Agreed. Social media is even ruining regular media. The news channels and regular programming all have to compete with the litany of self appointed “experts” and “journalists”.

including the person he waved it at.

I’m not suggesting the volumes will be insignificant; but more so that the margins may not be that high. Anyone buying power from local utilities becomes a price taker in that dynamic; and raising their prices too much above home charging costs will just push people away from using those services. So I think it…

Personally I think there were cracks in that veneer before he bought Twitter, but for most people it seems like that was the turning point in their perceptions of him. 

Are people as productive 5 days in as they were on day 1? I wouldn’t think so. It would be better to break it up and do a 2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 2 days off kind of cycle where people can actually refresh their brains.

I agree that charging has a lot more future potential than Tesla’s current car business given the trends of late. That said, I also think that charging on the go isn’t going to be as lucrative as some people think it might be in the long run. Most people who buy an EV will try to charge it at home as much as possible.…

There is a fine line between genius and insanity, I’m not so certain Musk was ever really a “genius”. 

Took them long enough to recognize that Tesla “might just be an automaker after all”. 

Even then, Tesla is responsible for the programming and software in the car; they would have to carry the liability. Lyft and Uber are just “users”; they won’t have anything to do with software updates, etc. 

Or worse… this is one of the planned use cases for Neuralink. 

Having a true “robo-taxi” implies that Tesla (the manufacturer) will carry all liability in an accident. Until we see that happen, there isn’t going to be any “robo-taxi”.

The curtain didn’t slip… the weirdo bought one of the biggest bullhorns of our modern age and started practicing his “freedom of speech”. 

One of the reasons Tesla has been the darling of the stock market is precisely because their profit margins are high.

Grand Cherokees have a pretty bold blue at the moment, but it’s about the only “fun” color available:

Audi had some serious discounts on the ETron GT in the first quarter. I saw as much as $35k in discounts on the RS trim; but I didn’t pull the trigger. Why? Because low mileage 1-2 year old CPO Etron GTs can be had for 50% less than a new one. 

You really nailed the GM part. Especially when we consider that the whole idea of selling EVs to consumers was something they put a lot of time and development into (EV1). Over time GM developed numerous advances in EV chassis and had several advanced “skateboard” designs. Then they decided to table it. Just as GM…

Aye… this is true. Unfortunately it seems that the board of Tesla is really only representing the interests of a single shareholder, not all the shareholders.

He can still own his shares, doesn’t mean he has to continue on as CEO of the company. Plenty of investors own a large number of shares in a company that they have no hand in managing on a daily basis.

I’ve seen some outlets try to frame this news as Tesla having production challenges, which resulted in lower sales for the quarter; but the numbers don’t really support that narrative. Tesla certainly did not build as many vehicles as in Q4 23, but the numbers line up quite closely with Q1 23. And ultimately it’s the…