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  1. mikevbf

    Tesla Service Center - Chicopee, MA

    The Hartford/Springfield area would have helped so many people including even me in southern vermont. From the article it sounds like permitting killed the project even though the town council voted 12 to 0 in favor of the development. I hope Tesla still has plans to build a service center in...
  2. mikevbf

    Tesla launches Model 3 Highland refresh in North America - No Performance model listed as of 01.10.2024

    Any chance these "North American" Highland M3s are not actually from North America but instead shipped from China? There was so little news around North American factory upgrades. North American could be temporarily getting its Highlands from China while they do the North American factory...
  3. mikevbf

    Charge Port Door Broke Off!

    My chargeport door just fell off while closing after destination charging at family house without me even touch it. I'll see if i can get it fixed under warranty and report back.
  4. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    I agree and will add the relatively tame presentation and high prices of the CT make business sense from the perspective of a company which is going to make more Model Ys and and Model 3s in a couple weeks than they will make CTs in years. The price and presentation help direct consumers...
  5. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    The more I digest what the Cybertruck is, the more excited I become about it as a long term investor. One of the top reasons I invest so much of my money in Tesla is it has most of the best minds and hardest working people in it. What the CT is is a relatively low production test bed for a bunch...
  6. mikevbf

    BYD now the largest BEV manufacturer on earth

    It is not BYD's BEVs that are going up in flames, it is their PHEVs. They should just stop selling their PHEVs altogether to salvage what reputation they have left. Their higher end BEVs are quite good. I would not be surprised if companies like BYD end up buying failed ICE auto companies in...
  7. mikevbf

    Supercharger - Bennington, VT

    This is great. I have been nominating Bennington and some other nearby places the last couple of supercharger competitions because of a back road route I take from Cold Spring, NY to my home in southern vermont. To make it with my aging MX, I have to charge to 100% at Clinton Corners...
  8. mikevbf

    Supercharger - Rutland, Vermont

    https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/supercharger-bennington-vt.316228/
  9. mikevbf

    Supercharger - Rutland, Vermont

    I have nominated and voted for Bennington as a supercharger location the last couple times, but here is the list of winners from last time: Branson, Missouri San Simeon, California Kanab, Utah Tadoussac, Quebec Ange-Gardien, Quebec
  10. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Here are my post earnings ramblings: -Disappointed there were no questions about terms with automakers using the supercharger network and long term how much of a profit center the supercharger network might become. -Batteries seem to be progressing well and the robots are becoming more and more...
  11. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    I expect to see a lot more announcements like this coming:
  12. mikevbf

    Model Y lift

    You might try electrified garage. https://www.electrifiedgarage.com/our-location/amesbury-ma
  13. mikevbf

    Model Y lift

    Have you checked this thread for New Englanders: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/lifted-model-y-owners-report.241974/
  14. mikevbf

    Chevy Bolt gets the ax

    You have to go up a trim level with the Bolt as well to get heated seats which puts that starting price at 30.7k and has 259 miles of range slower charging, no AWD option is smaller, etc. That extra ~3.5k adds a lot of value for a Bolt budget shopper to stretch to. It's a screaming deal if the...
  15. mikevbf

    Chevy Bolt gets the ax

    Yeah, it looks like people in cold climates would want to step up to the next higher trim which starts at 34k and AWD would cost some more. It would still come in a lot lower than a Model Y. https://www.bettenbakerchevyofcadillac.com/research/chevrolet/equinox-ev.htm
  16. mikevbf

    Chevy Bolt gets the ax

    Thanks for this post. So often within the Tesla community we are so ready to hate anything GM, we miss what is actually happening. The Equinox is a bit more expensive than the Bolt while being a significantly better vehicle built on their new platform. IT looks to be a great option if you can...
  17. mikevbf

    Tesla Service Center - Chicopee, MA

    Since I live just over the Mass border in VT, this would be significantly closer for me than Boston area, Albany or even eventually Burlington.
  18. mikevbf

    Tesla Issues Recall for Model X Steering Issue

    You are right. I did get an email. I guess I figured I would get it fixed the next time I went in for service, but have not been in for service for years because of the 100 mile drive and sometimes long waits for parts. But, in the meantime I forgot all about it until now.
  19. mikevbf

    Tesla Issues Recall for Model X Steering Issue

    Not able to get anyone on the phone, so I just set up an appointment in the app and will discuss it with them via messaging in app. 1 week before they have an opening. And if they have to replace the steering rack which is likely probably at least another week for the parts to arrive. Service...
  20. mikevbf

