> 420 often refers to the police code for cannabis possession Hah, this journalist is so out of touch with the joke. 420 is the time to blaze it!
420 was the price Musk planned to turn Tesla private "funding secured" Musk lied.
Tesla's stock just hit a record $420
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#42The stock is blazing! Weed jokes aside, the market has finally caught up to the fact that Tesla is years ahead of their competitors. I bought my Model 3 18 months ago and it felt like buying a car from the future. I think my feeling was correct. 2019 saw a number of serious competitors (Audi, MB, VW, Porche) release their first EVs and they've all been somewhat disappointing. Very solid first releases taken in isolat…
Saw the first Model 3 I've seen in the wild today (north of England though I see a few S's on a regular basis), pretty pretty car in the flesh, the white looked lovely though like all white cars in winter I bet it's a bastard to keep clean.
I get what you mean about the car of the future, it glided past silently (couldn't hear it through my motorcycle helmet) like something from the future.
Would be the car I buy if I ever went 4 wheels.
Re: Tesla's stock just hit a record $420
#43Take that shorters!
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Here's what most surprised me recently, which compounds all your points. Middle of Nowhere, France, 11 AM. My Uber arrives, a cool Model 3, "huh, great!" I thought, "I'm gonna pry this guy's brain for info on EV's." Sure thing the driver was a talker and over the course of the next 20 minutes proceeded to tell me all the good and bad, in his opinion — it was his 3rd or 4th EV. Tesla is "out of this world" — his words…
This sounds nice for Tesla, but it sounds utterly insane from a greater perspective that EVs can't charge at any electric charging station. How stupid does it sound if I said I needed to find a Ford gas station to fill up my car?
Gas stations do have different octane ratings and diesel. Every station just happens to have at least 4 options these days.
Re: Tesla's stock just hit a record $420
#45The stock is blazing! Weed jokes aside, the market has finally caught up to the fact that Tesla is years ahead of their competitors. I bought my Model 3 18 months ago and it felt like buying a car from the future. I think my feeling was correct. 2019 saw a number of serious competitors (Audi, MB, VW, Porche) release their first EVs and they've all been somewhat disappointing. Very solid first releases taken in isolat…
Here's what most surprised me recently, which compounds all your points. Middle of Nowhere, France, 11 AM. My Uber arrives, a cool Model 3, "huh, great!" I thought, "I'm gonna pry this guy's brain for info on EV's." Sure thing the driver was a talker and over the course of the next 20 minutes proceeded to tell me all the good and bad, in his opinion — it was his 3rd or 4th EV. Tesla is "out of this world" — his words…
> and bodies like the EU haven't catched up on regulation yet (like they did e.g. for phone chargers normalized to micro-USB, now USB-C).
AFAIK they have already standardized on the IEC 62196 Type 2 connector (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_connector) for AC charging and the Combo 2 connector (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Charging_System) for fast DC charging.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
This sounds nice for Tesla, but it sounds utterly insane from a greater perspective that EVs can't charge at any electric charging station. How stupid does it sound if I said I needed to find a Ford gas station to fill up my car?
Agreed, it's insane. I don't know about most countries, but in France, some brands (Japanese iirc?) would have you go to their branded car dealership to charge. How crazy does that sound? (I couldn't believe it when he told me that, sorry I can't recall which brand it was) The whole thing sounded mind-boggling, really. Anecdotally, my partner is seeking to buy a new car for a 1h commute so I wanted to get her a small…
> some brands (Japanese iirc?) would have you go to their branded car dealership to charge
That's probably because these Japanese brands use CHAdeMO (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHAdeMO), while everyone else uses Combo 2.
Re: Tesla's stock just hit a record $420
#47The stock is blazing! Weed jokes aside, the market has finally caught up to the fact that Tesla is years ahead of their competitors. I bought my Model 3 18 months ago and it felt like buying a car from the future. I think my feeling was correct. 2019 saw a number of serious competitors (Audi, MB, VW, Porche) release their first EVs and they've all been somewhat disappointing. Very solid first releases taken in isolat…
What part of the Porsche Taycan has been disappointing when compared to Tesla?
My only complaint is the price, but it's a Porsche so what can I do?
Re: Tesla's stock just hit a record $420
#48The stock is blazing! Weed jokes aside, the market has finally caught up to the fact that Tesla is years ahead of their competitors. I bought my Model 3 18 months ago and it felt like buying a car from the future. I think my feeling was correct. 2019 saw a number of serious competitors (Audi, MB, VW, Porche) release their first EVs and they've all been somewhat disappointing. Very solid first releases taken in isolat…
What part of the Porsche Taycan has been disappointing when compared to Tesla? My only complaint is the price, but it's a Porsche so what can I do?
Second.
The Taycan release looks very promising.
Porsche seems poised to eat the majority of profits from this space with the Taycan.
There's not a lot of money to be made selling baseline Model 3s. And Toyota & Honda et al will soon be coming for the entry level space.
Tesla seems like they'll be around for the long haul. But it doesn't seem like they're going to be highly profitable with a small market share like Porsche or Mercedes. It also doesn't seem like they're going to be the next Toyota.
But my crystal ball isn't working. I have no idea what will happen.
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
This sounds nice for Tesla, but it sounds utterly insane from a greater perspective that EVs can't charge at any electric charging station. How stupid does it sound if I said I needed to find a Ford gas station to fill up my car?
Agreed, it's insane. I don't know about most countries, but in France, some brands (Japanese iirc?) would have you go to their branded car dealership to charge. How crazy does that sound? (I couldn't believe it when he told me that, sorry I can't recall which brand it was) The whole thing sounded mind-boggling, really. Anecdotally, my partner is seeking to buy a new car for a 1h commute so I wanted to get her a small…
> Anecdotally, my partner is seeking to buy a new car for a 1h commute so I wanted to get her a small EV — but the charging options make it totally impossible (short of getting a Tesla but that's way above our budget for this 2nd, smaller car).
Can't you get a charger installed where you live and charge overnight?
Re: Tesla's stock just hit a record $420
#50The stock is blazing! Weed jokes aside, the market has finally caught up to the fact that Tesla is years ahead of their competitors. I bought my Model 3 18 months ago and it felt like buying a car from the future. I think my feeling was correct. 2019 saw a number of serious competitors (Audi, MB, VW, Porche) release their first EVs and they've all been somewhat disappointing. Very solid first releases taken in isolat…
What part of the Porsche Taycan has been disappointing when compared to Tesla? My only complaint is the price, but it's a Porsche so what can I do?
EPA range of only 201 miles despite having a 93 kWh battery.