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2a5ndt | Electric Cars- Why do they have disc brakes? | Hi electric and tesla car fans! I was driving down the freeway last week and saw a sweet Tesla S that clearly had some upgrades. This sucker had some huge 6 piston front brakes they looked awesome. But it got me thinking about Teslas electric cars and brakes overall. I do a lot of RC Car work and generally you just use the electric motor for braking. So why does an electric passenger car use disc brakes? Can t we use engine braking in electric cars just like RC cars in a reliable and easy fashion? I would imagine no new parts would be needed except maybe some software to figure out the E-brake stuff. Removing disc brakes would be a huuuuge benefit to MPG efficiency as that s a good 20-30 pounds per wheel of rotating mass calipers the brake lines etc as well as the cost of having 4 disc brakes. I d imagine that the manufacturing cost would drop several thousand dollars by removing the conventional braking system. So why? Is it something dumb stifling innovation here like a disc brake company owning the patents for a design that doesn t use disc brakes and not letting anyone use it? Apologies for my ignorance around the engineering side of the electric cars- my experience is with gasoline cars and RC cars. :) | Tainen | 2014-07-08 16:49:04 | 10 | cirpmvx | It does use the motor for braking its called regenerative braking it recovers a significant amount of energy. I m sure there is a law in place where you need to have standard brakes besides standard brakes are needed in emergency situations where you need to break hard. Edit: as u RoboticMayhem mentions it appears to indeed be a law to have mechanical brakes. | butteredmuffins | 2014-07-08 16:59:44 | 21 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
5c94tf | Electric car incentives going away now? | So Trump will become the next president. Will he and his republican congress take away the $7 500 tax credit I was expecting with my model 3 in favor of fossil fuel subsidies? | succored_word | 2016-11-10 17:38:13 | 21 | d9ulq4k | Hey OP I know what you re saying. I m a bit concerned myself but (and someone correct me if I m wrong) The $7 500 rebate wasn t an executive order the way that the 30% solar credit was. So it would take some time effort to repeal this. It would also to some extent hurt American auto Jobs as both Tesla and Chevy are building thier cars in USA based Factories with USA based labor and Trump has been very clear about keeping strengthening US Jobs. Yeah we got a lot of other larger issues that are about to happen in the next 12 months but this one will affect my wallet the most in the short term. I m hopeful this doesn t specifically get targeted by the new administration on day one. | tkrynsky | 2016-11-10 17:50:42 | 14 | EV Tax Credit Impact |
aev3qu | Electric car noise | Electrek recently came out with an article talking about upcoming rules mandating electric cars to emit some kind of noise at slow speeds in order to warn pedestrians of their presence. I ve posted in the comments some sounds I would like to see Elon consider. Please add any ideas you may have and upvote the ones you like. I ll send the top 10 to Elon. | TC_PK | 2019-01-11 12:55:50 | 28 | edswo5i | The Jetsons “Car” sound. | AcousticGinger | 2019-01-11 13:09:42 | 49 | Tesla Model 3 Audio Experience |
2o1ope | Electric car situation in Germany: 4th government report abridged + infographics | Germany released their fourth research report on electric vehicles today. It is currently only available in German here: http: www.bmwi.de BMWi Redaktion PDF F fortschrittsbericht-2014-bilanz-der-marktvorbereitung property=pdf bereich=bmwi2012 sprache=de rwb=true.pdf Response from chancellor Merkel: http: www.bundesregierung.de Content DE Rede 2014 12 2014-12-02-merkel-npe.html The english versions of older reports and at a later date the fourth report can be found here: http: www.bmwi.de EN Topics Economy Industrial-policy electric-mobility did=668850.html **Situation in Germany today:** * €380 kWh battery cost * 160 Wh liter battery energy density * 17 German electric car models (note: 12 new next year) * 24 000 cars sold (note: vs 100 000 planned) * 4 800 public chargers * 100 public fast chargers (note: 60 CCS 200 tesla+chademo in total) * CCS mandatory european charging system * €1.5 Billion incentives * Exempt from vehicle tax * 82 research and development projects * Education Know-how roadmap (?) * 4 model regions **7 core goals:** 1. Tax reduction for fleet vehicles (average 200 million Euros per year) €30 million in 2015 €290 million in 2019 2. Swiftly pass incentive bill into law So it takes effect from the beginning of 2015. 3. Strengthen investment partnership for public charging infrastructure € 550 million per year until 2020. Public private partnership. 4. Implement EU-guidelines for alternative fuels including charging infrastructure in compliance with the standardization roadmap 3.0 recommendations. . Combined charging system (CCS) as mandatory global charging standard. EU directive since 2014 and to become established in the US. Ongoing negotiations with China Japan and other partners. Blanked coverage as fast as possible. 5. Implement public and private acquisition initiatives 6. Research and development of new topics and ensure government financing (around 360 million per year) Vehicle battery and information technology plus infrastructure. 7. Establish cell production and research in Germany High overproduction for Gen 2 lithium-ion batteries. Cell production in Germany not profitable today. But considerable expansion necessary with increasing electric vehicle numbers. It is of interest for business location Germany that cell Gen 3 and 4 production will take place in Germany. **Urgent calls for action:** 3.1.2 vehicle technology: - Cost reduction via advanced system integration and efficiency improvements - Further development of chargers inside cars - Expand research and development in energy density cost production and quantity of battery generation 3 4 3.1.3 charging infrastructure - Further expansion of CCS charging infrastructure - Development of sustainable financing concepts 3.1.6 energy and environment - Private use of charging infrastructure at the workspace (tax law) 3.1.7 City planning and intermodality (?) - Adjust building regulations and legal code - Develop financial and personnel resources (?) **Infographics:** http: abload.de img battery1dpded.png http: abload.de img cars1sgix3.png http: abload.de img chargers0eycn5.png http: abload.de img chargers1gdfzs.png http: abload.de img chargers28tdya.png http: abload.de img chargers37dddy.png http: abload.de img chargers4huier.png | ScepticMatt | 2014-12-02 14:17:36 | 36 | cmixo3t | My opinion on the report and what it means: * Germany is way behind in battery technology. Current costs are almost double what Tesla currently pays and the report thinks Lithium-sulfur in 2020-2025 is necessary to get where Tesla is now (see first infographic) * Germany has sold a quarter of their EV target but it s still a solid growth. With the resistance and lobbying from the german automobile association (DAV) I m not surprised they missed their lofty goals. (see second and third infographic) * Germany is pushing hard for CCS chargers. I like the fact that they are targeting very high power levels (200 kW 350 kW) but the vast majority of current chargers are 50 kW. Time for Tesla to design a CCS adapter? (see fourth to last infographics) * EV bills to be passed soon taking effect starting in 2015. They currently focus on fleet vehicles. Still doubtful if and when private Tesla customers can benefit. | ScepticMatt | 2014-12-02 16:06:24 | 6 | Tesla Challenges in Germany |
6menr1 | Electric car survey for college class | Hello Tesla owners! It would help me greatly if you would take a moment to answer my brief survey. It is for my college course and all answers will be kept private and used only for my assignment. No personal information is needed for the survey. Here is the link: https: surveynuts.com surveys take?id=141748& c=3203504817HLPT Thank you to all who participate and have a great day! | DeusVultBruh | 2017-07-10 14:07:38 | 29 | dk12obv | of note survey is only for current EV owners. | GuardiansBeer | 2017-07-10 15:39:25 | 13 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6mo42f | Electric cars and deep water | Does anyone know what happens when an electric car meets a deep puddle? I m talking water past wheel wells and intruding inside - will that just cause a fuse to pop and nothing else because all electrical connections batteries are sealed or would this be a more spectacular event that we ll all watch on r watchpeopledie someday? | funny_retardation | 2017-07-11 18:21:12 | 17 | dk30bx0 | https: electrek.co 2016 06 18 tesla-model-s-driving-swimming-flooded-tunnel-video | dickwad69 | 2017-07-11 18:23:57 | 40 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
33gcnp | Electric cars in water? | With the news about all the flooding happening in Sydney I started thinking...how would a Tesla handle flooding? An ICE car in theory can handle deep water as long as you don t submerge your air intake. The Tesla has it s batteries at the very bottom of the car and the electric motor is also quite low to the ground I assume? Is all this stuff water proof? Just an interesting question I thought I would raise! | AliB3 | 2015-04-22 08:17:04 | 17 | cqknq2t | The powertrain (including battery) is mounted unprotected on the bottom of the vehicle - given water is likely to be encountered normally I d say you d be ok if only the powertrain is submerged. Problems are likely to emerge when the less well protected low voltage stuff gets exposed - sensors wiring cooling fans pumps etc. The entire high voltage system is isolated for safety from the exposed low voltage stuff so if the vehicle did conk out due to water you re not going to be electrocuted getting out. | tomoldbury | 2015-04-22 09:44:32 | 5 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6vv77h | Electrician Recommendations to Avoid Tesla Tax East Toronto Ontario | Hello All I was recently given a quote for 1500$ to do a ~4-6 meter run of cable to a tesla EVSE by one of the tesla recommended electricians and I cant help but feel that I m being handed a very steep tesla tax. After asking if the price was real they came back with 1300$ within minutes but thats still at least 600$ an hour. Am I crazy in thinking it should be around 500-800$? Or is there really that much work involved? | Roukoswarf | 2017-08-25 00:52:37 | 17 | dm387b2 | Try a Non-Tesla recommended electrician. Any licensed electrician should be able to do the work. | DumberMonkey | 2017-08-25 00:54:52 | 12 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
8niia0 | Electrician is Installing my 14-30 Outlet Today: a cautionary tale for those expecting to just use their 110 outlet.... | I felt confident I could get by with just charging my 3 via the 110-V outlet that is closest to my car (my wife parks closer to the outlet that is pre-wired for higher voltage) because I only have a 20-mile commute round trip and that would allow me to maintain a full charge without even trying. Well lo and behold I like driving this damn car so much that I can t get the electrons fast enough. I ve driven to DC twice in the past two weeks (230 mile round trip) and Charlottesville twice last weekend (120 mile round trip each) and while the superchargers are well located for both of these trips I would have been able to do all these trips without supercharging if I had been able to charge faster overnight at home. Furthermore I find myself obsessing about my state of charge and unable to find time to get up to a full charge before these road trips. Just a word of experience from a 1-month owner. You re going to want to drive a lot and trickle charging sucks ass... | garthreddit | 2018-05-31 13:43:09 | 122 | dzw2i8i | I ve lived through all rates of charging between my BMW i3 and Model X and soon to be model3... 120V\-12A 120V\-16A 240V\-16A 240V\-32A 240V\-48A Assuming 12 hrs per night of downtime that you can charge model 3 72kwh usable battery and 12& #37 charging efficiency losses Standard Outlet 120V\-12A makes things difficult \~5MPH Charge from 0& #37 in 56 Hrs Overnight only nets you \~65 miles if you are low and you forget to charge you are kinda screwed. If not relying on superchargers for long distance travel meticulous planning may be required. Forgetting to charge when low could mean you don t make it to work the next day while waiting for it to charge. 20 Amp Outlet 120V\-20A is actually a big 33& #37 faster step up \~7\-8MPH Charge from 0& #37 in 42 Hrs. \(get the 5\-20 adapter from tesla\) This will net you \~87 miles a night. If not relying on superchargers for long distance travel Planning may be required. Forgetting to charge when low could mean you miss half a day of work while waiting for it to charge. 240\-16A is a Major step up and can be done with the same in wall wiring by replacing the receptacle and the breaker on an existing 20 amp circuit. \(just be sure you know which outlets are on the circuit and change all the receptacles so nobody can plug in standard plugs into them. This is 166& #37 faster than a standard outlet This will charge \~14\-15mph. Charge from 0& #37 in 21 Hours This will net you \~174 miles a night. If not relying on superchargers long distance travel may require some planning. Forgetting to charge when low could mean you miss 2\-3 hrs of work while waiting for it to charge up a bit. 240\-32A usually requires new wiring unless you have existing dryer outlets but is extremely flexible 433& #37 faster than a standard outlet This will charge 29\-30 MPH Charge from 0& #37 in 11 hours. This will charge completely 310 miles overnight easily \(only 11 hrs if empty\) If not relying on superchargers long distance travel requires little if any planning as long as you plug it in the night before you leave on your trip. Forgetting to charge when low might mean you miss an hour or so of work while you get enough range to make it in. 240\-48A also requires new wiring unless you have existing dryer outlets but will also require purchasing a high power wall connector. best flexibility for model3 \(LR\) charging \(not possible for model 3 SR\). 700& #37 faster than a standard outlet Will charge at 44MPH Charge from 0& #37 in 7 hours. Will easily charge car overnight. If not relying on superchargers long distance travel almost no extra planning at all. Forgetting to charge when low might mean you plug in while you take a shower and get dressed and might lose 15 minutes in the morning while charging enough range to make your trip. I got really carried away in this post.... hopefully it is useful. | cbutters2000 | 2018-05-31 17:18:59 | 50 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
6uj1ak | Electrician is here in an hour 2 questions | Hi my electrician is coming to install one NEMA 14-50 in one hour. (50amp breaker 6awg wire ground pin up) I just wanted to clarify: -It looks like most people have the plug about 4 off the ground. Is 4 from the ground recommended? -I bought the orange hook from Home Depot. Should the hook be level with the plug? How far apart should it be? It s hard to tell in pictures. It looks like about 3 apart would make sense. Thanks! | SweepTheLeg_ | 2017-08-18 16:38:20 | 25 | dlt6t4n | 4 feet is the standard for commercial installations due to ADA requirements. You can be more flexible in a residential installation. | ahecht | 2017-08-18 18:37:05 | 8 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
ej8oes | Electrician who wants a bullet proof canopy for the cybertruck to store expensive tools and ladders. | ...hello electrician here. I have a small business and run everything from my truck. I am interested in the cybertruck but I could not find anything regarding a canopy in the works. Is a canopy a future project from the car company or will the development of a canopy be a 3rd party add on from another company which makes and sells canopies separately. I would prefer one made by Tesla as it would be easier to finance everything in one shot. I also want my canopy to be bullet proof for the storage of expensive tools. > Automotive < Pickup truck | jha_fer | 2020-01-03 02:27:00 | 35 | fcw8dl4 | You can t lock the tools inside the 100sqft of bulletproof space inside the bed? Serious question. | SEJeff | 2020-01-03 02:44:46 | 20 | Revolutionary Tesla Cybertruck |
