anticitizen13.7
Not posting at TMC after 9/17/2018
Would people be alarmed if I showed up to the meeting dressed up as Boba Fett? Trying to decide if I should spend the money on a costume.
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bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
By "people", do you mean "Elon's security team"? Surely they won't mind. I couldn't imagine why it would bother people.
1) any 3rd parties in talks to use supercharger network (not a chance getting this answered probably)
2) any thoughts on selling the skateboards to 3rd parties to have customized chassis (i really like my brothers P1800)
2) any thoughts on selling the skateboards to 3rd parties to have customized chassis (i really like my brothers P1800)
davecolene0606
Member
Anybody know whether the webcast is video also? And... If it's not, anybody know if there is a video feed any where?
Thanx
Thanx
anticitizen13.7
Not posting at TMC after 9/17/2018
Haha, unusually dressed people often attract unwanted attention from building security.
It's a moot point though as I won't be there :-(. If anyone shows up in costume it isn't me.
Some small news sites quoted Elon at the Edison convention yesterday saying that Model 3 will start at 250 mile range (and I'm assuming $35k base still), which would be great news. Unfortunately there are no videos or reliable sources to confirm this, could someone ask to confirm this today?
If someone does show up in a costume. As your identity would be hidden meaning that you would receive no ramification from asking a stupid question, I dare you to ask Elon...
"Will you produce a diesel version of the Model S to compete with proper car companies?"
"Will you produce a diesel version of the Model S to compete with proper car companies?"
MitchJi
Trying to learn kindness, patience & forgiveness
Hi,
When the Gigafactory comes online (in early 2016?) will the initial pack production costs be substantially less than Fremont, and how long will it take to achieve the 35% economies due to scale?
Will the start of Gigafactory production begin with higher energy density cells and if so approximately how much?
When the Gigafactory comes online (in early 2016?) will the initial pack production costs be substantially less than Fremont, and how long will it take to achieve the 35% economies due to scale?
Will the start of Gigafactory production begin with higher energy density cells and if so approximately how much?
This is the site I was referring to 5 reasons electric cars will be norm by 2020 | NOLA.com
Of course, I'm questioning the validity which is why I hope someone can clarify. IMO if they are confident enough to declare 250 miles @ $35k that would be very significant.
MitchJi
Trying to learn kindness, patience & forgiveness
Hi,
Pack energy density will not be increased due to the larger cells. If you do the math the increased cell volume is almost exactly offset by the reduction in the number of cells.
Pack energy density will not be increased due to the larger cells. If you do the math the increased cell volume is almost exactly offset by the reduction in the number of cells.
I think my first proposal would be to (1) limit the time to 30 seconds, (2) limit proposals to 1 member per family where "family" is defined as "people dwelling within 2 miles of each other for more than 10 days a year", (3) immediately cut the mic for any follow-up questions at all related to an active proposals, and (4) raise the requirements for future proposals.
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So perhaps rather than bullying the board (and the audience), the right approach would be to work with Tesla to craft a proposal that the Board would agree with?
MartinAustin
Active Member
Tesla was essentially hijacked by two proposal readers who knew each other and knew what they were doing. Tesla should have the right to “discern” in advance that two or more shareholder proposals basically amount to the same thing, and reduce them down to one - as a matter of expediacy. Then have the proposers figure out between themselves which one of them is going to read out that one condensed proposal.
Total time spent on leather issues (proposals being read, plus PETA lady) – 9min48sec. Total time Elon spent answering the one question about Powerwall – 8min40sec. I am sure many of us thought Elon could have cut short his answer in order to answer more questions. I wonder how we can convey that… J
How many of the leather issue people are also spending their time approaching/lobbying the other - gigantic - car manufacturers? Tesla produces a really small fraction of all cars that feature a leather interior. What progress are they making with, say, Ford, Tata, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors? I’d like to know that they’re not focusing on Tesla more than they should.
