Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

[insaneoctane]

We sure are outperforming our beta today....

 

[hobbes]

Interesting, Toyota is partnering with BYD for their first EV sedan:

Toyota EV chief details developing brand's first electric sedan, working with BYD

As the president of Toyota’s new BEV factory, which launched in May, Takero Kato has a big weight on his...

electrek.co

 

[hobbes]

Looks like Volkswagen found an unexpected source of demand

Even the Vatican is going all-electric after VW scores deal to replace entire fleet with EVs

The Vatican City State, home to the Pope, will replace its entire fleet of vehicles with EVs by 2030. Volkswagen...

electrek.co

 

[wipster]

Well that sucks...

Mod insertion: Poster is referring to TSLA closing price. How dastardly to post about something on topic!

 

[Tenable]

Hey everyone! Been MIA from the forum for a minute, but still quite heavily invested. ;-) Sadly, it appears I wasnt one of the lucky Cybertruck event raffle winners. If anyone won a ticket and doesnt have a need for their +1 I'd love to speak with you. I might cover your airfare, dinner, or something else to attend with you. Please let me know!

 

[GOVA]

Hey everyone! Been MIA from the forum for a minute, but still quite heavily invested. ;-) Sadly, it appears I wasnt one of the lucky raffle winners. If anyone won a ticket and doesnt have a need for their +1 I'd love to speak with you. I might cover your airfare, dinner, or something else to attend with you. Please let me know!

They will check IDs

 

[AudubonB]

Like it or not, agree or not, disregard or not, EM tweets keep showing up in this thread despite CONTINUOUS, SYSTEMATIC, CONSISTENT declarations from Moderators that they may SHALL not. A deplorably large number of you seem to think (1) YOU do not have to follow the strictures of belonging to this discussion; a far larger number are just as culpable in thinking that because there was a leader, you can be a lemming and follow suit.

Moderators cannot act at the speed of light. Just because an actionable post has not yet been taken down DOES NOT give you carte blanche to continue it.

Othermod: I used to be on standards committees. "May not" means you don't have permission. "Shall not" implies sanctions. I say "shall not". And I'm jetlagged and prone to annoyed reaction. --ggr

I'm happy - for a given definition of that word - to acquiesce to your standards committee's standards. So shall it be. So shall it has been rewritten.

 

[loquitur]

Saw TSLA business news (via finviz.com) about an AI-related panel at the Apec Summit
(a cancelled Musk appearance with CEO Marc Benioff), something that might be followed by
Tesla investors. Did anyone post about it here, or did it have political overtones so
was swept away?

 

[M|S|M MYP]

Ummmm....what do y'all think?

Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai | TechCrunch

It was inevitable. Amazon, which got its start selling books, is getting into the car business. The e-commerce giant along with new partner Hyundai

techcrunch.com

 

[jhm]

The ball test wasn't about being bulletproof; it was to show damage resistance compared to typical auto windows. I would thing Tesla would want to do another demo after the sledgehammer incident breaking the last demo.

Do they still have the ball?

 

[SOULPEDL]

Ummmm....what do y'all think?

Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai | TechCrunch

It was inevitable. Amazon, which got its start selling books, is getting into the car business. The e-commerce giant along with new partner Hyundai

techcrunch.com

Free delivery too?

What's the difference between that and a dealer ad in the online AutoTrader? However, if the haggling is eliminated in the process, and it reduces ave cost of the sale, why not.

So long as they are unbiased in the data or sales presentation... hmmm maybe a bit too much power for any one company.

 

[Artful Dodger]

Do they still have the balls?

FTFY.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Free delivery too?

What's the difference between that and a dealer ad in the online AutoTrader? However, if the haggling is eliminated in the process, and it reduces ave cost of the sale, why not.

So long as they are unbiased in the data or sales presentation... hmmm maybe a bit too much power for any one company.

Some time soon ...

Amazon search: Tesla

Results:
(1) Sponsored: Hyundai IONIQ5
(2) Sponsored: Hyundai IONIQ6
(3) Sponsored: Hyundai Kona Electric

Amazon's search results are dreadful.

 

[lafrisbee]

We sure are outperforming our beta today....

yes "we" are. I suspect it is All star effort by the market making players.

 

[SOULPEDL]

Some time soon ...

Amazon search: Tesla

Results:
(1) Sponsored: Hyundai IONIQ5
(2) Sponsored: Hyundai IONIQ6
(3) Sponsored: Hyundai Kona Electric

Amazon's search results are dreadful.

They said more companies are in plan later that year. Tesla maybe?
So far, Amazon loves Tesla... full body castings too!

 

[xhawk101]

Looking forward to going to Austin on November 30th ticket or no ticket, but if anyone has +1 please message me. Am willing to pay. Otherwise may have to join the cybertwerk dance in my cyber bodysuit... investment related of course.

 

[betstarship]

Launch delayed until Saturday

SpaceX counts down to second Starship test launch Saturday morning - UPI.com

The second test launch of the Starship spacecraft has been delayed until Saturday, according to SpaceX. The 20-minute launch window will begin at 8 a.m. EST.

www.upi.com

 

[MartinAustin]

Launch delayed until Saturday

SpaceX counts down to second Starship test launch Saturday morning - UPI.com

The second test launch of the Starship spacecraft has been delayed until Saturday, according to SpaceX. The 20-minute launch window will begin at 8 a.m. EST.

www.upi.com

So... the window opens at 7am in Texas

 

[betstarship]

For those interested, this probably means good things about the greater EV sector and towards sustainability. I was really surprised to hear about countries outside of the major car utilization countries adopting EV's whether they're 2, 3, or 4+ wheels:

"Electric two wheelers and three wheelers combined displace four times as much oil demand as all electric passenger cars sold globally. So your two- and three-wheeler electric vehicles are displacing about a million barrels of oil demand per day, whereas passenger cars in total, are displacing about a quarter of a million barrels of oil demand per day. And for context, we consume about 100 million barrels of oil every day."

The Rise of the Electric Two-Wheeler

Could commuting less often help cut carbon? This week, Zero’s team shares some interesting climate stats.

www.bloomberg.com

More:

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.

theconversation.com

 

[tmoz]

2nd Update. Another white Model Y LR has arrived in Scottsdale. We will hopefully take delivery on Thursday.
But I have the tax info. Registration fees were about $906, and sales tax $4100.
Hoping for a good experience on Thursday - will give a final update.
We are transferring free lifetime supercharging from the 2015 S to the LR Y

Last Update: Took delivery today. The white Model Y LR was as close to perfect as I could imagine. The inventory still seems to be lean. A batch came in this week to the Phoenix area and replenished the supply of inventory cars, but I'd still call it lean. I don't think they had one of every variant available (interior color, exterior color, seating 5 vs 7, tow hitch, etc). We talked to a lady comparing a model 3 she just test drove to our Y and she decided the 3 was not quite roomy enough as her husband (not present) is on the tall side. We think she is going Y. No wonder that car is flying off the shelves around the world.