abr43t | Electricians Tesla Wall connectors and the Tesla Tax | ...we finally got our Tesla Wall Connector installed but it took us a while to find the right electrician. The builders of our house preinstalled conduit from the breaker box to a plate in the garage in anticipation of EV charging and both are on the same wall. Three businesses I called quoted me 475 650 and 975(!!!) to install a 60A breaker run 7 of wire through the conduit and hook up the Wall Connector. The folks that quoted me 975 (found via tesla.com) were actually surprised when I told them I had decided to go with someone else. We ended up going with a really honest guy who charged time + materials didn t care that this was for a Tesla and we paid less than $300 which was well within expectations. How much Tesla tax have you folks experienced? | segascott | 2019-01-02 07:21:38 | 109 | ed2p4oc | I was quoted $1000. Did it myself for $30 in parts and 30 minutes of time. | kc5cbt | 2019-01-02 12:34:32 | 67 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
h02stv | Electrify garage Model3 AWD power increase | Options are now live on website: https: shop.electrifiedgarage.com Not ready to kiss my warranty goodbye but the stage one gets you 3.8 second (0.3 faster than tesla acceleration boost at about half the price). Curious to see some video on YouTube when they come and what the device looks like. | x-cimo | 2020-06-10 03:23:30 | 57 | ftjs14m | $900 is not a lot to keep your warranty. The fact of the matter is that they say it s undetectable but no one really knows what the car logs. If you fry your battery or motor you bet Tesla will dig and dig and dig to figure out why it happened. | kchau | 2020-06-10 03:27:50 | 33 | Electric Performance Car Comparison |
ib7u66 | Electrochromatic mirrors and window tinting | Apologies if this has been posted before I did a number of buzz word searches and couldn t see it had. Could someone please give me an insight into how much of an impact window tinting makes on visibility out of the auto dimming electrochromatic side mirrors? I ve been wanting to tint for a while and about to pull the trigger on a 35% VLT tint shade (3M nano-carbon based film called Colour stable if that matters) but slightly concerned it may make the side mirrors unusable given I already struggle a little trying to see cars at night through them. Appreciate this may be largely subjective but have no experience with tinting so any insight is appreciated. Many thanks for the input. | Ruglyf89 | 2020-08-17 04:59:27 | 16 | g1t9gg5 | Simple. Just twist and pull off your rear view mirror detach the wire and re-attach the mirror. It disables not only your rearview but also your side view electrochroamatic mirrors. I did this a two years ago when I first got my tint put on. Super easy super effective. | WestSorbet | 2020-08-17 06:23:17 | 16 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
3mlwhp | Electrochromic dimming on Model X | I d seen some speculation that the massive front windscreen of the Model X might have some sort of dimming feature. Small piece of corroborating evidence: Fritz has experience with it in the Kabura concept - which also had a large windscreen extending overhead. http: www.autoconcept-reviews.com cars_reviews mazda mazda-kabura wallpaper Mazda_Kabura_2006_01_print.jpg https: en.wikipedia.org wiki Mazda_Kabura#Exterior | etm33 | 2015-09-27 19:18:24 | 22 | cvg3y8o | Good observation. If this were a criminal investigation this puts the suspect in the right place at the right time. | DonaldUnpleasance | 2015-09-27 19:54:40 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
7yd898 | Electronic Payment for Tesla | Hey all put in a down payment for $10K via the electronic payment option on myTesla portal on 2 15 and my bank is not showing any withdrawal activity. For those who have paid via this method does Tesla debit your account at the time of delivery or should they have already taken this money out? Taking delivery on 2 21 and getting concerned. Called local SC and my DS said they do see the payment made...either I need to be more patient or something ain t adding up here. | blind2haters | 2018-02-18 09:00:56 | 17 | dufgx53 | I d had the car for a couple of days before the payment showed from my account. | run-the-joules | 2018-02-18 09:10:48 | 22 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
9eermx | Electronics Fried by Windshield Tint Install - Looking for Advice Similar Experiences | Before I begin yes I ve heard of this issue happening before. I live in AZ and have to park my car outside so to me there s risks on both sides of tinting it and not tinting it. Before I got it tinted I did my due diligence on finding the right tint installer (see below if you really want to know). **The Issue:** Yesterday I went to go pick up my car after getting the windows tinted. When I got there they were still working on it. I saw them finishing up squeegee-ing the windshield from the inside and the electronics and dash were not even covered by towels or anything. I saw a steady stream of liquid go right into the area in the front that houses some of the electronics. When I finally got in the car every error started popping up on the screen (front motor disabled regen braking disabled autopilot disabled traction control disabled ghost touches on the screen etc.). I had the owner come check it out and he s keeping it over night in hopes it dries out and will be fine to drive later today. Luckily the owner has been very nice in the process so far and has offered to pay damages and for me to borrow his car. However that car is very heavily based on electronics and I don t want to have me and my family in a car with Autopilot knowing that it has damaged electronics. Has anyone else had this problem? I found these 2 online but they said very different amounts when it came to getting it fixed by Tesla ($10 000 vs $900): [https: www.tintdude.com forum topic 88317-tesla-model-3-warning ](https: www.tintdude.com forum topic 88317-tesla-model-3-warning ) and [https: www.tintdude.com forum topic 87783-tesla-3-windshield-film-computer-problems ](https: www.tintdude.com forum topic 87783-tesla-3-windshield-film-computer-problems ) **Not sure how to proceed:** I m sure the owner will hope to have it turn on okay today and let me drive off and just be done with it. But I don t want to accept it if it even turns on without major failures since I don t know if this is going to cause more issues down the road in which would be impossible for me to prove it was the tinting installation problem. If it works my plan is to take it to the service center on Monday and have them check it out just in case (they re closed on Sundays). If they find issues I was going to have them fix it and bring the receipt back to the tint installer for a refund of the fix. Does this sound like a good plan to anyone else? **For those interested my vetting process:** I started looking for places on the local Tesla FB groups to see who has gotten theirs done before and who s been recommended. I found an old close friend on there who had theirs done and recommended a place so I decided to go to them. When I dropped it off I talked to the owner and explicitly asked him if he has done 3 s in the past and if he is comfortable doing the windshields on the 3 s since others have damaged the electronics by doing so. He reassured me that he has done them before and that he was comfortable and confident in doing mine without any issues. I m just frustrated since I m not sure what else I could have done at this point to prevent this so this is a **warning** to all of those who are thinking about tinting the windshield and are just planning to find an experienced installer do it. **It s not worth it!** **My Config:** Model 3 Dual Motor - Autopilot - FSD - White Interior - Aeros - MSM | NewUserNewMe | 2018-09-09 17:30:32 | 22 | e5oaiv2 | I would not drive it even if things start to work. I would take it to Tesla and explain to them what happened. Hold the shop that ruined your car accountable. | Skylake1987 | 2018-09-09 17:41:06 | 35 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
e21n8n | Elon please make a real APC work van | Take the Cybertruck cut off a couple inches of bed integrate it into one long body with less ceiling slope. Have reclining limo APC-style seating and normal side door(s plural if you can figure out how to integrate with the wall seating) and a Falcon-Wing Door style trunk for easy loading and so people can run out the back if they re feeling super extra. Call it a cyber scorpion or some dumb shit because it has a tail. Best transport car work van hybrid ever. Also doubles as the best Boring tunnel vehicle and robo-taxi possible. Think of the robo-fleet ROI!! I mean you can even integrate a wheel chair ramp to the back (like Cybertruck essentially already has). Take over the non-emergency ambulance and Uber Health market in a heartbeat even before FSD exists. FWIW that market has like double digit CAGRs. | wpwpw131 | 2019-11-26 17:56:39 | 14 | f8sx6yi | This would be cool. I also hope a 3 row SUV is in the works. | surfcaster18 | 2019-11-26 17:58:02 | 8 | Revolutionary Tesla Cybertruck |
2idzg1 | Elon save me from ICEs | After spending all day under my car yesterday replacing a timing belt and just being in awe that those insane clusterfucks of machinery work *at all * I have very firmly decided that every penny I can spare will now be dumped into a Model 3 savings fund. When the day comes I shall open the frunk stare lovingly into the empty space that represents everything I don t have to deal with anymore close it and hum off into the sunset. Assuming I can get the grease out from under my fingernails by then. | D2T | 2014-10-05 21:17:52 | 103 | cl1cdnx | Sounds like you really need the D. | stabby1 | 2014-10-05 21:54:08 | 56 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
dvdvmm | Elon & his team is in Berlin | After we spotted his plane yesterday landing at Berlin Schönefeld they are now in Berlin. A member of the TMC spotted them (at least Elon and Jerome) at the Hotel Adlon Kempinski (basically the best hotel in Berlin). Wonder what they are doing there. I guess it s about GF4. TMC: https: teslamotorsclub.com tmc threads tesla-tsla-the-investment-world-the-2019-investors-roundtable.139047 page-5061 | Niklas0401 | 2019-11-12 18:17:01 | 65 | f7cajb3 | Can t believe the Model 3 got it! Congrats!!!! And Gigafactory 4 in Berlin!!!! | Water_Resistant | 2019-11-12 19:46:58 | 22 | Tesla Challenges in Germany |
dzqz7m | Elon Bingo for Cyber Trunk event | Original credit: @model3owners Model Y event Bingo card. I took the bingo board that @model3owners made for the Y event and changed some of the spots to fit better for the truck event. Feel free to use or change to your own liking. Font isn t a perfect match. I don t have Photoshop installed to line it up perfectly as a match. What spots do you guys think I should have changed or missed for the upcoming event? [https: imgur.com a C2YceLR](https: imgur.com a C2YceLR) | GeoffSherrill | 2019-11-21 22:13:09 | 130 | f89lm06 | This whole sub has gone #cybertrucknutz | skifri | 2019-11-21 22:26:52 | 36 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4cu36s | Elon FIRST talks environment - then Model 3 | While much commentary centers on the physical features of the Model 3 it is good to see Elon put everything into context by talking about the environment first. So much more credibility than those who fudge their emissions data and in their advertising only appeal to the vanity of their customers in order to promote their product. | Blond_007 | 2016-04-01 05:15:55 | 38 | d1lkc73 | *cough* Volkswagen *cough* | USGAH | 2016-04-01 08:23:59 | 6 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
hq33bo | Elon Musk 2nd performance award within sight? | With Tesla s massive rise in share price recently I thought it would be interesting to visit how close he is to his second tranche of compensation. If all of my math is correct it looks like Elon Musk will earn another 1.69 million shares very soon (Next Monday the 20th assuming the share price doesn t go down. Obviously very big IF). Link to his performance award package: [https: www.sec.gov Archives edgar data 1318605 000119312518016650 d500497dex991.htm](https: www.sec.gov Archives edgar data 1318605 000119312518016650 d500497dex991.htm) It is my understanding that he needs 4 things to be true to get another 1.69 million shares. 2 are operational and 2 are market cap. Note: It is really 1 market cap milestone but there is a 6 month calculation AND a 30 day calculation. 1. (Operational): Revenue of 20 Billion. Current trailing 4 quarters is \~26 Billion. 2. (Operational): Adjusted EBITDA of 1.5 Billion. Current Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing 4 quarters is 3.78 Billion. 3. (market cap): 6 month market cap average of 150 Billion. Current 6 month average is 141 Billion BUT 6 more days assuming the share price market cap stays the same (286B currently) would put him at 151B. 4. (market cap): 30 day trailing average market cap of 150 Billion. Current trailing 30 days is 205 Billion. & #x200B I made a Google Sheet with the closing market cap to show my work. Thoughts? [https: docs.google.com spreadsheets d 1MotHvhl4s8azbn9UAYqQ3kqTqCW-ihcnoIfHcUaOiGg edit#gid=0](https: docs.google.com spreadsheets d 1MotHvhl4s8azbn9UAYqQ3kqTqCW-ihcnoIfHcUaOiGg edit#gid=0) | sc2319 | 2020-07-12 22:06:18 | 75 | fxvybgb | Good for him good for Tesla! I ve seen a lot of rich person hate over his 1st performance award because the media simply said Elon Musk just got paid $$$$$ and a bunch of people went crazy about the Rich CEO Gets Richer argument. Most of the articles failed to point out that Elon is on a 100% compensation structure he makes $0 salary 0 cash bonuses and 0 time-based vested equity. This is extremely uncommon for executive contracts executives want to ensure they get paid no matter what happens to their company. The fact that Elon only makes money when his company makes money is not only a great structure for Tesla it s an awesome way for Elon to show he s in it to win it. I m not trying to start a debate about Tesla wages minimum wages etc just pointing out that it s something that Elon and Tesla did that I respect very much. Here s Tesla s statement: Elon actually earned $0 in total compensation from Tesla in 2018 and any reporting otherwise is incorrect and misleading. Unlike other CEOs Elon receives no salary no cash bonuses and no equity that simply vests by the passage of time. His only compensation is a completely at-risk performance award that was specifically designed with ambitious milestones such as doubling Tesla s current market capitalization from approximately $40 billion to $100 billion. As a result Elon s entire compensation is directly tied to the long-term success of Tesla and its shareholders and none of the equity from his 2018 performance package has vested. | Mikeyp2424 | 2020-07-13 01:39:42 | 55 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
2otmxp | Elon Musk AMA | Hey all I just submitted [an AMA request for Elon Musk](http: www.reddit.com r IAmA comments 2oqsk3 ama_request_elon_musk ). I hope ya ll will support it and if anyone has some way of contacting him please do so and let us know what he says. | TooMuchJargon | 2014-12-10 02:33:36 | 94 | cmqiz8p | You know everyone seems to think he wouldn t have enough time but the fact is he does interviews with the press and public events at least a couple times a month. He MAKES time for stuff like this. Otherwise there wouldn t be a million videos of him up on YouTube. | TooMuchJargon | 2014-12-10 05:11:28 | 23 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8hqah7 | Elon Musk Purchases 33 000 Shares Worth $9.85M | New SEC Form 4 just disclosed by Tesla. [http: ir.tesla.com secfiling.cfm?filingID=1494730\-18\-2& CIK=1318605](http: ir.tesla.com secfiling.cfm?filingID=1494730-18-2& CIK=1318605) | mayurthaker | 2018-05-07 19:38:08 | 289 | dylt0t4 | He owned 33 632 421 Tesla stocks yesterday now he owns 33 665 421. This represent an increase of about 0.1% of his holding. In other words if he owned 19.78% of the company yesterday today he owns 19.80%. | iiixii | 2018-05-07 20:50:56 | 140 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