It’s true that the man-made, artificial fertilizers used to grow the fodder crops for cows whose hides end up in Tesla cars, increases demand for fossil fuels that are dug up out of the ground. However – IMO those cows would still be raised and fed (for beef and milk) even if Tesla cars did not use their hides. Purchasing a cloth interior for your Tesla car doesn’t materially reduce the number of cows that are raised & fed in the world, or the amount of fertilizer that’s produced.
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Like everyone else, I was disappointed by the quality of the questions. I still thought this year’s Q&A was better than some of those gone by. We’re spending less time listening to people describing how much they love their car, and not actually getting around to a question.
I think there should be some process for logging the text of your question before the meeting, and attendees can elect to abstain or “upvote” or “downvote” your question. The 10 questioners that get the most votes… in order of upvotes... get to read their questions out, and by that process the entire audience gets to field questions, in a way, and I’m sure the PETA question would have been eliminated, and so would the “so-called-questions” that ramble on about some person’s personal situation.
Example:
MC: "with a total of 352 upvotes, Jack Kawalski please come to the microphone."
Jack Kawalski: "thank for taking my question, when will the Model X be revealed?"
MC: "with a total of 194 upvotes, Elizabeth Jones please come to the microphone."
Elizabeth Jones: "thanks for taking my question, have any other manufacturers contacted you about joint ventures or using your patents?"
MC: "with a total of 103 upvotes, Abdul Kundi please come to the microphone."
Abdul Kundi: "thanks for taking my question, I noticed the Fremont factory is not covered in solar panels. Why are you not using that opportunity to set a great example?"
...and so on.
Total time spent on leather issues (proposals being read, plus PETA lady) – 9min48sec. Total time Elon spent answering the one question about Powerwall – 8min40sec. I am sure many of us thought Elon could have cut short his answer in order to answer more questions. I wonder how we can convey that… J
How many of the leather issue people are also spending their time approaching/lobbying the other - gigantic - car manufacturers? Tesla produces a really small fraction of all cars that feature a leather interior. What progress are they making with, say, Ford, Tata, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors? I’d like to know that they’re not focusing on Tesla more than they should.
It’s true that the man-made, artificial fertilizers used to grow the fodder crops for cows whose hides end up in Tesla cars, increases demand for fossil fuels that are dug up out of the ground. However – IMO those cows would still be raised and fed (for beef and milk) even if Tesla cars did not use their hides. Purchasing a cloth interior for your Tesla car doesn’t materially reduce the number of cows that are raised & fed in the world, or the amount of fertilizer that’s produced.
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Like everyone else, I was disappointed by the quality of the questions. I still thought this year’s Q&A was better than some of those gone by. We’re spending less time listening to people describing how much they love their car, and not actually getting around to a question.
I think there should be some process for logging the text of your question before the meeting, and attendees can elect to abstain or “upvote” or “downvote” your question. The 10 questioners that get the most votes… in order of upvotes... get to read their questions out, and by that process the entire audience gets to field questions, in a way, and I’m sure the PETA question would have been eliminated, and so would the “so-called-questions” that ramble on about some person’s personal situation.
Example:
MC: "with a total of 352 upvotes, Jack Kawalski please come to the microphone."
Jack Kawalski: "thank for taking my question, when will the Model X be revealed?"
MC: "with a total of 194 upvotes, Elizabeth Jones please come to the microphone."
Elizabeth Jones: "thanks for taking my question, have any other manufacturers contacted you about joint ventures or using your patents?"
MC: "with a total of 103 upvotes, Abdul Kundi please come to the microphone."
Abdul Kundi: "thanks for taking my question, I noticed the Fremont factory is not covered in solar panels. Why are you not using that opportunity to set a great example?"
...and so on.
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MartinAustin
Active Member
Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk Shares Energy Vision at 2015 EEI Annual Convention - YouTube
The &t=34m20s part on the end of the URL allows recipients to view the video from exactly that point.
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