Todd Burch
14-Year Member
But if we know Tesla, the cost to build the car should be less, so the likely net result is improved margins.They are the same in the US.
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But if we know Tesla, the cost to build the car should be less, so the likely net result is improved margins.They are the same in the US.
Went down the Gujrat rabbit hole ...Tesla is keeping their hand close to their chest. No Gujarat Summit announcement.
Elon Musk-led Tesla not to announce India investment plans at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
Official says Gujarat govt more than happy to facilitate Tesla but investment is company's prerogativewww.google.com
would have been nice to have had some sort of event, even if virtualDidn't see if anybody else already posted, but I got this email this morning:
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With one difference. Cybertruck gets notice EVERY time. It was difficult to find anyone that didn't look and grab the camera immediately. If they didn't have the camera out, they just stood there smiling. The kid jumping up and down was hard to beat - got me excited watching him react.People stopping to take pictures or even from a car used to happen all the time with the first generation Roadster.
In a surprising development Volvo has been making frequent OTA updates. Obviously the old manual buttons still exist. In several other respects OTA updates (cellular connection paid by them) have reduced electron use (I have not been measuring since) and some map functions work better. The sensors still are as bad as they were. It’s not awful but I would change to Tesla the first day I could. The new EX30 is purpose built EV on a Geely platform. Reviews are enthusiastic.@unk45 a year ago you told us Google's embedded Android Auto in your Volvo was terrible (I think you used a spicier adjective!). What's the development there, if any? Maybe still no competitor to the Tesla OS, but is it more usable today? Put another way, is it no longer a reason not to buy a Volvo (or Polestar)?
Since then, my partner bought a 2023 Bolt, and I'm finding the OS (and app) passable. Again, not nearly as good as Tesla's, but a heck of a lot better than her past, non-connected ICE.
So could a Cybertruck support a snow plow and reasonably be used for pushing snow? I hope so, because it would greatly illustrate it's versatility and capability, and bolster it's street cred as a real truck IMHO.It's not really about capability, it's about supporting standard plows.
The Lightning can't take standard plows because of where they put a part.
It's the AT tires that are the issue.
It's the AT tires that are the issue.So could a Cybertruck support a snow plow and reasonably be used for pushing snow? I hope so, because it would greatly illustrate it's versatility and capability, and bolster it's street cred as a real truck IMHO.
Are stories I'm seeing about Cybertruck's mediocre snow performance true or just FUD?
Are stories I'm seeing about Cybertruck's mediocre snow performance true or just FUD?
I don’t know whether you’re being obtuse, ignorant, just plain confrontational or some combination.Why the warning? What has Tesla done to indicate they’re doing something wrong regarding employees? How does it relate to what Costco did wrong? You must know something otherwise there’s no reason for a ‘take good note, Tesla’ warning.
The stories about mediocre snow performance are based on one (as far as I know) example. It's not a production CT but a release candidate with all terrain tires rather than snow tires, no locking differential, owned by Tesla, and the snow is really deep. Any truck would get stuck in that situation.So could a Cybertruck support a snow plow and reasonably be used for pushing snow? I hope so, because it would greatly illustrate it's versatility and capability, and bolster it's street cred as a real truck IMHO.
Are stories I'm seeing about Cybertruck's mediocre snow performance true or just FUD?
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Edit - is it really ONLY the All Terrain tires that are an issue? Anyone pushing snow will upgrade to snow tires, so no problem.
I’ve now made the same assumptions about you. I asked a straight up question why Tesla had to take note of what Costco did. You suggesting that Tesla had to do it in the first place leaves a person to wonder what Tesla has or hasn’t done regarding employees. No need to leave a message that Tesla has to follow another company’s position if Tesla is in fact doing things just fine. So what exactly has Tesla done that warrants your message? Feel free to provide specifics otherwise your message can be ignored by Tesla.I don’t know whether you’re being obtuse, ignorant, just plain confrontational or some combination.
And that is with the new restricted EPA testing method ? Sounds good then341 miles on LR. That's all you need
I may be wrong here, and somebody correct me if so, but isn’t the Berlin Gigafactory 100% unionized? I thought they were according to German law.I have been searching for an appropriate contribution to discussion regarding Tesla and organized labor. Not anything specific to Sweden or Scandinavia or Berlin or Fremont or a service center, but the company’s relationship with each of its employees.
I just came across something from one of my very oldest investments - tying with Starbucks in its longevity - Costco.
Last week, workers at Costco’s Norfolk, VA store voted to join the Teamsters. I am overwhelmed and, interestingly, rather excited and definitely pleased at management’s response. As my phantom presence on Tesla’s Board (remember: that exists solely in my head), I would be bringing this front and center for serious consideration. Here is what I read:
We're disappointed by the result in Norfolk.
We're not disappointed in our employees; we're disappointed in ourselves as managers and leaders.
The fact that a majority of Norfolk employees felt that they wanted or needed a union constitutes a failure on our part.
That is it. It is not an indictment concerning the stupidity or shortsightedness of workers over their lack of understanding how the company can serve the employees better than a union can; it is an admission that management has failed to communicate such a message.
Well done, Costco. Take good note, Tesla.
would have been nice to have had some sort of event, even if virtual
No. There is a works council, required by law, that works with Tesla on things, but it is not a union. IG Metall wants to unionize GigaBerlin in addition to the required works council.I may be wrong here, and somebody correct me if so, but isn’t the Berlin Gigafactory 100% unionized? I thought they were according to German law.
I hope I’m not too late to the party. Somehow I got 180 pages behind, and decided that the message value here was worth catching up by reading every durned message rather than doing the “skip” option…Time for Best Single 2024 Predictions
On Edit: JUST ONE, PLEASE!
Each participant is invited to present his or her single best prognostication for a Tesla-related occurrence in the next 365.24 days. Please keep it simple and relevant, and remember that good humor always is in fashion.
Mine definitely is simple; it also is one many will think a pimple on the dark side of the moon in importance….
But thinking about it certainly warms the cockles of MY heart:
PREDICTION -
In 2024, Tesla will have some very, very exciting news coming out of Anchorage Alaska. (at long last!)
Or they invoked a company wide blackout policy as they spin up the big surprise.Perhaps Tesla is using the "It's a secret, don't tell anyone about the refresh M3" strategy.
In other words, another routine Tesla ad campaign.