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"Tesla aims to boost production to 500,000 cars next year, about six times its 2016 output." What is the new goal to 2020? 2 years[0] ago they were expecting delivery 500,000 cars in 2020. If they will do that this year, maybe their new goal is to finally put a foot in the top 20 group of world manufacturers[1]? [0] http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-tesla-promises-to-... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List…
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$2 per user year?
From Twitter: Chris Moore @ctmoore91 Aug 10 More Quick math on $SNAP marketing numbers: - $3.60 per existing user - $89 per acquired user to make revenue of $1.05 per user in... 3 months
Let's talk about Solar City. Their product is intended to be a solar roof, indistinguishable from a typical roof from street level. Costs look to be in the $50,000+ range. The marketing is that homeowners will not only drive electric vehicles, but go completely off grid by storing the energy collected into Tesla batteries. In order for this to make financial sense, there needs to be an ROI for the homeowner. So... ho…
How much would it cost for a roof-mounted device that makes gasoline for you? Add your local transportation bill to your electricity bill and now tell me how many years it is.
Tesla sold $1.8 billion of eight-year unsecured bonds at a yield of 5.30 percent. That's considered junk bond level today. Historically, it's not a bad interest rate. It's an OK deal for Tesla.
Yes, it's a testament to how strange the financial environment is that people would lend such money speculatively at low interest. Those are the prevailing rates but I think the bond holders are getting a lousy deal considering tesla's actual risks
"Tesla aims to boost production to 500,000 cars next year, about six times its 2016 output." What is the new goal to 2020? 2 years[0] ago they were expecting delivery 500,000 cars in 2020. If they will do that this year, maybe their new goal is to finally put a foot in the top 20 group of world manufacturers[1]? [0] http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-tesla-promises-to-... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List…
Let's talk about Solar City. Their product is intended to be a solar roof, indistinguishable from a typical roof from street level. Costs look to be in the $50,000+ range. The marketing is that homeowners will not only drive electric vehicles, but go completely off grid by storing the energy collected into Tesla batteries. In order for this to make financial sense, there needs to be an ROI for the homeowner. So... ho…
https://electrek.co/2017/08/11/tesla-tsla-bonds-oversubscrib...
[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2017/02/09/unionizi... [1] https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/24/tesla-fac...
Let's talk about Solar City. Their product is intended to be a solar roof, indistinguishable from a typical roof from street level. Costs look to be in the $50,000+ range. The marketing is that homeowners will not only drive electric vehicles, but go completely off grid by storing the energy collected into Tesla batteries. In order for this to make financial sense, there needs to be an ROI for the homeowner. So... ho…
For the exact same reason Tesla won't be able to sell the Model S, because taking the difference between electricity and petrol prices, it will take 50 years to pay off the price difference from a Toyota.
Citation needed.
Let's talk about Solar City. Their product is intended to be a solar roof, indistinguishable from a typical roof from street level. Costs look to be in the $50,000+ range. The marketing is that homeowners will not only drive electric vehicles, but go completely off grid by storing the energy collected into Tesla batteries. In order for this to make financial sense, there needs to be an ROI for the homeowner. So... ho…
Yeah, I kinda think they and the investors are hoping that electricity demand increases and the tech becomes much cheaper while their RnD is funded by millionaires who care about the aesthetics and the environment.