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Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable
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I want to see one damn Tesla commercial during the holidays. Just one. So tired year after year watching all the holiday car commercials selling "family". Except all those cars are polluting the planet and destroying their kids future world.....oh sorry, went off the deep end there....Happy Thanksgiving!
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SEC is clearly asleep at the wheel. They’re in on the fraud now. Something about pizza.
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Yeah, but they should favor selling more Teslas to whichever demographic puts the most MILES on their cars. Some of us on the forum mention not putting on many miles. Salesmen, for example, put on more miles than most so will make the biggest pollution difference. Remember the mission statement.
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British family wins $135m lottery jackpot:
The dreams of a new generation: "My own home. My own iPhone. My own Tesla."
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"Steve Thomson, 42, and wife Lenka, 41, from Selsey, West Sussex, are now one of the UK's biggest ever winners - while their 10-year-old son has already asked for a Tesla"
£105m Euromillions winners revealed as couple from Sussex
Asked how his children had responded, Mr Thomson said: “My eldest’s a very sensible kid, he said, ‘Dad, can I have my own room?’ Our other son did ask for a Tesla but he is only ten. And our daughter, who is eight, has her sights firmly set on a pink iPhone.”
"Steve Thomson, 42, and wife Lenka, 41, from Selsey, West Sussex, are now one of the UK's biggest ever winners - while their 10-year-old son has already asked for a Tesla"
£105m Euromillions winners revealed as couple from Sussex
Asked how his children had responded, Mr Thomson said: “My eldest’s a very sensible kid, he said, ‘Dad, can I have my own room?’ Our other son did ask for a Tesla but he is only ten. And our daughter, who is eight, has her sights firmly set on a pink iPhone.”
The dreams of a new generation: "My own home. My own iPhone. My own Tesla."
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I guess we're back to discussing the CT in this thread again, so I'll share this here.
I had a dentist appt Monday. The receptionist saw my S and said, "My fiancee is buying one of those new Tesla trucks!". She went on to explain that he is in construction, bought an F150 last year with a 120V outlet, but he was surprised to learn it powers very little at the job site. So he wants a CT for the utility of it. Also said he thought it was ugly, but couldn't care less.
So I rode home shocked that someone randomly brought up and knew about the CT (and had an order) in SOUTH GEORGIA, without me asking or prodding. But, it gets even better. When I arrived home, my college age son had some of his old high school buddies over and they were playing basketball. As the kids all spoke to me, shook hands, etc, one of them, who just gotten accepted to medical school asked me if I had seen the CyberTruck - and his face lit up as he said, "That will be the very first vehicle I ever buy. I want one so bad. It looks so freaking cool."
Understand that I have "brain-washed" these kids about all things Tesla for many years now, so it isn't exactly random, but still, for a 21 year old med student (soon to be) to say he likes the way it looks speaks volumes about how the younger generation might feel about the CT. I'm sure the ratio of those who find its looks appealing is far higher among his age group (18-26 let's say). We just need all of them to get to the point where they can afford one.
I had a dentist appt Monday. The receptionist saw my S and said, "My fiancee is buying one of those new Tesla trucks!". She went on to explain that he is in construction, bought an F150 last year with a 120V outlet, but he was surprised to learn it powers very little at the job site. So he wants a CT for the utility of it. Also said he thought it was ugly, but couldn't care less.
So I rode home shocked that someone randomly brought up and knew about the CT (and had an order) in SOUTH GEORGIA, without me asking or prodding. But, it gets even better. When I arrived home, my college age son had some of his old high school buddies over and they were playing basketball. As the kids all spoke to me, shook hands, etc, one of them, who just gotten accepted to medical school asked me if I had seen the CyberTruck - and his face lit up as he said, "That will be the very first vehicle I ever buy. I want one so bad. It looks so freaking cool."
Understand that I have "brain-washed" these kids about all things Tesla for many years now, so it isn't exactly random, but still, for a 21 year old med student (soon to be) to say he likes the way it looks speaks volumes about how the younger generation might feel about the CT. I'm sure the ratio of those who find its looks appealing is far higher among his age group (18-26 let's say). We just need all of them to get to the point where they can afford one.
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With the billion dollar exposure Tesla just had, who needs a commercial that most will skip over?
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I also want to share this funny story as my last post on Thanksgiving.
I am a Tesla "salesman" 24/7. I have felt from the day I bought my S that I wanted to use my car to pique people's interest, and learn about Tesla. I probably go out of my way a bit much to make people notice it - especially using old timey summons to back my car out of parking spots.
