Tesla and electric vehicles

[jmanz]

I always remember Jim Cramer remarking that he must be on some good drugs after a particular earnings conference call. Man that was funny.

 

[jmanz]

Musk has lost about 1.9 billion this year according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

 

[nodle]

Musk has lost about 1.9 billion this year according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Interesting, but I am sure he is still doing fine. To us that is an insane amount, to someone like him its probably like losing a couple of grand in the bank. Thinkabout how much Amazon has lost lately and even Facebook. I read this yesterday:82 Percent of Wealth Created in 2017 Went to the 1 Percent

Now I am getting off topic.

 

[nodle]

Startup sues Tesla for $2 billion over electric truck design

The lawsuit filed by Nikola Corp. on Tuesday in Arizona alleged that Tesla copied its designs for an electric semi truck unveiled in November. The four-year-old startup alleges similarities in the front fenders, wraparound windshields, doors, and other aerodynamic features of its Nikola One hydrogen-electric hybrid truck, revealed in 2016.

 

[jmanz]

I see Tesla's model 3 got dinged for having slower braking time than an F150. Supposedly they can fix that via a software update. That is kind of cool if true.

 

[nodle]

Supposedly they can fix that via a software update.

Welcome to the world of firmware vehicles.

 

[jmanz]

Welcome to the world of firmware vehicles.

Yeah I should say, cool in the sense of a quick fix. Not cool that people could potentially "hack" into firmware/software and create accidents.

 

[C Pav]

Speaking of Tesla, I know @nodle will remember I think the guy in town here that has had one and the only one here since they came out. I swear he gets paid to just drive it all over town because I see him all the time , ALL THE TIME, driving anywhere and everywhere.

 

[nodle]

Speaking of Tesla, I know @nodle will remember I think the guy in town here that has had one and the only one here since they came out. I swear he gets paid to just drive it all over town because I see him all the time , ALL THE TIME, driving anywhere and everywhere.

That was the first one I ever saw. I think he was in IT.

 

[nodle]

Looks like someone else is getting in the business.

Big-truck maker Freightliner said that it plans to launch a pair of long-range electric trucks by 2021.The new electric trucks, a tractor-trailer and a smaller truck for deliveries, will take advantage of the battery-electric technology being developed by Freightliner's corporate parent, Daimler AG

 

[nodle]

That's one way to drive a Tesla.

 

[nodle]

Walmart Buys 30 More Tesla Semis, Aims to Electrify Entire Fleet by 2028

 

[nodle]

Man those Teslas are fast, so much for American muscle.

 

[jmanz]

Man those Teslas are fast, so much for American muscle.

Musk might need one of these to outrun the authorities soon. Will he be ousted from his own company?

 

[nodle]

Will he be ousted from his own company?

This guy is to smart, he is up to something.

 

[jmanz]

This guy is to smart, he is up to something.

Sounds like he had to pay $20 million to save the company.

 

[nodle]

Sounds like he had to pay $20 million to save the company.

Lol to a man like him it's about 5 grand to us.

 

[jmanz]

Lol to a man like him it's about 5 grand to us.

I should have said to save his job. The company would have continued. I believe he's been removed from the board for 3 years.

 

[nodle]

See, tis but a scratch...

Tesla stock roars back after Elon's SEC deal

 

[jmanz]

See, tis but a scratch...Tesla stock roars back after Elon's SEC deal

Because he took the deal.