, charging at home shifts the demand. Except, not on freeways. So the trick would be to count up freeway vs city chargers/stations.
No idea, but seems EV stations on freeways are scarce today compared to gas. It likely matches our low ratios of EV/ICE. But many, many more are still needed to go all in EVs. And I’d think adding charging (space allowed) would help improve the gas station business, but space is the problem.
The need to grab something quick also could change. Circle Ks in trouble as needs could shift toward quality and price of food vs speed and convenience. Restaurants or entertainment will have better consumer value. (But please, no more Carls Jr!)
FastEddieB
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KBF
Model X owner (formerly Cdn Signature Model S)
Interesting article - thanks for sharing. Though the awkward redundancy of the writing style makes me think the author used ChatGPT to write the main body...Ex-Citadel Engineer Reveals Rigged Trading Game of Citadel Securities
Revealing the Dark Side of Citadel Securities' High-Frequency Trading Game: Insights from an Ex-Employee
I hope that the renewed push for fairness will go somewhere. There are some simple possibilities - remove all options trading and have instant settlement: we no longer live in an age where we need physical documents and no one's mailing stock certificates any more... That would go a LONG way to reduce manipulations, and wouldn't harm any companies. Gamblers can go play in the casino and make/lose money there. Market Makers can buy casinos to create fake churn there - it's more socially acceptable than it used to be, apparently.
Rumors from China about Highland battery pack and interior:
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Gerüchte über neues Tesla Model 3: Belüftete Sitze, Ambiente-Licht, Akku mit LMFP-Chemie
Aus China kommen neue Gerüchte über die Highland-Auffrischung des Tesla Model 3. Sie soll mehr Komfort und neue Akkus bringen.
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