    Tesla Issues Recall for Model X Steering Issue

    Nope, it is just difficult all the time
  21. mikevbf

    Tesla Issues Recall for Model X Steering Issue

    I had not driven the car for about 4 days and when I went to drive it out of the garage it felt like the steering was fighting me while making a weird electronic sound and gave me the error message "steering assist reduced/Steering may require increased effort." Since my car is out of warranty...
  22. mikevbf

    Tesla Issues Recall for Model X Steering Issue

    My power steering stopped working on my 2016 Model X. It is probably because of these bolts breaking. Anyone else had to deal with this recall?
  23. mikevbf

    Tesla Supercharger network

    Sounds about right for the short to middle term, but long term Tesla aspires to open the whole network. From Tesla's support page (bolding added by me), "More customers using the Supercharger network enables faster expansion. Our goal is to learn and iterate quickly, while continuing to...
  24. mikevbf

    Model X 90kWh battery pack degradation

    So you have had only about a 4% degradation. That is very good. My November 2016 X90D has lost about 10%. It's 90% used to be about 232 and is now about 209. My guess is that my degradation is about average for a 2016 X90D
  25. mikevbf

    Model X 90kWh battery pack degradation

    I am just over 100k miles with pretty much the same 90% range
  26. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Here is a nice chart to see their growth broken down between BEVs and PHEVs:
  27. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    What I notice is TSLA went up the same % as QQQ yesterday, but is down about 3X the QQQ's % today.
  28. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Is there a time cutoff for when this filing would have to be posted tonight? For the record, I agree the chances are tiny that he sold shares. It does not make sense when the deal will not probably happen for months.
  29. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    In case this has not been shared yet: “…people close to the billionaire said he…was ready to sell shares in his electric vehicle company if needed”
  30. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Fed successfully pulls the punch bowl from the party again. I am beginning to sense when they are going to do this. It's when I hear lots of "to the moon" and "time for a new ATH" type statements. I took some profits yesterday with my trading shares.
  31. mikevbf

    Tesla Service Centers

    This sets a bad precedent: https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/east-hartford-revokes-building-permit-for-planned-tesla-service-center-restricting-the-freedoms-of-tesla-owners-in-the-state
  32. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    But seriously it is a psychological number that at least Papafox thought the market might freak out a bit over. I guess it could be another buy the dip moment, sigh ...
  33. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Sorry I am new to looking at this data. You are right. Last month the increase was .5% and this month that increase was expected to slow to .4% increase not be negative .4%
  34. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    The 7.5 is year over year. The bigger miss is the monthly change. Expectations were a .4 decrease and it came in at a .6 increase. I am no expert, but it might be the monthly data the market reacts to more.
  35. mikevbf

    New Englanders -- check in!

    How much did they charge you?
  36. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    The 10 year treasury yield climbing sharply is probably not helping.
  37. mikevbf

    Latest Rivian news

    I agree about Elon wanting more EVs out there, but didn't Rivian steal confidential recruiting info from Tesla? Making more EVs by stealing the life blood of another ev maker might trump that good will toward just having another EV maker.
  38. mikevbf

    Latest Rivian news

    Thanks for the review. Other than what you mention here, one of my biggest concerns is because Tesla does not like Rivian they might exclude them from using the supercharger network. I guess that will become less of a big deal if the new infrastructure bill can actually make something...
  39. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Do you think the point that taxing unrealized gains forcing CEO's and investors to sell shares to pay taxes might wreak havoc on the market has been made yet!
  40. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Since I am not a regular here, I'll ask has there been much discussion of Tesla still not having investment grade credit and how when this occurs won't a lot portfolio managers need to buy so maybe they are just buying now because the writing is on the wall and/or hedge funds are front running...
  41. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    One strategic reason to start new factories in new locations is the limiting factor to Tesla and all other companies for that matter which is attracting talent. As good as Tesla is at getting the best and brightest only through continuous effort to attract this talent will they continue to...
  42. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    What no music for TSLA's intra day ATH of 1094.94? Well, here you go:
  43. mikevbf

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Does anyone think today's action might be at least in part be due to benchmark funds who held out in buying TSLA now scrambling for shares? Them not buying shares after the S&P inclusion makes them almost like shorts.
  44. mikevbf

    How is Tesla Customer Service nowadays (2020)?

    Here is a chance for investors in TSLA to get Elon and team to talk about this during earnings through Say. Upvote my question below if you like it. Note: I try to be respectful with my question: https://saytechnologies.com/s/e3e628f3 "Please share your plans to improve human customer facing...
  45. mikevbf

    Papafox's Daily TSLA Trading Charts

    And it should be noted that January 31 2020 was pre split so all these targets need to be split adjusted.