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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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The key will be if batteries can deliver the announced range ( Volvo said 400 KM ) for the 12 year average life cycle of a modern car, or at least its equivalent cost over that life cycle without subsidies.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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You bet! Always buy at the peak of the bubble!
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monolith
climber
state of being
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And don't forget, he's one of them foreigners.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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And don't forget, he's one of them white foreigners.
Fixed that for you...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Moosie, it's Hyped Loopies, not Hyperloop.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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The tube itself was depressurized to the equivalent of 200,000 feet above sea level
lol... "in the event of a loss of cabin pressue...."
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Tesla seeks $1.5 billion in junk bonds to fund Model 3 production
Following the announcement, Standard & Poor's reaffirmed its negative outlook for the automaker and assigned a "B-" rating for the bond issue - deep into junk credit territory.
Tesla seeks $1.5 billion in junk bonds to fund Model 3 production
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-offering-idUSKBN1AN13I
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 14, 2017 - 11:16am PT
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Tesla built a whopping 260 cars in the whole quarter but only 220 were deliverable? Seriously? Ford made over 4000 F150s per day in September!
My bad - F-Series (including Super Duty)
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Oct 14, 2017 - 02:30pm PT
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I got to hover alongside a DeLorean on the freeway this morning. I don't remember them being so low to the ground! I don't think there's even room for an electric motor in there!
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Oct 14, 2017 - 08:38pm PT
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I did feel a bit transported. The car was even a bit grimy - maybe so as not to attract too much attention!
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Oct 14, 2017 - 09:53pm PT
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The folk-rock singer David Crosby ran over a jogger with his Tesla over here in Santa Ynez last year.
The Jogger said he couldn't hear the car coming.
David said the sun was in his eyes.
I give it another year before some California Assembly person writes a bill requiring Electric cars to have deer whistles - make that people whistles.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 17, 2017 - 08:32am PT
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Is Tesla the new Bitchcoin?
Tesla's unfettered ambition to drain finances: analysts
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-truck-research/teslas-unfettered-ambition-to-drain-finances-analysts-idUSKBN1DH1M4
“Tesla spent $1.1 billion on its auto business in the third quarter, and expects expenses of $1 billion in the current one. It had about $3.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of Sept. 30.
At the current cash-burn rate, it would likely be down to about $1 billion in cash by the end of the first quarter.
In essence, all last night's event did was add to Elon Musk's shopping list of things he needs to spend money on at a time when the company is having difficulty making its base vehicle (Model 3)," Cowen analyst Jeffrey Osborne.“
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Nov 29, 2017 - 12:17pm PT
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Reilly ..... a question for you...your better than Google. I ask you cause you know this stuff.
How much TAX-payer $$$$ goes into each Tesla??????
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 29, 2017 - 01:23pm PT
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Good question, Guy. It breaks down into basically two parts. One are the tax breaks Musk has conned various gubmint entities into for the ‘honor’ of letting him build Teslas. Then there are the tax breaks the rich stiffs get for buying one. Can’t give you numbers off the top of my head but they are substantial in both cases.
For a good laugh I ran some numbers: Ford builds more F150s in half an hour than Tesla has built of their new Model 3 in 4 MONTHS! LOL
(I know, the F150 ain’t gonna save the world)
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