ahfuj1 | Elon Musk about Going Public - June 7 2013 (From his Biography by Ashlee Vance) | Elon s thoughts on going public with SpaceX after his experience with Tesla so far(June 7 2013). Most of it is even true today ever since model 3 ramp $420 funding secured tweet and today s stock market s response. So thought about sharing this piece. ————————————————— From: Elon Musk Date: June 7 2013 12: 43: 06 AM PDT To: All < All@ spacex.com > Subject: Going Public Per my recent comments I am increasingly concerned about SpaceX going public before the Mars transport system is in place. Creating the technology needed to establish life on Mars is and always has been the fundamental goal of SpaceX. If being a public company diminishes that likelihood then we should not do so until Mars is secure. This is something that I am open to reconsidering but given my experiences with Tesla and SolarCity I am hesitant to foist being public on SpaceX especially given the long term nature of our mission. Some at SpaceX who have not been through a public company experience may think that being public is desirable. This is not so. Public company stocks particularly if big step changes in technology are involved go through extreme volatility both for reasons of internal execution and for reasons that have nothing to do with anything except the economy. This causes people to be distracted by the manic-depressive nature of the stock instead of creating great products. It is important to emphasize that Tesla and SolarCity are public because they didn t have any choice. Their private capital structure was becoming unwieldy and they needed to raise a lot of equity capital. SolarCity also needed to raise a huge amount of debt at the lowest possible interest rate to fund solar leases. The banks who provide that debt wanted SolarCity to have the additional and painful scrutiny that comes with being public. Those rules referred to as Sarbanes-Oxley essentially result in a tax being levied on company execution by requiring detailed reporting right down to how your meal is expensed during travel and you can be penalized even for minor mistakes. ##YES BUT I COULD MAKE MORE MONEY IF WE WERE PUBLIC For those who are under the impression that they are so clever that they can outsmart public market investors and would sell SpaceX stock at the “right time ” let me relieve you of any such notion. If you really are better than most hedge fund managers then there is no need to worry about the value of your SpaceX stock as you can just invest in other public company stocks and make billions of dollars in the market. If you think: “Ah but I know what s really going on at SpaceX and that will give me an edge ” you are also wrong. Selling public company stock with insider knowledge is illegal. As a result selling public stock is restricted to narrow time windows a few times per year. Even then you can be prosecuted for insider trading. At Tesla we had both an employee and an investor go through a grand jury investigation for selling stock over a year ago despite them doing everything right in both the letter and spirit of the law. Not fun. Another thing that happens to public companies is that you become a target of the trial lawyers who create a class action lawsuit by getting someone to buy a few hundred shares and then pretending to sue the company on behalf of all investors for any drop in the stock price. Tesla is going through that right now even though the stock price is relatively high because the drop in question occurred last year. It is also not correct to think that because Tesla and SolarCity share prices are on the lofty side right now that SpaceX would be too. Public companies are judged on quarterly performance. Just because some companies are doing well doesn t mean that all would. Both of those companies (Tesla in particular) had great first quarter results. SpaceX did not. In fact financially speaking we had an awful first quarter. If we were public the short sellers would be hitting us over the head with a large stick. We would also get beaten up every time there was an anomaly on the rocket or spacecraft as occurred on flight 4 with the engine failure and flight 5 with the Dragon prevalves. Delaying launch of V1.1 which is now over a year behind schedule would result in particularly severe punishment as that is our primary revenue driver. Even something as minor as pushing a launch back a few weeks from one quarter to the next gets you a spanking. Tesla vehicle production in Q4 last year was literally only three weeks behind and yet the market response was brutal. ##BEST OF BOTH WORLDS My goal at SpaceX is to give you the best aspects of a public and private company. When we do a financing round the stock price is keyed off of approximately what we would be worth if publicly traded excluding irrational exuberance or depression but without the pressure and distraction of being under a hot public spotlight. Rather than have the stock be up during one liquidity window and down during another the goal is a steady upward trend and never to let the share price go below the last round. The end result for you (or an investor in SpaceX) financially will be the same as if we were public and you sold a steady amount of stock every year. In case you are wondering about a specific number I can say that I m confident that our long term stock price will be over $ 100 if we execute well on Falcon 9 and Dragon. For this to be the case we must have a steady and rapid cadence of launch that is far better than what we have achieved in the past. We have more work ahead of us than you probably realize. Let me give you a sense of where things stand financially: SpaceX expenses this year will be roug[ h] ly $ 800 to $ 900 million (which blows my mind btw). Since we get revenue of $ 60M for every F9 flight or double that for a FH or F9-Dragon flight we must have about twelve flights per year where four of those flights are either Dragon or Heavy merely in order to achieve 10% profitability! For the next few years we have NASA commercial crew funding that helps supplement those numbers but after that we are on our own. That is not much time to finish F9 FH Dragon V2 and achieve an average launch rate of at least one per month. And bear in mind that is an average so if we take an extra three weeks to launch a rocket for any reason (could even be due to the satellite) we have only one week to do the follow-on flight. ##MY RECOMMENDATION Below is my advice about regarding selling SpaceX stock or options. No complicated analysis is required as the rules of thumb are pretty simple. If you believe that SpaceX will execute better than the average public company then our stock price will continue to appreciate at a rate greater than that of the stock market which would be the next highest return place to invest money over the long term. Therefore you should sell only the amount that you need to improve your standard of living in the short to medium term. I do actually recommend selling some amount of stock even if you are certain it will appreciate as life is short and a bit more cash can increase fun and reduce stress at home (so long as you don t ratchet up your ongoing personal expenditures proportionately). To maximize your post tax return you are probably best off exercising your options to convert them to stock (if you can afford to do this) and then holding the stock for a year before selling it at our roughly biannual liquidity events. This allows you to pay the capital gains tax rate instead of the income tax rate. On a final note we are planning to do a liquidity event as soon as Falcon 9 qualification is complete in one to two months. I don t know exactly what the share price will be yet but based on initial conversations with investors I would estimate probably between $ 30 and $ 35. This places the value of SpaceX at $ 4 to $ 5 billion which is about what it would be if we were public right now and frankly an excellent number considering that the new F9 FH and Dragon V2 have yet to launch. Elon | c0smicdirt | 2019-01-18 22:31:26 | 44 | eeeag6b | > Some at SpaceX who have not been through a public company experience may think that being public is desirable. This is not so I have said these exact words to everyone I ve worked with at a tech company that wants to go public. It sounds great until you realize you ll never again have time or money to do the work that needs to be done in order to unblock future success. | drdabbles | 2019-01-18 23:37:09 | 16 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
gom8s8 | Elon Musk and Jay Leno go for a spin in the 2021 Tesla Cybertruck | https: www.cnbc.com video 2020 05 22 elon-musk-and-jay-leno-go-for-a-spin-in-the-tesla-cybertruck.html Short video but good news. For those who are worried about this fitting in your garage you re in luck. It seems like that is a top priority. P.S. The view from the inside looks **beautiful.** | JohnnyRockets911 | 2020-05-22 16:13:16 | 2,277 | frgo5bm | Man I had forgotten how giant his chin is. I love it but I m amazed it fits in the cyber truck. | Efulgrow | 2020-05-22 16:36:28 | 601 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
hi9cml | Elon Musk calls on workers to help Tesla break even in second quarter | Interesting as the stock is up on this news the market views break-even as a win with the pandemic going on. Is it OK to say these things on future outlook because they are private company emails? [https: www.theglobeandmail.com business international-business us-business article-elon-musk-calls-on-workers-to-help-tesla-break-even-in-second-quarter ?cmpid=rss& utm\_source=dlvr.it& utm\_medium=twitter](https: www.theglobeandmail.com business international-business us-business article-elon-musk-calls-on-workers-to-help-tesla-break-even-in-second-quarter ?cmpid=rss& utm_source=dlvr.it& utm_medium=twitter) | mvscjgs | 2020-06-29 21:33:15 | 85 | fwevtw9 | My company routinely shares internal only information with employees. That s why employees have blackout periods and are held to strict insider trading policies. Otherwise how would they ever do work or know what work is going to be happening? | drdabbles | 2020-06-29 22:05:22 | 48 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
182wouy | Elon Musk confirms FSD 12 rolling out to employees | [https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1728092253040545847 ](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1728092253040545847?s=61&t=agIjfOlVBUiwgbwfFyvTkA) he just said Yes . looks like 2023.38.10 has FSD 12 | United-Soup2753 | 2023-11-24 17:02:45 | 397 | kal6f8o | Yay maybe I can get working windshield wipers in my 4 year old car! | hondahb | 2023-11-24 17:32:50 | 130 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
6qcqxa | Elon Musk confirms Model 3 reservations have surged to over half a million | - [Here s the article about reservations](https: electrek.co 2017 07 29 elon-musk-confirms-model-3-reservations-have-surged-to-over-half-a-million ) | WhiskeySauer | 2017-07-29 19:01:39 | 452 | dkw9a83 | So despite all the people who cancelled they still have half a million. That explains why the delivery estimates have moved up for early reserves even on east coast people are being quoted 2017 delivery time frames which nobody expected. That means there are less than 30k employee and current owner reservations that stuck so far. A ton of people must have reserved last night. | tesla123456 | 2017-07-29 19:08:16 | 90 | Tesla Delivery Woes |
34ij3o | Elon Musk did not consider subreddit confusion when creating Tesla Energy | Now that Tesla Energy has started where are we to discuss it? This sub is called teslamotors and r tesla is already taken for Nikola Tesla. Should there be a new subreddit called teslaenergy? That s not a great solution either because the work is so related to Tesla Motors. I m surprised Musk overlooked this glaring detail. | relganz | 2015-05-01 13:22:08 | 25 | cqv2dws | The company is still called Tesla Motors. | mikeash | 2015-05-01 15:17:20 | 38 | Evolution of Tesla Subreddit |
6roje8 | Elon Musk gained over 1 billion $ net worth from TSLA within 2 days. | If my amateurish calculations are indeed correct Elon gained over 1 billion net worth within just 2 days after TSLA Q2 Results. Elons shares show 33 632 422 at [nasdaq](http: www.nasdaq.com quotes insiders musk-elon-831665). Closing share price at 2017-08-02 before results and earnings call was 325.89$ and on 2017-08-04 closing price was 356.91$. $12 003 747 736 - $10 960 470 006 ___________________ $1 043 277 730 | SyntheticRubber | 2017-08-05 00:06:18 | 40 | dl6q4qg | Theres nobody else I would rather have the money than Elon Musk (excluding myself). He risked it all to revolutionize the auto industry. Thankfully with his success we get nice things like the Boring Company. | abacabbmk | 2017-08-05 02:11:11 | 48 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
1p3emk | Elon Musk has said time and time again that the superchargers can and will be beefed up to go faster. So I have a question. | **Theoretically** just how fast can they go? He claims a 20-25 minute charge time in germany because the superchargers there charge faster. Well.... just how hard can they push the superchargers? How high? How fast? | pointmanzero | 2013-10-24 01:43:15 | 18 | ccygczt | Supercharging is not limited by the superchargers themselves. There are many ways to generate massive amounts of DC current to charge a battery pack Ultra capacitors AC to DC conversion (what superchargers currently use) battery to battery energy transfer... the list goes on. The issue that must be dealt with is how to quickly and safely get high amounts of energy into the 7000+ cells in the battery pack and validate that it will work perfectly every time in all weather conditions without damaging the cells in the process. All of this requires a very advanced battery management system and incredibly complex controls algorithms. In order support faster DC charging engineers must first expand those controls algorithms to support quicker charging of the cells (basically figuring out how to allocate all of this extra energy to the cells without damaging them) and then the entire system must undergo thousands of hours of rigorous testing before customers will ever see that functionality. You could think of it like filing up an ice cube tray with water. If you fill it up slowly you have lots of time to make sure that no water spills over and that every cube in the tray is filled up with an equal amount of water. If you fill it up very quickly you will end up with some cubes in the tray having barely any water while some are overflowing. The only solution to this is to move VERY quickly to ensure that no water spills and that every cube is filled up evenly - hence battery management systems must be able to respond very quickly to determine how to distribute the charging energy. In short the superchargers are not the bottleneck figuring out how to safely distribute high quantities of energy among 7000+ highly sensitive cells is the tricky part. | lampsseemnice | 2013-10-24 04:56:32 | 21 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
bi4ah5 | Elon Musk is nothing at all like PT Barnum and other famous promoters. | I am always a little perplexed when people make this comparison. Elon Musk is not a skilled public speaker and he is not able to put together a compelling flashy presentation. He does not have a Steve Jobs like reality distortion field or charisma. People are often extremely skeptical of his claims and it s been that way for as long as I have known about him. Honestly I was one of those skeptics for a very long time. I remember my brother was very enthusiastic about the Falcon 1 launches and I told him don t get your hopes up it is very unlikely SpaceX will be able to make this work. I was similarly skeptical about Tesla which is now I believe a profitable self sufficient business. & #x200B His prestige has largely been established by succeeding in business ventures which most people believed would fail. Starting a new car company is an insane venture by any standard but doing it with EVs is 100 times harder. Tesla has been much more successful than any one had any right to expect. SpaceX succeeded in a field littered with better financed more experienced startups where no private venture had ever found success before. & #x200B To the people saying autonomy day was just a trick to pump the stock I would just remind you that people have been constantly saying those things about Elon Musk s ventures from the beginning. And so far the doubters have always eventually been proven wrong. Maybe this is a harder lesson to learn for the people on wall street or in the automotive industry but it s not smart to bet against Musk. And if you do you d better have a lot more to go on than just what the experts have been saying because it won t be the first time he proves the experts wrong. | thatguy5748 | 2019-04-27 22:14:34 | 87 | ely1kel | Don t listen to Cramer. He is a clown. If any investor really thinks that Cramer can predict any specific stock movement within seconds of being asked about it he she should stop investing. | praslee | 2019-04-27 23:23:45 | 42 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
ksfj3e | Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world passing Jeff Bezos | * Elon Musk just became the richest person in the world with a net worth of more than $185 billion. * Thursday s increase in Tesla s share price pushed Musk past Jeff Bezos who had been the richest person since 2017 and is currently worth about $184 billion. * Musk s wealth surge over the past year marks the fastest rise to the top of the rich list in history — and marks a dramatic financial turnaround for the famed entrepreneur. https: www.cnbc.com 2021 01 07 elon-musk-is-now-the-richest-person-in-the-world-passing-jeff-bezos-.html | lavazzalove | 2021-01-07 15:30:19 | 5,304 | gifo539 | [Reaction Tweet](https: i.imgur.com ZsKjc3v.png) > How strange > Well back to work … | skpl | 2021-01-07 15:52:40 | 1,060 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
