Tslynk67
Well-Known Member
That is a good word ‘tool’. A tool has no intelligence if its own and exists as part of somebody else’s toolbox.
It has some colloquial meaning too...
You can install our site as a web app on your iOS device by utilizing the Add to Home Screen feature in Safari. Please see this thread for more details on this.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
That is a good word ‘tool’. A tool has no intelligence if its own and exists as part of somebody else’s toolbox.
But while the SEC's request is a bit unusual in the context of expedited contempt proceedings I think, I'd not be surprised to see the judge grant the request, unless Elon's lawyers are opposing it. She might also schedule a hearing.
That's only true in a legacy business such as GM or Ford. Tesla is trying to get as many BEVs to as many people as possible in as short a time period as possible. Once there are enough BEVs out there so that there is no turning back, then you'll see more predictability (and Elon will likely turn the reins over to the bean-counters).
I don't think the reservations matter much for anything but there is something to be said for seeing the unveil and then being able to go to the website and ordering yours. I think people just psychologically like to be able to do that. Tesla might as well use it, even if they don't publish the numbers.
They didn't announce reservations for the past two products (Roadster, Semi)
And: there is no rule that says Tesla has to tell the scum sucking WS maggots...*deep breath*...Tesla doesn’t have to publicly announce the reservation total. I actually kind of hope they don’t because that’ll drive everyone beserk - unless it’s just such a grossly, obscenely high number, then yeah, shout it from the roof tops!
You would think the SpaceEx relationship would do the same for Elon. Maybe it is, just not with the SEC.Private influence on the SEC would be direct corruption. I’m hesitant to believe the SEC would risk that. More likely the pressure to slow the assault on fossil fuels comes from above, the most powerful public institutions. Each member of the SEC would be carefully implementing their CYA instinct (cover your ass).
This is what happens when the elected government is sponsored by fossil fuel industries. The watering down of pollution laws is another symptom.
Facebook seems to get a free pass. Having read “Snowden”, this is likely because the relationship between Facebook and govt data monitoring programs is strong. Mutual back scratching.
Not sure if this was relayed here yet (didn't see it in the latest 3 pages ), but I found it to be an interesting read:
Why is The SEC Picking on Elon Musk Instead of Mark Zuckerberg?
Not that that will stop the press from spinning any number as a negative.That way you avoid the 1:1 comparison, get an even better idea how impatient people will be waiting for what.
please do not harass attorneys at the SEC. There is zero benefit to this action.
"New factual assertions"? You mean everything everyone already knew except for the SEC?
Paying e.g. 1k $ for a reservation is an indicator of genuine interest so this helps Tesla to determine how big an investment in production capability they should make.
For 1st day reservation holders to wait three years (much less in the USA, but longer elsewhere) is not optimal so I wonder when Model Y deliveries will start, given the indications that reservations will indeed be taken.
But in the case of Model 3 it must have been very useful for Tesla to be able to safely bet that 'as much production capacity as possible' was a justified investment.
And then the reservation process just generates a lot of media attention, i.e. free advertising...
I had no idea how popular they were until I read some Model Y articles. 500k a year I think.A recent dog walk in the neighborhood (all two blocks) allowed me to note five Toyota RAV4s of very recent vintage.
I'll be most interested in comparing the characteristics of these guys to the Model Y: dimensions, pricing, amenities.
Elon's team will have a night to think this over, but they might also have anticipated this move and might have a canned response ready already (not unusual with well funded legal teams):
Basically if Elon's lawyers want to play really hardball, they could:
- Their response might be "do nothing, let the judge do what she thinks is appropriate",
- or they might have an opposition filing ready,
- or they might support the SEC's request, if Elon is allowed to file a rebuttal brief,
- or they might do something else,
- or the judge might grant (or deny) the SEC's request before Elon's lawyers have time to act.
I'd expect the judge to be cautious. I'd expect Elon's lawyers to be cautious as well, until they have a good impression of what the judge is thinking about all this. Then I expect them to go for the jugular...
- Point to the harm the delay and uncertainty does to Tesla shareholders, and insist on a hearing.
- Argue that the fact that the SEC needs another attempt is prima facie evidence that the settlement wasn't "unambiguously, clearly" violated, right? If the SEC's legal team needs two attempts to explain a "violation" of a settlement that requires accelerated contempt proceedings then it's not such an obvious "violation" the SEC pretends it is after all, right?
please do not harass attorneys at the SEC. There is zero benefit to this action.