Anyway, recently, I was stopped at an old gas station that had been turned into a craft beer store. It's the only place we can get certain craft beers from some small breweries. Now, granted, the store is in a sort of sketchy area of Savannah, but not the worst in the city. After making my purchase, I came out and there was this gentlemen looking over the car. As I walked up, I got the usual questions - "this your car?", "who makes it?", "that's a good looking car", etc. So, I went into salesman mode and do what I always do and explain that it is an electric car made by an American company - and then say, "You want to see the engine?". Then I pop the frunk open and it's always the same reaction. And I have them hooked.
From there, the conversation always moves into how much range it has, how long it takes to charge, etc. I always go to great effort to explain the many advantages of charging at home vs the slight disadvantage of charging when traveling (but I also try to be honest). I always show them the supercharger map on supercharge.info and they are shocked.
This particular conversation was particularly memorable because about 15 minutes in, and about the 10th question he asked was, "so let me ask you this then......you wouldn't happen to have $10 you could spare do you?" Turns out he was homeless. It was almost like he turned the tables on me. He saw how badly I wanted to tell him about the car, and used that to get a conversation going. I normally don't give homeless people money, but I gave him $10 because you never know what the future might hold and I didn't want him to have a bad feeling about Tesla.
When I told my wife about it, she said, "It doesn't surprise me. You'd try to sell Tesla to a tree if you thought it could buy one".
I am a Tesla "salesman" 24/7. I have felt from the day I bought my S that I wanted to use my car to pique people's interest, and learn about Tesla. I probably go out of my way a bit much to make people notice it - especially using old timey summons to back my car out of parking spots.
Anyway, recently, I was stopped at an old gas station that had been turned into a craft beer store. It's the only place we can get certain craft beers from some small breweries. Now, granted, the store is in a sort of sketchy area of Savannah, but not the worst in the city. After making my purchase, I came out and there was this gentlemen looking over the car. As I walked up, I got the usual questions - "this your car?", "who makes it?", "that's a good looking car", etc. So, I went into salesman mode and do what I always do and explain that it is an electric car made by an American company - and then say, "You want to see the engine?". Then I pop the frunk open and it's always the same reaction. And I have them hooked.
From there, the conversation always moves into how much range it has, how long it takes to charge, etc. I always go to great effort to explain the many advantages of charging at home vs the slight disadvantage of charging when traveling (but I also try to be honest). I always show them the supercharger map on supercharge.info and they are shocked.
This particular conversation was particularly memorable because about 15 minutes in, and about the 10th question he asked was, "so let me ask you this then......you wouldn't happen to have $10 you could spare do you?" Turns out he was homeless. It was almost like he turned the tables on me. He saw how badly I wanted to tell him about the car, and used that to get a conversation going. I normally don't give homeless people money, but I gave him $10 because you never know what the future might hold and I didn't want him to have a bad feeling about Tesla.
When I told my wife about it, she said, "It doesn't surprise me. You'd try to sell Tesla to a tree if you thought it could buy one".
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I meant to add that I had one more SHOCKING revelation in both of these conversations. Near the end of both conversations, I asked, "what did you think about the new electric Mustang Ford revealed?". Neither even had a clue what it was, or even heard about it.
Absolutely ZERO buzz about a very nice looking Ford electric car with 300 miles of range - but the whole damn world is talking about Tesla's ugly truck - and ordering them!!
And Ford actually did paid advertisements for the Mustang reveal. We all know Tesla didn't advertise the CT reveal at all. It's simply amazing how Musk can be so "functionally" smart (genius) - and yet be a master marketer as well. People like that a truly special because very, VERY few have ever lived.
Yeah, still, the KWH ARE THERE and available for use for the price of 5-7 Powerwalls.
I've always found that being honest about the disadvantages resonates with people because it shows that I'm giving them the full story and not just blowing sunshine up their rear. It seems like it adds even more credibility to the positives.
I bet it will fit with a good running start.
the whole lawsuit drama is a waste of judicial resources. It’s scumbag lawyers seeking attention/fame. Absolutely None sense at its best!
I agree that there's no substitute for actually having Powerwalls and effectively your own micro-grid "island" that can seamlessly charge from solar and power all major appliances.
One thing that excites me about the Cybertruck is the potential to use it to supplement our Powerwalls during winter outages. At the moment, our solar panels are buried under about a foot of snow, and we're likely to add one or two more feet of accumulation by Saturday. We've already had four brief outages in the last 24 hours, and much longer outages are possible. Living in the mountains with above-ground power infrastructure, this is nothing unusual. I think many rural and semi-rural residents will appreciate the energy security offered by a vehicle with a large battery that can be tapped for other uses. This feature alone will help drive many sales.
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Um, I might be a little dense but what are these disadvantages?
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