b3ykfh | Elon Musk just emailed every single Tesla employee saying car deliveries should be their primary priority in what he s calling the biggest wave in company history - Businessinsider | Here s the full email: > “For the last ten days of the quarter please consider your primary priority to be helping with vehicle deliveries. This applies to everyone. As challenges go this is a good one to have as we ve built the cars and people have bought the cars so we just need to get the cars to their new owners! “What has made this particularly difficult is that Europe and China are simultaneously experiencing the same massive increase in delivery volume that North America experienced last year. In some locations the delivery rate is over 600% higher than its previous peak! This was further exacerbated by supplier shortages of EU spec components and a sticker printing error on our part in China that were only resolved in the past few weeks. “North America is also stressed as the final month of this quarter is almost all North America builds. Moreover for the first two weeks of march most cars were sent from our factory in California to the East Coast to ensure arrival before the end of the quarter. “The net result is a massive wave of deliveries needed throughout Europe China and North America. This is the biggest wave in Tesla s history but it is primarily a function of our first delivery of mass manufactured cars on two continents simultaneously and will not be repeated in subsequent quarters. “To help please contact Sanjay Shah in North America Robin Ren in China and Ashley Harris in Europe.” | Potatochak | 2019-03-22 00:53:47 | 768 | ej35nmj | He can use these internal emails to convey anything he wants while bypassing Twitter. The emails will become public immediately anyway. | RobertFahey | 2019-03-22 01:43:14 | 346 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
3tiod9 | Elon Musk on Big Baby Theory | Anyone else just see Elon on Big bang theory? Most articulate I ve every seen him. They should keep him on script more often. Edit: Damn you auto correct. The typo will be allowed to remain. | supratachophobia | 2015-11-20 02:42:08 | 44 | cx6jnc8 | May the typo bless you with more user traffic. | oneearth | 2015-11-20 03:58:56 | 30 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6l38f1 | Elon Musk on Twitter: Wanted to say thanks to all that own or ordered a Tesla. It matters to us that you took a risk on a new car company. We won t forget. | https: twitter.com elonmusk status 882007043472728064 | exjr_ | 2017-07-03 22:44:38 | 9,717 | djr6vyc | This sounds like when I rule the solar system you will be first in line. | TheKingofMars_ | 2017-07-04 05:27:47 | 1,022 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
3fflk4 | Elon Musk presentation skills? | What do you think? I heard people say that he is bad at presentations. I think he is really good at presentations. His presentations seem always so clear that anyone can understand it. I like it a lot :) | Michael8888 | 2015-08-01 19:01:20 | 10 | cto7ax0 | He is not a good public speaker in the traditional orator sense. He s just not. No one is every going to say that Elon Musk he ranks up there with Abraham Lincoln Winston Churchill Clarence Darrow or that scene in Bravehart in his ability to make a good speech. But it actually doesn t matter. Musk s interesting to listen to because he says (and then does) mind-blowing things all the time. He s got a good sense of humor about things and he s incredibly realistic about everything (except time tables of when things he s announcing will actually come to fruition.) He also seems relatively humble for someone worth 15 billion dollars who has quite literally succeeded where no one has dared to venture because the risk of failing was a basic certainty. I never thought Steve Jobs was a great public speaker even though a lot of people would disagree. **I feel like people confuse the messenger with the message.** Anyone who thinks Musk is GOOD at public speaking through his umms and uhhs and false starts and genuine contemplation when people ask him questions doesn t know what good speaking is. Elon Musk is not like Tony Stark not in the sense that ~~William~~Robert Downey Jr. is a great actor giving great speeches in the movies all the time. Elon Musk is like Steve Jobs. He has a message so mind blowing that no one should really care about the mechanics of his speaking -- because he just told you insane mode is slow ludiricous mode is fast. Until it gets replaced by maximum plaid. He s not particularly good at that. But he doesn t need to be because he helped make a car that goes 0-60 in 2.8 seconds and doesn t use a drop of gasoline to do it that without him wouldn t exist. | stevejust | 2015-08-01 20:26:40 | 30 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8ouwvj | Elon Musk remains as Chairman by shareholder vote | Super Majority win | Tb1969 | 2018-06-05 21:49:18 | 749 | e06a8h4 | He was going to continue as CEO either way but he conitnues on as Chairman too. Elon gave a short speech right after the vote result announcement and tearing up about the mission and the company. Now let s get back to the business of changing the World. | Tb1969 | 2018-06-05 21:51:59 | 247 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
l6hz02 | Elon Musk reveals the total number of FSD beta testers. | On the earnings call musk mentioned that there are over 1000 people in the FSD beta. Listen to it here: [https: livestream.tesla.com ](https: livestream.tesla.com ) Looks like the vast majority of them aren t making videos. Unless I m missing 900 or so video makers on youtube twitter. | mineNombies | 2021-01-27 23:44:12 | 117 | gl0o6xw | I m going to still consider it everyone but me... | croninsiglos | 2021-01-27 23:46:57 | 94 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
er8c9v | Elon Musk s Compensation Plan - A great Analysis and Explanation. | [https: www.youtube.com watch?v=XfHWl\_Lhf5o](https: www.youtube.com watch?v=XfHWl_Lhf5o) Elon musk is in it for the long run. An excellent analysis on the past compensation package and present compensation package of Elon Musk. Skip ahead to 8:00 minute mark because he explains from that point on how the options Elon would get work. In short there is a 5 year mandatory hold period (Excluding tax payments) ensuring Elon musk would be required to continue to wish for success of the company and not just a pump and dump. Made me even more confident as a small time TSLA Investor. | RiptideNF77 | 2020-01-20 04:56:36 | 119 | ff2ityl | Well explained. Seems legit and aligned with Elon s “all in” attitude. | TheRegen | 2020-01-20 08:14:14 | 29 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
7evhca | Elon Musk s Giant Battery set for testing in South Australia | It seems that Elon is going to make this deadline https: finance.yahoo.com news elon-musks-giant-battery-set-232743090.html | pedroRodriguezSP | 2017-11-23 00:02:11 | 37 | dq7r99u | We now know the one way to get Elon to deliver on time. Make him pay if he s late! | loveheaddit | 2017-11-23 00:36:39 | 17 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
9k9167 | Elon Musk s Volunteer Army Out in Force at Buzzing Tesla Outlets | Elon Musk got sued and quickly settled with the SEC? Whatever. The big news for Janet Beach was finally getting her hands on the wheel of the Tesla Model 3 she ordered 18 months ago. “I bought it without driving it that s how much confidence I have ” said Beach who picked up her sedan in Bellevue Washington. She hasn t lost faith in the company that made it or in its chief executive officer. Controversy is to be expected. “There s to be a little bit of negative commentary as he pursues his dream of changing the world.” There was a lot of that kind of talk over the weekend as Tesla Inc. counted down to the final hours of the quarter ending at midnight Sunday and tallied the numbers of how many electric cars it could churn out and deliver to customers. Will Tesla show there s enough demand for electric cars for them to enter the mainstream -- and as money-makers? Musk has given assurances that the company is on the verge of being out of the red after reporting its largest-ever loss in the last quarter and that production of the Model 3 is finally humming. He told employees in an email obtained by Bloomberg News that profitability was in sight. If the last push to boost deliveries beats the clock with big numbers he said “we will achieve an epic victory beyond all expectations.” Read more: Bloomberg s tracker for estimating Model 3 output He had been as upbeat as ever going into the weekend seemingly unperturbed by the Securities and Exchange Commission s fraud lawsuit accusing him of falsely claiming in a tweet that he had the funding lined up to go private. A settlement agreement reached Saturday requires Musk to relinquish his post as chairman for three years while allowing him to stay on as CEO. “Ignore all distractions ” Musk said Friday in an another email to employees obtained by Bloomberg News. “One more hardcore weekend and we will be victorious.” In the Chicago suburb of Highland Park more than 75 people crammed into Tesla s service center and another 50 or so waited outside. In the Los Angeles community of Marina del Rey a steady stream of customers arrived while tractor trailers pulled in to unload vehicles that had been stored in Burbank. In Coral Gables Florida a showroom attendant who declined to be named said deliveries were scheduled hour-by-hour to avoid congestion. It wasn t immediately clear how many outlets across the U.S. were doing record-high volume the one in Brooklyn for example was fairly quiet Saturday morning. Model 3 electric vehicles arrive at a delivery center in Marina Del Rey.Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon Bloomberg Others were so busy that volunteers showed up to help staff out. Andrew Doane who has a Model S sedan Model X crossover and Model 3 car and is president of the Tesla Owners Club of the Mid-Atlantic region mustered club members to pull shifts at delivery hubs in Virginia and Maryland and worked one himself. “This weekend is the pivot point ” he said describing it as watershed moment not just for the company but for the shift away from the internal combustion engine. Vinod Kothapa did his part in making this transformation. He picked up a new black Model X SUV on Saturday at the delivery center in Fremont California just down the road from the company s lone auto plant. “Fossil fuels are polluting the planet and increasing global temperatures ” Kothapa said. “I want oil to be worthless.” Tesla could release production and delivery figures for the quarter as early as Monday. The rumor mill has been cranking with speculation that Tesla locations were aiming to hand over cars to new owners at a rate of at least 120 per day. One volunteer in Austin Texas said on Twitter that his group was getting ready to push 240 vehicles out the door before midnight Sunday. Cathie Wood the CEO of Ark Investments and a Tesla shareholder said she learned of Musk s settlement with the SEC while she was waiting to get her Model 3 in a jam-packed store in Westchester County New York. “That one store was scheduled to deliver 250 cars today and no on minded the wait ” Wood said on Twitter. “The Model 3 is from another world!” Since the $35 000 base-version of the Model 3 still isn t in production the average selling price is far north of that. The company released specifications for a faster and more powerful version of the car in May that approached the $80 000 mark. People inspect a Model 3 at a delivery center in Marina Del Rey.Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon Bloomberg Tesla delivered 18 449 Model 3 sedans in the second quarter according to the company s last shareholder letter. Goldman Sachs analyst David Tamberrino who has a sell rating on the stock estimates third-quarter deliveries of about 52 000 -- a nearly three-fold increase. If that s the number Tesla could be on the verge of closing the books on its long era of losses. No car company has ever been able to profitably build and sell electric vehicles. ‘Amazing Result Tesla fans believe Musk s company will be the first against long odds. “Big auto and big oil want him to fail. There s a lot of corporate interest in him not succeeding ” said Bob Jorth of Kalamazoo Michigan who ordered his Model 3 in February 2017 and picked it up on Saturday. It s his first electric car he had been driving a gas-electric hybrid. “It s a natural progression away from the internal combustion engine and I m very excited.” In Tysons Virginia Tesla employees lined up by the door greeting customers. Rodney Tanner a Model 3 owner from nearby Bethesda Maryland was among the volunteers helping out. “What Tesla s trying to do in terms of becoming a profitable successful automaker is such a tough challenge ” Tanner said marveling that the company barely existed 10 years ago and now makes what he is convinced is the best car on the road. “I m here to help give them a little bit of slack and let other owners know that the end-result is amazing.” By Dana Hull Bloomberg | Potatochak | 2018-09-30 19:09:28 | 181 | e6xb97e | I love the passion from the owner community. It s amazing and unlike anything I have ever seen of any other car brand. And to think we are really just getting started in the electric revolution. | ShinjukuWard | 2018-09-30 19:25:59 | 62 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
4fc7zo | Elon Musk s enterprises seem to be advancing ridiculously fast where others are stagnant. Why? | In particular I m thinking about the following: Built a rocket that can achieve vertical takeoff and landing and (likely soon) will be entirely reusable. Built a car that is the safest car ever tested. Built a car that is entirely electric and yet has outstanding performance characteristics. Totally changed the way that solar is priced & licensed to customers. These all seem like goals that many companies were interested in achieving yet only his (with many times less resources) were able to address. Why? It feels wrong to chalk it up to SV mentality fail fast etc. but I can t think of another fundamental reason. | rexmorrow | 2016-04-18 14:56:19 | 196 | d27mpyn | Both the aerospace and automotive industry are dominated by huge and slow moving conglomerates incentivized for marginal evolution as opposed to major revolution. ULA is a monopoly feeding off of government contracts. They have little incentive to advance technology(which requires risk taking and investment) when they can overcharge and milk the system year after year. The automakers do compete heavily with eachother however there is little incentive for a seachange in drivetrain technology over to electric. To develop compelling EVs that will actually sell they would need to invest(risk) billions in research and development to what end? Each EV that they end up selling will only cannibalize a gasoline vehicle that they otherwise would have sold(with minimal risk) eating into the segment that accounts for 99% of their sales today. So these industries are primed for disruption. But why hasn t there been before SpaceX and Tesla? That s because the barriers to entry for both these industries are some of the highest in the world. It just doesn t make sense to enter these fields if return on investment is your objective. What makes Elon Musk special is his willingness to invest hundreds of millions of his own money because if something is important enough you should try even if the probable outcome is failure. That makes little sense from a capitalistic perspective but makes perfect sense if your goal is to advance humanity. There are very few people who think from that point of view. There are even fewer who think from that point of view and have the business and engineering know-how to actually make it happen. | jesselivenomore | 2016-04-18 15:57:03 | 125 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
