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

[Christine69420]

Did see a post on X from some guy Yesterday who got his. Posted a pic of his CT charging at a supercharger. Wasn't a YouTuber as far as I could say. Did not bookmark since I assumed there would be more. Got the phone call from Tesla just a few days before the event.

Edit: Tried to search for this post. But Google did not show me anything X. And on X I could not search for images with in a time period.

Finally found it. Not a YouTube'r but not exactly an ordinary customer either - he is one of the guys behind Reddit.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1730665989531111823

https://twitter.com/alexisohanian
Alexis Ohanian

@alexisohanian


So thrilled to have gotten to be one of the first to get the iconic stainless steel
@Tesla
Cybertruck - what an experience!!More Cybertruck content coming

 

[munkypuzel]

Brian of My Tesla weekend claims Tesla are already in process of getting approval for the CT in Europe. Just saying....

Impossible in its current form - pedestrian safety..

 

[Christine69420]

Impossible in its current form - pedestrian safety..

Why?

Other trucks are on the roads here - ie the Hummer - and the baby Hummer. Where do the Cybertruck fall short?

 

[scaesare]

When they get the silicon loaded up in the anode, yes those improvements will be there.

And I don't see any reason why ultimately the energy density would be any less than the other form factors.

 

[SOULPEDL]

Speaking of safety, anyone else notice how the color red is used for ANYTHING that moves in the Factory? Stationary beams are all White. What a great idea!
I also noticed the one Yellow robot applying adhesive to glass, surrounded by Plexiglas. Yellow is color for Gas in plumbing. Looks like it's also for robots around VOC's (outgasing risks). What a tidy factory!

 

[2daMoon]

Impossible in its current form - pedestrian safety..

A valid concern, which was addressed in an episode of the Carmudgeon Show, covered by SMR today. Cybertruck's hood line is quite a bit lower than traditional pickups. (no mention of it being expected to meet European standards)

This link opens to their discussion of pedestrian safety and how Cybertruck compares to other pickups.

 

[SO16]

Why?

Other trucks are on the roads here - ie the Hummer - and the baby Hummer. Where do the Cybertruck fall short?

CT will most likely be fine in Europe but hopefully will know once crash test data is out.. The F150 is allowed there.

 

[AudubonB]

This!

In my particular situation where loss of power takes out both water and sewage service, the CT easily provides 4 to 5 PW capacity (120+ Kwh pack perhaps at half charge given surprise power outage) supporting power for days!

Well, darn!

I was really hoping I could get to share in your bowl of Wheaties this morning until I finally figured out that by “4 to 5 PW” you weren’t referring to Petawatts.

 

[scaesare]

Speaking of safety, anyone else notice how the color red is used for ANYTHING that moves in the Factory? Stationary beams are all White. What a great idea!
I also noticed the one Yellow robot applying adhesive to glass, surrounded by Plexiglas. Yellow is color for Gas in plumbing. Looks like it's also for robots around VOC's (outgasing risks). What a tidy factory!

I think that's just the default color of Fanuc robots, nothing to do with outgassing....

Reminded me of this dumb allegation against Elona few yrs back:

Somebody subsequently posted a factory pic FULL of yellow Fanuc robots lol...

 

[munkypuzel]

Why?

Other trucks are on the roads here - ie the Hummer - and the baby Hummer. Where do the Cybertruck fall short?

Ok - I could be wrong.. I'm not qualified. The corners are the bit that really make me wonder, they just appear to sharp..

 

[FEERSUMENDJIN]

Ah thanks for this. I've been looking for any evidence of Brake by Wire, as it wasn't explicitly mentioned like Steer by Wire was, which I found odd.

Watching that video, it indeed doesn't look like a traditional brake master cylinder along with that steering control unit:

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Still looks like hydraulic lines to me.

 

[navguy12]

Not sure if this has been posted yet, from today’s Guardian feed:

European carmakers have secured less than a sixth of the key raw materials they will need by 2030 to make electric vehicle batteries, according to analysis that highlights the expected scramble for green-tech resources.

The world’s two biggest electric carmakers, Tesla in the US and China’s BYD, were significantly further ahead of many of their European rivals in securing access to key raw materials, the researchers found.

Julia Poliscanova, the senior director for vehicles and emobility at T&E, said: “There is a clear disconnect between carmakers’ electric vehicle [EV] goals and their critical mineral strategies. Tesla and BYD are way ahead of most European players, who are only waking up to the challenge of securing battery metals now.”

T&E said Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Hyundai/Kia were the carmakers with large European operations that were lagging furthest behind rivals. Ford, Volkswagen and Stellantis have disclosed plans for battery mineral supply that rival Tesla and BYD.

Europe is ‘miles behind’ in race for raw materials used in electric car batteries

EU and UK carmakers have secured just 16% of lithium, cobalt and nickel needed to hit 2030 targets, says study

www.theguardian.com

 

[FEERSUMENDJIN]

Impossible in its current form - pedestrian safety..

Lawyers will be lawyers.

 

[scaesare]

A valid concern, which was addressed in an episode of the Carmudgeon Show, covered by SMR today. Cybertruck's hood line is quite a bit lower than traditional pickups. (no mention of it being expected to meet European standards)

This link opens to their discussion of pedestrian safety and how Cybertruck compares to other pickups.

It's not shorter than a van... what's the concern here?

 

[Unpilot]

Impossible in its current form - pedestrian safety..

Ok - I could be wrong.. I'm not qualified. The corners are the bit that really make me wonder, they just appear to sharp..

Perhaps posting something that appears to be factual ...is not a good idea....if you don't know if it is factual.

 

[FEERSUMENDJIN]

Ok - I could be wrong.. I'm not qualified. The corners are the bit that really make me wonder, they just appear to sharp..

The best pedestrian safety is not to hit a pedestrian. Tesla has superlative active safety. Also the frunk height is actually at a pretty safe level compared to other trucks, where you would be putting your head straight into the cooling fans. yup those front quarter angles don't look great, but it is just one part of the equation.

 

[FastEddieB]

Now that the cat is out of the bag, where does TSLA go today and by the end of the year?

These questions imply someone knows, or can even intelligently guess. Which is, as they say, a “fact not in evidence“.

 

[scaesare]

Still looks like hydraulic lines to me.

The Brembo Sensify system uses a hydraulic brake-pedal sensor unit for pedal "feel", so there would ostensibly be lines running to it.

The Brembo was tested on a Tesla, incidentally... and Tesla has used Brembo systems on their cars, so there's some thought they were developed in conjunction with each other...

 

[2daMoon]

It's not shorter than a van... what's the concern here?

Just saying that increasing pedestrian safety is a valid concern. Nothing more.

 

[scaesare]

Just saying that increasing pedestrian safety is a valid concern. Nothing more.

OK, I guess it's just that you said that in reply to @munkypuzel who said it was impossible to get approved in Europe:

Impossible in its current form - pedestrian safety..

So I guess I should really ask @munkypuzel, why is this impossible?