Elon Musk: Tesla Will Unveil Major New Product on April 30

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Post by dustinupdyke » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 5:39 PM UTC

Elon Musk: Tesla Will Unveil Major New Product on April 30
bloomberg.com

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Post by jrdnmadrid » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 6:01 PM UTC

Motorcycles? Bicycles? What is next on his transportation agenda...

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Post by freshyill » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 6:03 PM UTC

If I had to make a guess, I'd say it's a new charging station. Wasn't there a rumor of a new home-charging product on the horizon?

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Post by MollyR » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 6:04 PM UTC

jrdnmadrid wrote: post #2

Motorcycles? Bicycles? What is next on his transportation agenda...

I would buy a tesla bicycle if reasonably priced

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Post by kbrwn » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 6:16 PM UTC

“We are going to unveil the Tesla home battery, the consumer battery that would be for use in people’s houses or businesses fairly soon,” Musk said during an earning conference call last month.

Why the speculation? It seems like Musk already said exactly what is coming.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 6:17 PM UTC

freshyill wrote: post #3

If I had to make a guess, I'd say it's a new charging station. Wasn't there a rumor of a new home-charging product on the horizon?

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Post by robodale » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 6:29 PM UTC

A 4x4 pickup truck. Yep, definitely that. Named the "Fremontero".

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Post by jkestner » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 6:50 PM UTC

Probably a smartphone. Car makers have been notably stagnant in this category: http://www.porsche-design.us/Products/Electronics/Communicat...

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Post by astrowilliam » Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 11:34 PM UTC

kbrwn wrote: post #5

“We are going to unveil the Tesla home battery, the consumer battery that would be for use in people’s houses or businesses fairly soon,” Musk said during an earning conference call last month. Why the speculation? It seems like Musk already said exactly what is coming.

I really hope it's something a bit more than the home battery.

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Post by philmcc » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 1:02 AM UTC

jrdnmadrid wrote: post #2

Motorcycles? Bicycles? What is next on his transportation agenda...

I think part of the reason that the Teslas are large is that so much of the chassis is battery. Not sure that a motorcyle has enough physical space to switch over, although they are considerably lighter so...