kper0c | Elon Musk s quote on range for the Plaid Model S... | Do people remember that he said the Plaid Model S would have a crazy amount of power optimized for the track but that the range may be **constant**? So if you put that together what if the Model S (base) has 520+ miles or more also here in the next few months? There was one user (BigTeslaGuy) who posted that the Plaid Model S numbers were similar to what he heard internally for the regular Model S and that he was confused by the video on Plaid Model S at Battery Day. He was thinking maybe the timeline had been sandbagged internal product development teams were purposely fractured or perhaps the tweet below gives us a hint about the base Model S that we may see here sooner than later. Based on his leaks (he was correct about the Model 3 refreshed items) the Model S is indeed getting interior exterior updates (similar to the other leaked images) and that the base Model S should be getting similar stats to the Plaid albeit with slower track 0-60 times. Tweet: [https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1228545167851839488](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1228545167851839488) & #x200B Given that he said this right before the country shutdown and well before Plaid S was revealed - figured it was worth resurfacing. IDK - seems like we are going to have a near 500 mile base Model S. With the Lucid coming in at 407 miles end of 2021 I assume Tesla will be well beyond the range and at a better price with higher levels of charging available. I m going to doubt the mid-range Lucid Air is going to be technically competitive in less than a year. | ShootImFeelingGreat | 2021-01-03 05:41:40 | 62 | ghwpum8 | Im guessing it will get a new interior and exterior use the new batteries and a cast rear like the model Y | barnesuser28 | 2021-01-03 06:08:49 | 58 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
3mb5p4 | Elon Musk s tour of Belgium and livestream later today | [I just read this](https: translate.google.com translate?hl=en& sl=auto& tl=en& u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hln.be%2Fhln%2Fnl%2F927%2FAuto%2Farticle%2Fdetail%2F2466708%2F2015%2F09%2F24%2FTesla-s-de-lucht-in-voor-komst-topman-Musk-naar-Antwerpen.dhtml) [What I posted yesterday has come true + some more](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 3m6zp7 high_probability_of_elon_musk_speaking_at_tesla ) Musk will be meeting with some very well known Belgian politicians and the Belgian king. More excitingly he will be speaking later today at Tesla World an independent conference about everything Tesla. [This will be livestreamed here](https: www.youtube.com watch?v=QUKmCOpM0TU) The entire conference will be livestreamed I believe. [Elon will be speaking around 16:40 local time](http: teslaworld.com program ). This is in about 7 hours from submitting this post | POiNTx | 2015-09-25 07:28:00 | 17 | cvds4t9 | how disappointing... | FredTesla | 2015-09-25 14:49:36 | 9 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
2vpdpz | Elon Musk says huge enhancement to autopilot features being released next month | I just heard this in the Q4 conference. No one is talking about it yet so mentioning it here. Edit: This was mentioned at 58:10. | ergzay | 2015-02-12 23:13:04 | 87 | cojqhr2 | Doesn t anyone else find it odd that Telsa shareholder meetings always seems to turn in to Product and technical Q& As? | tjsr | 2015-02-12 23:25:52 | 23 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
8czhlr | Elon Musk shows where the complicated conveyor belts was | [Complicated conveyor system](https: youtu.be 6MRRL_2F_Jc?t=36s) | pyromatter | 2018-04-17 19:53:04 | 48 | dxj0x0r | I really start to wonder what I ve gotten myself into when I realize I m watching a video at work of where a factory conveyor belt used to be. Life made so much more sense when I just bought Hondas and didn t know or care where they came from. | NoVA_traveler | 2018-04-17 19:56:39 | 143 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
93wsrn | Elon Musk stated that Tesla would raise funding through debt for GF3 with (what it would most likely be) one of the giant state-owned Chinese banks... | I think this is an underappreciated piece of information disclosed by the company today. Gives you some insight into the Tencent stake (IMO). Tesla may have some decent pull in China...and if history has taught me anything...these state-run superpowers know their missile technology...I d bet some respect Elon more than they respect their own country s top engineering talent. Tesla in China may turn out better than most expect. | toxicsquared | 2018-08-02 06:12:56 | 44 | e3gk4uy | > missile technology Are you saying Weapons Grade AI...? | a1000wtp | 2018-08-02 06:25:36 | 25 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
3mbrex | Elon Musk: What Volkswagen is really showing is that we ve reached the limit of what s possible with diesel and gasoline. | source: http: deredactie.be permalink 2.41104?video=1.2451602 (1:11) | aerodynamica | 2015-09-25 12:05:20 | 1,586 | cvdny3e | Elon Musk has designed the Tesla to use square electrons so they fill a higher % of the battery and eliminate the spaces between them as current flows. Eventually he will produce square batteries filled with square electrons... I bet he will not give this secret to others to use... | aurizon | 2015-09-25 12:33:04 | 148 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
fmvli1 | Elon Musk: please put Bio-weapon Defense Mode as a standard feature on the Cybertruck! | Please put Bio-weapon Defense Mode as a standard feature on all Cybertrucks! There is no reason why it or something even better wouldn t fit inside that post-apocalyptic beast! With everything going on it would be a big selling point and accelerate the world s transition to sustainable energy. | spindrift_20 | 2020-03-22 06:45:32 | 187 | fl6f49f | while it would be a good marketing tool it would be useless in real world. Coronavirus spreads at few meters from a person which is unlikely to happen if sick is outside the car and won t help you if the sick is in inside the car | Tupcek | 2020-03-22 08:33:15 | 68 | Revolutionary Tesla Cybertruck |
3nta1m | Elon Musks masterplan [contains spoilers] | I have used Elons previous statements as the basis for this reasoning. Namely the following: First of Tesla Motors is about accelerating the advent of electric cars. He has said that a subscription-based model better exposes the financial benefit of electric cars. He has said that it s a waste that such an expensive technology is unused 98% of the time. He has said that fully autonomous cars will come in a few years. He has many times stated that even if all cars produced today are electric it s gonna take another 20 years to cycle out all old cars. And then there is the following facts: A big portion of the envriomental impact of a car is made during produciton rather than while driving. I believe that as soon as the self driving is good enough and all regulator hurdles have been jumped Tesla will release a self-driving subscription-based service that will be designed to compete on price with car ownership. This will allow Tesla to futher leverage the cars they are producing allowing them to make a bigger dent in the transportation market without making more cars. Some people think that tesla will make a plaform that allows people to rent out their own cars. I think tesla will own all the cars that are on this service for several reasons: Tesla has no problem raising captial. So the financial side should be fine. Tesla generally tend to virtically integrate their value chain. This will allow tesla to better control the user experience something that tesla is very adamant about. Most tellingly for this masterplan is a segment from the last quarterly earnings call. Someone quoted the CEO of uber that had said if Tesla releases driverless cars I want to buy all of them. The question for Elon was wouldn t you rather do this your self. Elon was silent for a akwardly long time and then he said. That s a very insightful question. And then the silence continued. Finally he said. I m not sure I want to answer that. | kristoffernolgren | 2015-10-07 07:13:04 | 17 | cvr8bs9 | Tesla Motors Secret Plan http: www.teslamotors.com blog secret-tesla-motors-master-plan-just-between-you-and-me | Craig_VG | 2015-10-07 13:28:32 | 10 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
54qptz | Elon Sent Me A Birthday Present Today | Received the 8.0 update on my B-day today. So kind of Tesla! Oh when using cruise this morning very cool that the while the speed was set at a (errr...) substantial rate my car slowed down on the expressway exit ramp to more reasonable speed as we navigated the curve. Impressive! | Buckeye560SL | 2016-09-27 14:05:43 | 30 | d843xmn | Happy birthday :) | farhanorakzai | 2016-09-27 14:16:54 | 8 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
619elk | Elon Tweet Storm - March 24 2017 | Someone please consolidate the posts into a comment. I would do it myself but I do not have access to Twitter at work. I m leaving the other posts up for another 15 min so if anyone would like to gather them and be the commenter (who can update the comment with further updates) I d appreciate it. **Additions**: - [Streamable Mirror of video](https: streamable.com 59jr4) - * The more autonomous a car is the less dash info you need. How often do you look at the instrument panel when being driven in a taxi? * - *Elon Musk confirms the biggest battery pack on Model 3 will be 75kWh.* | 110110 | 2017-03-24 14:59:15 | 201 | dfcpegj | [Am noticing that many people think Model 3 is the next version of a Tesla like iPhone 2 vs 3. This is not true.](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 6196c9 elon_musk_on_twitter_am_noticing_that_many_people ) [Model 3 is just a smaller more affordable version of Model S w less range & power & fewer features. Model S has more advanced technology.](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 6197di sounds_like_elon_is_trying_to_convince_us ) [Model Y is coming too in a few years.](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 61999r model_y_coming_in_a_few_years_as_per_elon ) [(Long thread about dual motor not being available until next year to keep production ramp on schedule. Early res. holders wanting D model will be first in line when it enters production in ~6-9 months)](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 6199zh dual_motor_model_3_coming_later_next_year ) [Elon is a dumb idiot ](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 619ahf that_time_elon_admitted_he_was_a_dumb_idiot_in ) [No HUD for Model 3 CONFIRMED](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 619c68 no_hud_for_model_3_confirmed ) [First video of Release Candidate Model 3](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 619d8x first_video_of_release_candidate_model_3 ) [Electrek article about video](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 619fct elon_musk_releases_video_of_the_first_model_3 ) And in other news: [Solar shingles open for orders in April!](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments 619irr solar_shingles_open_for_orders_in_april ) | scottg96 | 2017-03-24 15:05:39 | 118 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
jlg9s6 | Elon Tweets: FSD Beta patches every 5 to 10 days Last update ~1 3 fewer interventions | Elon has had four really good tweets today going into more information about FSD updates and how soon we will keep seeing patches. * Testing Neural nets without testing in reality is bad P * Last patch fixed several issues which should be ~1 3 fewer interventions * most bugs fixed are silly bugs over grand eureka moments. * Will never have 0 faults but will get to better than human * FSD Beta patches every 5 to 10 days! https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1322431151986925568 https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1322433989261611009 https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1322435476280758272 https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1322435853348671488 -------------------- No matter how this is formatted it is removed for just the most overactive auto detection ive ever seen in a sub so ill add better formatting so you dont have to open all the tweets [in the comments.](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments jlg9s6 elon_tweets_fsd_beta_patches_every_5_to_10_days gaorxzw ) | Fearinlight | 2020-10-31 10:41:16 | 1,106 | gaorxzw | > Thanks to a great Autopilot AI team working super hard! > > Doing “neural nets” without testing them against reality has led some groups to overestimate what they re doing. Reality is the hardest sim. https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1322431151986925568 -------------------------------------- > **Elon the update feels 10X better than the prior version. How does this UI enhance the actual improvements on the road?** > > We measure this primarily in intervention probability. This update addressed several issues resulting in perhaps ~1 3 fewer interventions. Many of the improvements consist of fixing silly bugs vs grand eureka moments. True for most beta releases in my experience. https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1322433989261611009 --------------------------------------------------- > **That s quite a quick turnaround. Two more weeks & the other 2 3 interventions cut back significantly?** > > Faults will never be zero but at some point the probability of a fault will be far lower than that of the average human https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1322435476280758272 ---------------------------------------- > **How fast do you think you will be rolling out updates for FSD beta** > > Every 5 to 10 days https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1322435853348671488 | Fearinlight | 2020-10-31 10:41:43 | 184 | Tesla Software Update Analysis |
cbozjq | Elon asked What s wrong with Slacker? | In honor of the apparent acknowledgement that Tesla will finally be adding Spotify to U.S. Tesla s I wanted to make a post about Slacker. Specifically with regards to a comment Elon made in the fairly recent Ride the Lightning podcast. When asked about Spotify Elon said What s wrong with Slacker? Here is my answer to that question and I invite everyone out there to help answer it by adding below all your complaints about Slacker. I have 3. ---- I listen primarily to Deathcore and various subgenres of Death Metal. My experience with Slacker compared to Spotify is based entirely on this fact. • Terrible catalogue - Spotify has every artist imaginable. Of my Spotify library I have 127 artists saved. Of that 127 98 of them are some sub-genre of death metal. I painstakingly searched Slacker for every one of those artists. Slacker has exactly 12 of them. Elon this makes Slacker almost entirely unusable for someone like me. I d also like to add that Apple Music Amazon Music Pandora and Google Play all offer the artists I listen to. • Horrible sub-genre recognition - This part may be hard to understand because this music is certainly not mainstream. But there is a massive difference between Deathcore and classic metal (like Pantera etc). Of the 12 artists that Slacker has I created a station from one of them. I am not joking it started playing Nickelback Papa Roach Linkin Park and more. Even after weeks of curating it it still recommends those artists. For those of you who don t like Death Metal this is basically the same as starting an Eminem station and it playing showtunes. • Curation system is flawed and plays the same 10 or so songs on repeat - I did an experiment and created a new station on Slacker. I wanted to see how long it would take before it started repeating music. The rules I followed were: upvote anything that s in the correct sub-genre downvote anything that s very wrong and skip anything that s close but not the same sub-genre without upvote or downvote. This is what happened: - Create station plays good song upvote - Next 3 songs are skipped due to sub-genre mismatch - Next song plays wrong genre downvote - 9 skips before next valid genre song upvote - Next song very wrong genre downvote - Valid song upvote (2 in a row! Wow!) - Next 2 songs very wrong genre downvote - First upvoted song replays from earlier - Next song very wrong genre downvote - Next 3 songs are all upvoted songs from earlier Edit: sorry for bad formatting can t get around it. TLDR: Slacker has no music I like it can t recommend music correctly and it repeats the same songs over and over again. | EatAHelicopter | 2019-07-11 00:43:27 | 203 | eth57o2 | You re lucky... I put it on Tesla favorites and the playlist is only 4 songs long before repeating in the exact same sequence. | croninsiglos | 2019-07-11 00:51:47 | 77 | Spotify Gapless Playback |
