03-10-2019, 08:19 PM
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I believe that Tesla has been petitioning the DOT since before they ever went into production,to allow 'camera' systems,because of the associated drag reduction which would be realized.About Cd 0.01.
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They aren't the only manufacturer petitioning. So far the NHTSA isn't budging.
Here is the latest test: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.do...518_v3-tag.pdf
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03-11-2019, 02:02 PM
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Model Y reveal this coming Thursday.
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03-11-2019, 02:45 PM
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Any predictions about things that might wow us in the reveal? Musk usually has something radical to reveal besides the car itself.
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03-11-2019, 03:34 PM
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Any predictions about things that might wow us in the reveal? Musk usually has something radical to reveal besides the car itself.
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He will explain why he changed his mind and is keeping the Tesla dealerships open? |
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03-11-2019, 03:43 PM
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Probably self-explanatory. They thought they'd save money shutting them all down, then quickly realized they'd lose more sales income than the money they'd save by closing down.
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03-11-2019, 03:47 PM
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Any predictions about things that might wow us in the reveal? Musk usually has something radical to reveal besides the car itself.
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There could be data or dates about the Semi and the Roadster, or the pickup we've seen wrapped on a trailer may show up, the Model S is getting long in the tooth so it may get a revamp, and then there's the 2 or 3 years in the future when Tesla would reveal a smaller $25,000 model...
And the model Y...
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03-11-2019, 06:32 PM
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Probably self-explanatory. They thought they'd save money shutting them all down, then quickly realized they'd lose more sales income than the money they'd save by closing down.
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Mystery solved. The Wall Street Journal did some digging in Tesla’s latest quarterly report. It would cost Tesla $1.6 billion to break their leases and close all of their stores. Leases are 5 to 10 years. |
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03-11-2019, 07:46 PM
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Might as well convert them to sales/service centers and have loaner cars for those needing service, and the same cars could be demo units for test drives too.
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03-11-2019, 08:09 PM
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Tesla will keep many of its stores open, even if sales move exclusively online.
Moreover, they will raise the price of the luxury models some starting March 18th.
I expect a rush of sales of those this week...
Here's straight from the horses mouth:
https://www.tesla.com/nl_NL/blog/upd...ng?redirect=no
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03-12-2019, 05:38 AM
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There won't be a reveal of the pickup truck coming Thursday.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/...nieuw-model%2F
(apparently)
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