3kwy5u | Elon bought 82 645 shares in August | I just noticed a reference that [Elon purchased](http: www.moneyflowindex.org shares-of-tesla-motors-inc-nasdaqtsla-sees-large-outflow-of-money 3128776 ) 82 645 shares on August 19th of TSLA. The transaction was executed at $242 per share with total amount equaling $20 000 090. With everyone wondering about the Model X rollout I think that s a pretty convincing statement that Elon is optimistic about it. Perhaps this is just part of a regular exercising of his stock options but it seems quite bullish. | MuppetZoo | 2015-09-14 14:43:12 | 37 | cv183in | Anyone care to give me a quick summary of how Elon is liquid at all (to a point where he can buy these)? He owns 2 companies and takes the equivalent of no salary so I d have thought all his worth was in stock. Especially considering how he almost went bankrupt in 2008. | came_on_my_own_face | 2015-09-14 15:40:48 | 19 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
iazx50 | Elon confirms the Cybertruck does not meet EU spec | Thought I d post this hear as I didn t read about this being confirmed anywhere and because it might affect those of you in the EU with a Cybertruck reservation. From the Daily Drive podcast. Elon Musk: “We made the exec decision to not make the world truck **so it does not comply with a lot of EU spec and stuff** we can make a truck that does comply with the EU spec in the future “We are fundamentally making this truck as a North American ass-kicker. Link to podcast (timestamped to play at the relevant part): [https: soundcloud.com andailydrive august-3-2020#t=15:34](https: soundcloud.com andailydrive august-3-2020#t=15:34) | ProtoplanetaryNebula | 2020-08-16 20:38:05 | 314 | g1rqeug | Elon does also say they will try and get an exemption but the EU are not known for offering exemptions to their regulations. Source: I deal with the EU in my work life. | ProtoplanetaryNebula | 2020-08-16 20:40:19 | 159 | Tesla Challenges in Germany |
eielj3 | Elon delivering cars. | Elon was (is) at the showroom at the factory helping with deliveries. Here he is arriving https: pbs.twimg.com media ENKCzIWVUAAim3b.jpg. Here he is helping a customer https: pbs.twimg.com media ENKCVFBUUAAtYmc.jpg Here he is asking for and getting feedback from the crowd. https: video.twimg.com ext_tw_video 1212218342632607744 pu vid 720x1280 ycPGA-UP3tQrwlol.mp4?tag=10. His mother is also there https: pbs.twimg.com media ENKEcQHU8AA7IO-.jpg None of the content is mine. Couldn t make it due to family obligations. | hkibad | 2020-01-01 05:33:10 | 1,517 | fcpbv7p | Could you imagine Elon spending 20 minutes with you in your new car talking about it s features? | Phaedrus0230 | 2020-01-01 05:46:10 | 740 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4vbe52 | Elon has got to stop saying Lithuium is the 3rd most abundant element it s weirdly super incorrect. | I ve heard him say that at least twice now.... And it s not even close. Like at all. I get it that he is trying to make people dispel peak lithium doubters but come on. | VegetaTail | 2016-07-30 09:14:39 | 104 | d5x0zbl | According to this [WikiPedia graph](https: en.wikipedia.org wiki Lithium# media File:Elemental_abundances.svg) lithium still is more abundant then copper zinc lead chrome nickel or tin. (In the Earth crust) Not exactly a rare element. Maybe the 3rd most abundant metal? | 3_711 | 2016-07-30 10:05:03 | 75 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
4ctu1d | Elon just proved me wrong... | I said contain your enthusiasm $35k doesn t leave much money for features if you re committed to a 200+ mile powertrain. Then Elon bitch slapped me with: * 0-60 < 6 sec. on base model * autopilot safety on all Model 3s (software will be extra $) * supercharging on all Model 3s * glass panorama roof on all Model 3s * *giant* touchscreen panel I really wasn t expecting much more than a Corolla on the Tesla skateboard. Well played Elon well played... | _rdaneel_ | 2016-04-01 04:06:07 | 28 | d1legwy | Glad someone else understood that the included Autopilot safety features doesn t mean Autopilot is included. | Dr_Pippin | 2016-04-01 04:12:23 | 25 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4cr2ms | Elon just stopped by in LA store line high five-ing everyone | Pics coming when I get to work | marecko | 2016-03-31 17:31:03 | 51 | d1kobri | Elon Musk is my hero. I mean seriously. The guy just seems like a chill dude through and through. | BlackOrb | 2016-03-31 17:33:47 | 17 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
9vmo61 | Elon making it right | Looks like Elon is going to do the right thing and enable the 30day EAP trial for folks that haven t tried after the V9 update. Really awesome of Elon to take a negative experience I had with a Tesla support rep over the phone and make it right. Love it! https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1060950419621392384 | tizmagik | 2018-11-09 17:58:45 | 76 | e9dje6e | May be an unpopular opinion but I don t know if Tesla owes anyone a free autopilot trial. | Tm3overcpoanyday | 2018-11-09 19:11:58 | 72 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
dm8x2c | Elon on Earnings call: New Single pedal driving that will improve range ... makes it easier to drive coming in a few weeks | Elon and the CTO mentioned this on the earnings call. Really excited to hear this I ve always wanted a true single pedal driving mode. Even better that it ll boost range by 5%. They also said it improves comfort as well although I m not sure how (smoother stopping and going I guess?). Anyway gotta meet that character count! So how s everyone s day going? Anyone else tune into the call? | bd7349 | 2019-10-24 00:57:00 | 525 | f4ykzsb | I m interested to know what this is all about. Does this mean heavier regen braking? I would kind of like the vehicle to just come to a complete stop and hold on its own tbh. The less I have to press the brake pedal the more I m happy. | kramer318 | 2019-10-24 01:02:26 | 161 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6ky61m | Elon on Twitter: Handover party for first 30 customer Model 3 s on the 28th! Production grows exponentially so Aug should be 100 cars and Sept above 1500. | https: twitter.com elonmusk status 881755501905588226 | exjr_ | 2017-07-03 06:05:01 | 267 | djppg2m | Using Excel to fit a trendline to that data give y = 3.3019exp(1.956x) and R^2 = 0.953 where x is the number of months after June 2017 (ie x=1 for July x=2 for August etc) That runs away pretty quickly with October having over 8000 and November having almost 60000. Their goal was 5000 wk by the end of the year or about 20000 month (edit: typed this before I saw Musk s tweet about 20000 by December guess I am good at guessing). Usually you can expect a quick ramp followed by a gradual slowing in the ramp. So my prediction is: Amount (Cumulative) - July 2017 = 30 (30) - August 2017 = 100 (130) - September 2017 = 1500 (1630) - October 2017 = 7500 (9130) - November 2017 = 15000 (24130) - December 2017 = 20000 (44130) - January 2018 = 22500 (66630) Add 2500 per month until you reach 40000 month. By the end of July 2018 about 250k delivered. | jobadiah08 | 2017-07-03 06:24:10 | 35 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
70b83d | Elon on Twitter: Elon made 107 statements about the future in the last 12 months. Only 34 came true. | I grabbed all the public tweets the CEO of the most valuable US car manufacturer has made in the last 12 months and cut them down to ones related to Tesla and then statements about what the vehicles or company could do in the future. Stats: * He posted about 184 times about Tesla total. * 144 of those communicated to the public that something would happen in the future. * 34 of those things happened. * 73 did not. * The remaining 37 require the future to occur to know. Other interesting notes: * On average he tweets 40 days away from the end of a quarter so no particular evidence that he does this to drive sales. * Of the 34 ones that came true most were references to things happening within a week of the tweet. 10% of those were for one software release happening a week from then. However more tweets about something happening within a week were false than true. * Of the 34 that came true at least 9 were updates to previous missed dates. * If you re willing to ignore any date given and just ask did it ever come true then out of the 73 ones that didn t come true only 17 of those eventually came true. Thus ignoring dates the ratio is still only 51 out of 107. I m sure people will have some dispute about how I ranked tweets. Feel free to do your own analysis and post an alternate view. But to me it s clear that on average what he says will happen doesn t happen. It s fascinating behavior for a CEO of such a large public company. [link to spreadsheet](https: docs.google.com spreadsheets d e 2PACX-1vTFsrFfptH3BDC_J69TtFRHa8KFpPW6s6A5TyC3_HOzQzmp0mqiGruLtuEEUMWCCIshohFke-3kZyCV pubhtml?gid=0& single=false) | beastpilot | 2017-09-15 17:09:41 | 287 | dn1y3m4 | Thanks for compiling.. its good reading.. but i m sorry your sorting columns are so inconsistently marked and biased it s painful. have we come to the end of the future? How many of the predictions that didn t come true WHEN he said aren t still being worked towards? Of your 73 no s you mention 17 did happen late.. of the remaining 56 you mark that never came true i count * 11 you marked no & never for 8.1 update.. that happened in march * 12 you marked no AND never for feature tweets in the last 3 months not even stating release dates..really? never ? It s way too soon for even no . * no & never for Model 3 offering higher range than bolt? it does offer higher range. That reduces.. at best the never count to 32 Being wrong in time is not the same as being wrong in direction. I could easily take your same sheet and say. **Of the 144 ** * 35 completed on time * 28 completed late * Only 5 reference things later said were cut or not going to work or are impossible now. * 32 reference dates that haven t come yet. * leaving a mixed list of 49 either undated unverified wrong or still in progress. (I m pretty sure a large number of your 37 ? can be marked Y or N for came true and some can be marked Y in the ever column) If all 49 of those never happen.. he d be 63 wins 54 losses and 32 too soon to tell. Of the topics he s commented on he s verifiably complete on 63 of them. Can t possibly deliver on 5 of them. Has 32 future statements we can t judge as of today. and has 44 either unverified or still work in progress. (I ll grant you 90% of the WIP are later than he expected) I think you are probably close to correct on one statistic.. Only about 33 107 predictions is he right about the timing of something.. Hardly news.. that s what we call ( Elon Standard Time ) | Eazz_Madpath | 2017-09-15 18:37:37 | 362 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
5n6o09 | Elon regarding production of Model 3: I am confident we can get to one meter per second. -That is more than 350 000 cars per month!? | This calculation is estimated that the factory is running 24 hours a day. Hours to seconds: 24x60x60=86400 One Model 3 is about 4 7 meters long 86400 4 7= 18383 cars per day If the factory is closed at weekends we got 20 days per month when the factory is running. 18383x20=367660 It looks like a shitloads of cars could it be right? https: www.youtube.com watch?v=Sh1JCqSsszk | kobbel | 2017-01-10 18:22:18 | 30 | dc94n01 | > One Model 3 is about 4 7 meters long Musk used these numbers to run a calculation assuming **5 m** for each car since there s some buffer space between cars. Here s Musk s statement in context: https: www.youtube.com watch?v=f9uveu-c5us | TootZoot | 2017-01-10 19:19:58 | 19 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4hvhwm | Elon reveals what the original name of Tesla could have been at the WEIF | Faraday. They considered Faraday because Tesla was held in copyright by another company in Sacramento - and they were using a Faraday (homopolar) motor. | dirtyfries | 2016-05-04 17:11:03 | 13 | d2svl6p | I m glad they were able to go with Tesla. The logo is seriously on point. | Make_it_so_Number_1 | 2016-05-04 20:03:12 | 12 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
bq50s8 | Elon s Actual Cost Cutting Letter For Tesla Employees | From: Elon Musk To: Everybody Date: May 16 2019 As mentioned at the company talk it is extremely important that we examine every expenditure at Tesla no matter how small and be sure that it is critical. When making hundreds of thousands of cars battery packs and solar systems even a ten cent savings could be worth over $50 000 a year. There are over 10 000 unique parts and processes at Tesla so making small improvements across the board has a giant cumulative impact. At the same time we must also continue to make our products subtly better in thousands of small ways. It is important to bear in mind that we lost $700 million in the first quarter this year which is over $200 million per month. Investors nonetheless were supportive of our efforts and agreed to give us $2.4 billion (our net proceeds) to show that we can be financially sustainable. That is a lot of money but actually only gives us approximately ten months at the first-quarter burn rate to achieve breakeven. It s vital that we respect the faith investors have shown in Tesla but it will require great effort to do so. That is why going forward all expenses of any kind anywhere in the world including parts salary travel expenses rent literally every payment that leaves our bank account must be reviewed confirmed as critical and the top of every page of outgoing payments signed by our CFO. I will personally review and sign every 10th page. Please examine closely every expense where responsibility is or probably should be assigned to your group. If in doubt assume it is on your plate so that we don t have anything slip through the cracks. This will take at least a few weeks to get right. Please don t worry if it isn t correct at first. This is hardcore but it is the only way for Tesla to become financially sustainable and succeed in our goal of helping make the world environmentally sustainable. Thanks again for your excellent work Elon | Singuy888 | 2019-05-18 15:13:02 | 992 | eo16fcy | A lot of FUD from the media said Elon stated they will only have 10 months left before cash balance is zero. No where in this letter stated such a thing and Elon just used an arbitrary number(in this case the newly raised capital) to express the point that 2.4 billion may seem like a lot of money but we shouldn t take it for granted. In fact their cash balance is most likely over 4 billion. & #x200B This letter to me shows the maturity of a company. Elon is telling his team that just because I can raise 2.4 billion whenever I want doesn t mean money is falling from the sky. Everyone must continue to be vigilant about cost cutting and we must prove to our investors that we will take cost cutting seriously. & #x200B From Q1 conference call Elon alluded that the reason why he is against raising capital all the time is because he wants to focus on cost cutting as the primary objective. So his letter does not seem anything out of the ordinary. & #x200B So no the sky is not falling. & #x200B PS. Letter was released conveniently after market closed on Cnbc Friday. | Singuy888 | 2019-05-18 15:16:31 | 359 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
c2689e | Elon s New Twitter Profile Pic? | Who s going to be the first to decode Elon s new Twitter Profile Picture? I m wondering if it has something to do with the credit he refused to give to some artist of some picture he posted resulting in people flipping out for no apparent reason and him pretending to delete his Twitter account which also resulted in more people flipping out. Any thoughts? Elon Twitter https: imgur.com gallery opq1WYW | Mikeyp2424 | 2019-06-18 18:55:10 | 24 | erhwr94 | It used to be f art. Then it s I ♥️ fan art. Now it s a picture of a monkey holding a bottle of gin. | daingandcrumpets | 2019-06-18 19:02:33 | 13 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
4d85md | Elon s Tweetstorm Summary | What did we learn from all those tweets? This many tweets is crazy so far here is the summary....I will keep this post updated. Listing from important to least important: - HUD Front Instrument MIA Issue. Seems like combination of saving costs and trying to get autonomous driving out of the door ASAP they will not have a *traditional* HUD. - Steering wheel issue. He said that the Model 3 Drive system (that they are testing) is like a spaceship. Elon Musk once referenced I Robot movie with Will Smith where the steering wheel only comes out when switching to manual mode. I think he is really pushing autonomous mode I think he might enable all these features and wait for government to catch up. https: media.giphy.com media z0YGg4WcFjr2w giphy.gif - Confirmed RWD and AWD. - AWD Option will not be as expensive as Model S. Possibly something like $3500? - Trunk Opening will get bigger - Air suspension will be available - He is planning to increase production ramp. That means in 2018 a lot more people will get the car possibly east coast. Other regions will follow after initial WEST Coast orders. - Front of the car will slightly change - Edge and contour refinements still underway - Tesla gifts are coming by mail for the people who stood in line. He confirmed a mini Model 3 toy. - Aerodynamic coefficient of 0.21 non model 3 tweets - Tesla truck is being considered Thanks to BurgerAndShake .. here is his list with the links • Safe - 5 star in all categories - https: youtu.be Q4VGQPk2Dl8?t=9m50s • Base Model 0-60 less than 6 seconds - https: youtu.be Q4VGQPk2Dl8?t=10m10s • Range EPA rating 215 miles - https: youtu.be Q4VGQPk2Dl8?t=10m33s • These are minimum numbers hope to exceed them - https: youtu.be Q4VGQPk2Dl8?t=10m45s • Standard with autopilot hardware - https: youtu.be Q4VGQPk2Dl8?t=10m54s • Autopilot Safety features standard - https: youtu.be Q4VGQPk2Dl8?t=11m03s • Autopilot Convenience features like on the S X are optional - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 715766837590499328?lang=en • Fits 5 Adult Comfortably - https: youtu.be Q4VGQPk2Dl8?t=11m15s • Supercharging Standard - https: youtu.be Q4VGQPk2Dl8?t=12m57s • Backseats will fold down - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716713492389044224 • A trailer hitch will be an option - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716708661024804866 • Lack of dashboard and HUD will make more sense after reveal part 2 - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716713294128500737 • Steering wheel in initial reveal will change with reveal 2 - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716729420078133248 - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716730641585340416 • Some tweaking of front end from reveal 1 underway - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716729841362407424 • Trunk big enough to accommodate a bike - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716731407310196736 • Mechanical Service in Spain should be added this year - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716742777468555264 • Service Centres and Superchargers will cover all of Italy later this year - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716743848580497409 • Determination of where to put Superchargers will be based on amount of orders - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716743909750218752 • Elon confirmed the dual motor option - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716745282394976257 • Dual motor AWD option will be less than $5k - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716747844175142912 • Production AWD will be a lot faster than Reveal 1 - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716748255242100736 • Superchargers to cover Ireland hopefully this year - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716749159324377089 • Initial Model 3 s for Europe will come from Freemont longer term plans to supply from Europe factory - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716750313471025152 • Elon is hoping for an aerodynamic coefficient (of friction) of 0.21 - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716751152906440705 • Elon implied air suspension would be available - https: twitter.com elonmusk status 716752643595583490 | slingxshot | 2016-04-03 22:02:40 | 302 | d1okxzr | Mod comment: I stickied this post and removed a bunch of tweet links to Musk s Twitter. We will have to make a new policy for posting Musk s tweets because it s just not working to just post every single one individually like people have been doing in the past few days. It simply drowns everything else. For now I removed the past fews and we can update here now that it is stickied. We ll have to update a bunch of things soon to better handle the sub with now 5k more subs. I ll try to make a post to take subscribers input soon but one thing is clear this subreddit doesn t work well as a mirror of Musk s Twitter feed. Thanks Fred | FredTesla | 2016-04-03 22:27:37 | 84 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6fvmup | Elon s comment about music at yesterday s shareholder call - what was he describing? | Here s the excerpt of what he mentioned: > In terms of the music selection I think there s going to be some exciting announcements in terms of the music selection. I think it s very hard to find good playlists or good matching algorithms. We have something that works okay right now but I think it could work really really great. Yeah...there ll be an announcement on that later this year. I think this is going to be like the music you want to listen to or at least I want to listen to... A new media player interface? It seems more likely that he s referring to something more like a new service or way to index their supported services to build a better listening experience... | Iambro | 2017-06-07 19:12:10 | 24 | dilcx7u | I bet they re overhauling the music application in Tesla OS to be their own proprietary system instead of relying on Slacker etc. I have to agree that it works okay right now but it s not great. That being said Spotify and Apple Music are just okay too -- nobody seems to have music selection at a great level yet. Listening to music in the car is one of my favorite things to do and I m not alone (even Musk mentioned the same for him). So getting music selection right will make a Tesla even more desirable... | WhyDontTheyAMA | 2017-06-07 19:39:48 | 13 | Spotify Gapless Playback |
4ctqhi | Elon s popped collar | His next venture. Fashion. | johnson-plus-t | 2016-04-01 03:40:38 | 24 | d1ldo61 | [Musk](http: artofstyle.hucklebury.com wp-content uploads 2014 08 elon-musk-lookbook.jpg) has always been a bit more fashionable than his fellow billionaires such as [Gates](http: www.brixpicks.com uploads media 2009 08_31-09-06 billgates.jpg) and [Zuckerburg](http: cdn.trendhunterstatic.com thumbs mark-by-mark-zuckerberg.jpeg). [Bezos](http: cdn.bgfashion.net most-stylish-men thumbs Jeff-Bezos.jpg) is catching up though. | iantimothyacuna | 2016-04-01 03:49:15 | 8 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
6kprdq | Elon s promised of CA to NY with just AP. Does it include going in SC automatically when battery need charging? | OR does the car tells you that you need to reroute or you still need to monitor the status? | porcupinelmf | 2017-07-01 22:01:54 | 34 | djnufk8 | He has stated charging included | 110110 | 2017-07-01 22:08:44 | 25 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
8uxczr | Elon s race to 5 000 tweets | So right now Elon is on 4944 tweets and his twitter enthusiasm has increased markedly in the last couple of weeks with an unprecedented Twitter storm. Surely by design tweet 5 000 will be confirmation of 5 000 wk? I d say based of his tweet rate by tomorrow or the day after? | Burntbigtoe | 2018-06-29 22:40:51 | 336 | e1iwpau | Knowing Elon I wouldn t be surprised if he does something like that lol | geniuzdesign | 2018-06-29 22:51:26 | 181 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
exzupa | Elon said Future gigafactories to make 2terrawatt per year of batteries per year on q4 call. | Assuming 35GWhr that s about 57 gigafactories. It would seem that more floor area needs to be given to battery production since they are the limiting factor. I m guessing they have a new gigafactory plan that gets more like 100 Gwhr year and they will need to build 20 or so new gigafactories that mostly produce batteries at least for awhile. I think Tesla is about to go hard into the land development business. What you folks think? | boringthrowaway111 | 2020-02-03 02:29:56 | 99 | fgehzfz | If you believe what maxwell was claiming before tesla bought them out their process could produce 16X production capacity density which if you apply to the 35 GWh takes you to 560 GWh which would mean you would only need 4. | 1ryan116 | 2020-02-03 03:19:04 | 62 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
6ecpr1 | Elon said in interview that full autonomous driving can be done with only video cameras? | Elon stated that because roads are built to be driven visually a high level autonomous driving system just needs to crack the code of vision to drive as good if not better than a human driver. In other words Tesla s autopilot only uses camera sensors to work. However what about conditions of bad weather and glare from the sun? I remember the first autonomous fatality was due to the sun causing glare that confused the vision system. Why not add additional sensors as backup for such cases? Thoughts? **REFERENCE:** https: youtu.be zIwLWfaAg-8?t=843 *** You can be absolutely superhuman with just cameras. - Elon Musk*** | johnwayne2413 | 2017-05-31 04:40:18 | 10 | di9c7w2 | A full array of sensors all around the car can t all be blinded by the sun at once. And it s also dependent on things like radar GPS and the IMU. But yes a map light approach using cameras is the way to go. Even LiDAR can be blinded by a well placed bird poop. | bradbrok | 2017-05-31 04:43:10 | 10 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
hw54au | Elon said on earnings call that a Compact Tesla is likely to happen | I m surprised no one mentioned that when asked what new products Tesla had in the pipeline Elon mentioned a it d be reasonable to assume we ll build a compact vehicle. [https: youtu.be txA3-yhMGWA?t=919](https: youtu.be txA3-yhMGWA?t=919) I know many folks are hungry for something like a hot hatch. | ScavengerLife | 2020-07-22 23:52:15 | 155 | fyxf3hy | He referenced this before when China opened (or while it was being built) that they would likely build a smaller model next. But there is a big difference between what he said today and having something in the pipeline. | DeuceSevin | 2020-07-22 23:54:10 | 53 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
eshmyt | Elon saying ultra capacitors are unnecessary. | For a while I ve been hoping that Tesla would add ultra capacitors to their vehicles but in the interview on the third row podcast Elon said that they are unnecessary. This made me think that maybe they will still add an ultra capacitor to the Roadster to help it sustain near traction-losing levels of torque and to help with battery temperature management by reducing the amount of cooling needed by taking some of the peak energy demand away from the battery. Then the battery can trickle charge the capacitor. Also the battery can be at a reduced load during peak acceleration to prolong the acceleration benefits of the ultra capacitor. Along with other benefits like improved brake regeneration battery life a little extra quick charging by the capacitor emptying itself into the battery pack in preparation for charging so that it can quickly be charged for a few percent of range practically immediately. This also reminds me of how Franz said that the Roadster is improving in every way since it s unveiling. | TuroSaave | 2020-01-22 20:27:14 | 43 | ffa1664 | I think this is an example of something that sounds good until you run through all of the practical implications. When you design something to help all of the time but it only adds value some of the time it ends up not being worth the extra cost complexity and potential confusion. For instance if you think it s a little confusing inconvenient now when regen or peak torque is limited imagine how hard it would be to explain why they are sometimes limited with a more complicated system. It would seem totally random that at one point regen became limited in the middle of slowing down (because the cap and battery are both at their limit of accepting charge). Would you have two-stage regen-available and peak-power-available indicators? Or would you just simplify it to an indication which flickers on and off—sometimes in the middle of using it—as the cap fills with charge? You could argue Well let s make the capacitor really big and keep it empty most of the time. But suppose you offered customers two models for the same price: 1. 60 kWh 250 mile range with a supercap with almost never-battery-limited regen and peak torque 2. 100 kWh 400 mile range sometimes battery-limited torque and regen (same price because no massive capacitor) People would almost all of the time choose the second option making the first one just a manufacturing distraction. And this is assuming you had a design with the physical space needed for the super capacitor perhaps in the space left vacant by missing cells. That s what he means by not worth it. Also at least right now it s definitely cheaper to pack in extra unused battery cells as a buffer rather than having a second type of storage system to integrate service repair even if that second system sometimes provided better peak performance characteristics (however fleeting they might be). | jpbeans | 2020-01-22 20:43:24 | 64 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
bzsh9x | Elon stated that the Tesla truck will meet or exceed the Ford F-150 in specifications but also the Porsche 911 at the shareholder meeting. What all specifications does that need to best? | On the shareholders meeting Elon stated that the truck will compare to the Ford F-150 for its capabilities but could take on the Porsche 911 on the track. (Edit: he said that the goal is to be a better sports car than a basic 911 not beat it on the track). I have kind of expected a massive battery that could stomp any other truck and most cars on the road in a split second but what specifications does that mean it will meet or beat? Any other thoughts on what the 0-60 times are? Edit: for clarification here was what he stated in summary. The Tesla Truck will be more functional than a F-150 and it will be a better sports car than a basic Porsche 911 and he elaborated that it s hard to do but they think it can be done. It was around 1:05:46 on the shareholder meeting. Ignore my track comments I relistened to what he said to clarify my comments above. https: youtu.be Va5i42D13cI | rideincircles | 2019-06-12 15:18:06 | 81 | eqwfily | I would assume Musk was only thinking about the truck s towing worksite capabilities and the 0-60 time. I doubt the truck will handle like a sports car but who knows what the aerodynamics and suspension will be like on this “cyberpunk” truck. | NickChic23 | 2019-06-12 16:21:49 | 53 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
c0cwvl | Elon talking about Cyberpunk Truck and Cyberpunk 2077 video game --> a good idea for cross-promotion? | CyberPunk 2077 is currently one of the most anticipated video games in the world (Keanu Reeves plays a major role in it). CD Projekt Red could put the car into the game - I m sure its crazy futuristic design would fit perfectly. Tesla could show how it looks in-game (e.g. a short video with a player getting into the car and driving in the city) at the unveiling as a fitting part of the show for a very unusual car. & #x200B Racing games collaborating with automakers is nothing new. But this is a futuristic *cyberpunk* RPG and it would be part of the unveiling of the actual car. I don t think something like this was ever done before. & #x200B Why it makes sense: 1. a very low cost marketing for a lot of media attention and buzz in social media - a win-win for both companies 2. majority of Tesla fans are young people and geeks - many of them play video games 3. Tesla already has games and Elon is personally interested in this game so it wouldn t feel forced 4. it s not even half as bizarre as a fart app ) & #x200B If someone with a decent twitter account wants to share this idea with Elon or someone from CDPR - feel free. | kontis | 2019-06-13 23:19:55 | 44 | er3o8r2 | I excluded the obvious idea of Keanu Reeves getting out of the Pickup truck at the unveiling even though people would absolutely love this because that s probably too much especially for a cash-starved company like Tesla. | kontis | 2019-06-13 23:23:41 | 17 | Revolutionary Tesla Cybertruck |
4frynn | Elon teases new intercity transport solution | During todays talk in Oslo. No details but its not the hyperloop. It´s something to replace busses etc. Automomy is key he said. | er1end | 2016-04-21 07:47:48 | 153 | d2bhxiz | He also said that this form of transport would take you directly to the door of where you wanted to go. That obviously sounds a lot like some sort of autonomous taxi. | veggz | 2016-04-21 09:33:12 | 45 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
bx5yi3 | Elon the Disruptor | The Now you Know guys put out an excellent video on all the disruption that Elon is currently going after. Markets that aggregate the total GDP of China. Gives you a pretty good idea about how much negativity he stands to get and where the noise is coming from. Definitely worth watching. [https: www.youtube.com watch?v=iMzMR5ivJc0& t=1866s](https: www.youtube.com watch?v=iMzMR5ivJc0& t=1866s) | kramer318 | 2019-06-05 18:23:55 | 61 | eq3w28h | One evolutionary vertical integration is allowing Tesla cars to use Starlink service for Internet connectivity. I can see that making Tesla cars very useful in rural areas or developing countries. | a_velis | 2019-06-05 19:49:09 | 19 | Elon Musk Tesla Controversy |
axcdmx | Elon today: “... $35k Model 3 production *starts* this month but will not reach volume production until mid year.” | On his Twitter: “Gap in understanding is that $35k Model 3 production *starts* this month but will not reach volume production until mid year. Extremely difficult to predict middle part of manufacturing S-curve.” Considering the website still shows 2-4 weeks until delivery I m a little bit bummed on the prediction from my SA that I d definitely receive mine this month. Thoughts? https: i.imgur.com FD5Xlk5.jpg | gotrice1111 | 2019-03-04 21:06:37 | 236 | ehsmeew | I think they are trying to buy time. A few deliveries at $35k lets them say we did it and helps them make sure their existing production capacity gets fully used. Slowing deliveries gets them more time for cost reduction. Basically...$35k builds are the lowest priority but they are useful to keep the production line at full current capacity even if the margin is very slim. This makes sense as long as all the variable costs of production are covered by the price even if the fixed costs that normally would be allocated to the car are not (yet) covered. | colddata | 2019-03-04 21:22:35 | 113 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
srv123 | Elon twitter: Model Y structural battery pack is next level | [https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1492571458861731846](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1492571458861731846) | Terminator857 | 2022-02-13 22:36:36 | 285 | hwuuw6g | as a model 3 owner why does the Y get some much love? I know sedans aren t as popular as cross-overs but still | LoudSighhh | 2022-02-14 02:00:00 | 113 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
r0b9vo | Elon twitter: able to pin drop in Austin and drive with zero disengagements where FSD has never driven before. | [https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1463084004794638339](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1463084004794638339) Quote: I was able to do several zero takeover drives around Austin last night using random map pin drops (no Tesla has ever done these routes) | Terminator857 | 2021-11-23 11:33:01 | 419 | hlrvp5r | Zero disengagements sounds impressive if you aren t part of the beta. You can have a zero disengagement drive and the car can still do the following: * Constantly phantom brake * Completely stop for flashing yellow lights * Constantly change lanes for no good reason especially right before it s about to turn (why?) * Wait until the last minute to get in the correct lane or miss it entirely and reroute * Jerk the wheel back and forth trying to make a decision on how to proceed * Sit forever while it s completely clear before turning or never turn at all until pedal is applied * Ride down the middle of neighborhood roads with oncoming cars until the very last minute * Wait till the last minute to turn on the blinker or not turn it on at all * Drive 25 miles per hour (or more) through some parking lots * Block the middle of an intersection during heavy traffic * Creep uncomfortable far into the road for visibility before turning The people making some of these videos have to give zero f\*\*\*s about the drivers around them so they can boast about zero disengagements. I don t know if that s good or bad. Plus notice how often they are sped up so the ugliness of what I mentioned above is masked intentional or not. Also you can t FEEL what the car is doing by watching these videos. Personally I don t like irritating or inconveniencing drivers around me so I intervene more often that I d like to. If no one is around that s a different story. I ll let the car do its thing. I appreciate the advancements to FSD and I m excited about the future but I say take these videos with a grain of salt. Plenty of other Youtubers (like Chuck) show the reality of FSD beta and I think those videos are much more fair and true to life. | tineras | 2021-11-23 15:02:24 | 584 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
83og60 | Elon: 18 months until self driving | End of next year all modes of driving at least 100-200% safer than a human driver | SupaZT | 2018-03-11 18:16:05 | 80 | dvjby59 | I knew someone would hard quote him. He s using the example of self-driving to demonstrate how AI capabilities have been growing exponentially and he believes that by the end of next year self-driving will be dominant in all modes of driving at least 100-200% safer than a human driver. Don t try to claim he s setting timetables here... | Wetmelon | 2018-03-11 18:20:35 | 128 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
59on1v | Elon: It s not Tesla vs. Uber it s the people vs Uber | Elon said this at the tail end of the conference call. It s a fascinating statement. He s basically saying either people can benefit financially from car sharing networks or we can cede it to one or two corporations to own and reap all of the financial rewards. Thoughts? | roo19 | 2016-10-27 15:38:11 | 82 | d9a9hld | He s not talking about the Uber that is now but the Uber that will be in the future. Iirc Uber plans on owning a fleet of SDCs to replace all the drivers now and then Uber will be the only ones making all the money while Tesla would use the owner s cars and pay them back for putting it on to the Tesla Network . | bakaken | 2016-10-27 17:51:27 | 49 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
y8mdhx | Elon: Tesla Semi is a max load Class 8 heavy duty truck no sacrifice to cargo capacity...500 miles range with the cargo | from Q3 earnings call: Tesla Semi is a max load Class 8 heavy truck and very important no sacrifice to cargo capacity- 500 miles range with the cargo on level ground to be fair. A long range truck even with heavy cargo. People always talking about that it is impossible to make a long range heavy duty Class 8 truck and asking what is your assumptions about Wh kg and Wh mi and they looking with a blank stare and say hydrogen. That is not the answer. You dont need hydrogen for heavy trucking. We will ramping up Semi production through next year...and tentatively aiming for 50.000 unit in 2024 for Tesla Semi in North America. [https: livestream.tesla.com ](https: livestream.tesla.com ) | laplasz | 2022-10-20 02:57:06 | 396 | it0y9tn | Engineering explained calculations: 1000 kWh battery weight of battery pack \~11000 lbs Semi weight \~20000 lbs https: www.youtube.com watch?v=Uv44W7xa4IU | laplasz | 2022-10-20 03:17:22 | 134 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
8pxai1 | Elon: Using the config you describe plus an electric pump to replenish air in COPV when car power draw drops below max pack power output makes sense. But we are going to go a lot further. Following up on SpaceX mode in 2020 Roadster. | [https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1005585154373386240](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1005585154373386240) | X5AT_1 | 2018-06-10 00:45:26 | 184 | e0ewszw | He s.... actually.... building.... a road legal.... rocket assisted car. Think about that for a second and let it sink in. Because he just cranked it up to 11. Any guesses on a 0-60 time? Depending on actual thrust maybe under 1.3-1.5 seconds. Because if you think about it the initial acceleration is where you have the hardest time to “hook up” a thruster would help get you up to speed and to the point where you have better traction. And at what point does the car come standard with a G suit? | ICBMFixer | 2018-06-10 02:42:15 | 61 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
hwig2i | Elon: Autopilot coming soon for narrow streets. Does this mean streets with no lane markers? | On the 2020 Q2 earnings call on Wednesday Elon said that Autopilot was coming soon for narrow streets. Does this mean Autopilot would work on streets with no lane markers? If so that would be a pretty big deal since right now you cannot use Autopilot on streets without lane markers such as residential streets some country roads and unfinished (gravel) roads. I m curious how the car would handle an oncoming car if the street was really narrow. Would the car pull off to the side like a human would and let it pass? Either way it s exciting news as I do a lot of nature stuff (hiking biking camping floating) on the weekends where the roads are often not marked. | brandude87 | 2020-07-23 16:12:52 | 94 | fyzsheu | Also what about when a vehicle is parked on the site of the road. Will AP be smart enough to stop behind it let the traffic go by then pull back out and go around them. | SatinGreyTesla | 2020-07-23 16:30:16 | 27 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
qmn2rl | Elon: FSD beta 10.4 on track for release this weekend | [https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1456268365375283213](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1456268365375283213) & #x200B Better object permanence coming: [https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1456263818271592450](https: twitter.com elonmusk status 1456263818271592450) Elon updated to Sunday: [https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments qnq0br elon\_still\_on\_track\_for\_fsd\_beta\_104\_this\_weekend ](https: www.reddit.com r teslamotors comments qnq0br elon_still_on_track_for_fsd_beta_104_this_weekend ) | Terminator857 | 2021-11-04 15:27:46 | 257 | hjat56h | I m hanging on by a thread. ಠ_ಠ https: i.imgur.com Vx5DiK3.jpg | themindspeaks | 2021-11-04 16:29:46 | 32 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
y8jfry | Elon: FSD will be safer than the average driver without question next year (2023) | > I think we ll be pretty close to having enough 9s \[of reliability\] that you can have no one in the car by the end of this year and certainly and without question whatsoever in my mind next year. > > [Elon Musk - Earnings call at 47:04](https: youtu.be DnnSKkd2etk?t=2760) | im_thatoneguy | 2022-10-20 00:41:59 | 295 | it0f2ez | Me believing this in 2017: 🤡 Me believing this in 2022: 🤡 | MonsieurVox | 2022-10-20 00:50:30 | 478 | Tesla Autopilot Performance Review |
e0s0y0 | Elon: Faster charging speeds above 250kW....Details coming soon. | In the cybertruck reveal there was something Elon stated that I have not heard or seen anyone pick up on yet either in news articles or in YouTube reviews. He stated it will be “capable of charging at *more than* 250kW and we will reveal those details later.” So will they be bumping v3 supercharging speeds up in the future? Or will this work with the upcoming semi megachargers that are in the works? | TeslaModel11 | 2019-11-24 02:01:42 | 163 | f8gkbj5 | Cybertruck comes out well after battery demo day so they probably will talk about this stuff then. | AWildDragon | 2019-11-24 02:03:22 | 103 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
dm81o1 | Elon: Goal to Produce 20M Cars Year | In the [Q3 19 earnings call](https: ir.tesla.com events event-details tesla-inc-q3-2019-financial-results-and-qa-webcast) Elon said he wants Tesla to eventually replace 1% of the global fleet per year. He went on to clarify that s 20 million cars per year by the way. He then went on to compare the advent of flat screen TVs to the advent of Teslas. It used to be that you didn t replace your old TV until it broke but once flat screen TVs came out everyone rushed to replace their TVs. Elon envisions the same for cars: people will not wait for their cars to break down they will replace their still-functional cars with Teslas. **EDIT: For clarity here is the quote from Elon at 48:00 in the call:** We want to get Tesla volume to where it is perhaps somewhere on the order of replacing one percent of the global fleet over time — the global fleet is pretty big that s a good one to aim for — which is about **20 million vehicles a year** by the way. His wording is definitely confusing but he does say 20 million vehicles a year. Is there a different way this could be interpreted? For added context there are currently about 2 billion passenger and commercial vehicles in the world and about 100M produced every year. One percent of 2 billion is the 20 million Elon is referring to. | brandude87 | 2019-10-23 23:47:49 | 209 | f4yca2l | Wonder when the Terafactory will be built. | kramer318 | 2019-10-23 23:49:34 | 103 | Tesla Dominance in EV Batteries |
e19ljf | Elon: Sledgehammer broke the base of the glass | @RodAdib1 Yup. Sledgehammer impact on door cracked base of glass which is why steel ball didn t bounce off. Should have done steel ball on window *then* sledgehammer the door. Next time … @RodAdib1 Yup. Sledgehammer impact on door cracked base of glass which is why steel ball didn t bounce off. Should have done steel ball on window *then* sledgehammer the door. Next time … https: twitter.com elonmusk statuses 1198772995021406209 | hkibad | 2019-11-25 02:54:58 | 235 | f8nqtcq | Sledgehammer didn t hit the back door... | rshawco | 2019-11-25 02:56:20 | 258 | Tesla ownership feedback and issues |
e11q68 | Elon: Supercharging while towing. Solved. | I ve not seen or heard anyone talk about this nor see anything in the articles or YouTube reviews.... During the cybertruck presentation it was stated the Cybertruck would have all the normal Tesla software available (AutoPilot FSD AutoPark...) AND *trailer docking*! So imagine pulling up to a parking lot hoping out to lower trailer stand then the truck auto undocks and then when you re done Supercharging you drive over and it auto docks back again. | TeslaModel11 | 2019-11-24 17:46:22 | 27 | f8lbynt | It s just lining the truck up with the trailer while backing up. Let s not go *Model 3 HUD* again. | TheKobayashiMoron | 2019-11-24 18:40:45 | 25 | Tesla Model Travel Experiences |
8da60b | Elon: Tesla batteries are currently live & delivering power at 662 locations in Puerto Rico. Team is working 24 7 to activate several hundred more. | https: twitter.com elonmusk status 986746909153869824?s=20 Check out @Tesla s Tweet: https: twitter.com Tesla status 986760828882792448?s=09 | SupaZT | 2018-04-18 23:23:50 | 6,437 | dxll2cc | The year is 2305 and Muskism is now the only practiced religion | clubinseal | 2018-04-19 00:25:33 | 1,001 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
4bzp5r | Email about new center console. | Dear Tesla Customer Close communication between customers service and engineering enables us to proactively address concerns and fix issues. Customer feedback over the last three years has helped us innovate and continues to drive us towards accomplishing our mission of a sustainable transportation future. Earlier this week we finalized a new front center console design for Model S. This update will become the new standard for all Model S builds. The integrated design trimmed in black with chrome accents features: Covered storage with improved sliding cover and removable dividers for custom layout Flip-up lid with rubber grips and a pass-through to allow installation of a phone dock kit (purchased separately) Retractable rear cup holders that can accommodate up to two cups Model S The Model S Integrated Console will be made available for purchase through the Tesla Gear site and Service Center locations in the weeks to come. As a current order holder for the first generation Premium Front Console we would like to offer you an exclusive reservation opportunity. If you wish to purchase the integrated console this reservation will provide you priority delivery upon parts availability. The price for the new console will be $1250 USD. Shipping and installation are complimentary. When signing up please include your VIN or vehicle reservation number. When parts are received by your preferred Service Center a Service Concierge will contact you to schedule the installation appointment. Payment for the integrated console will be accepted through your Service Center following the installation. If you would like to keep your original order for the Premium Front Console it will be sent to your preferred Service Center and a Service Concierge will contact you to schedule the installation appointment after it is received. At your earliest convenience please reply to [email protected] to indicate which console you would prefer to move forward with. This exclusive offer for order priority of the Model S Integrated Console will end on 4 15 2016. After this date orders for the integrated console will be placed in the normal queue. Sincerely The Tesla Accessories Team | ClevelandSteamer81 | 2016-03-26 03:05:19 | 18 | d1dtbqk | $1250 is pretty steep for a console. I just ordered my S and am thinking about the CCI console. Less than half the price. | srthomas21 | 2016-03-26 03:09:21 | 7 | Miscellaneous Tesla Topic |
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