Tesla stock

Can you explain how this would work?
All public companies use accrual accounting, so they have to claims both expenses and expenditures in the quarter that they occur. There is some wiggle room on things liked how they account for future possible warranty claims and maybe supercharger usage (previous buyers, essentially, paid when they bought their cars but actual usage is over the life of the car).

Mike

 

It is the one made from that rare earth material called unobtanium.
As soon as we discover where to find it all batteries will use it.

Mike

 

I always thought it was at the far reaches of the continuum only available for large sums of money.

 

The ones announced at least once a week. The point being there is so much research going on what makes us think that the current technology will be enough five years from now.

 

Tesla will be happy to use whatever the “latest and greatest” commercial grade battery technology is available.
Improved batteries will only speed the adoption of EVs, which is a very good thing.

 

what technology has a paradigm shift every 5 years?

 

Big screen TVs?

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The number of cars delivered in 2019 that will qualify for Elon's $3750 rebate will only be a few thousand. You have to be able to take possession during the first week in January, 2019 in order to qualify..

I have read those reports but they seem to be the exception, not the rule. I have been present at two model 3 deliveries at two different delivery locations in the last 2+ months. Each was at least one hour and it could have been longer had we wished.

To be fair, an independent third party has taken a survey of new model 3 owners. Over 90% have given high marks for panel gaps and fit and finish about the same as Toyota.

Yes, there have been reports of that nature. But what is not reported is that Tesla gives you a free loaner car (usually a Model S) while yours in service.

Yes, Tesla is working on great new battery technology. Elon insists that Tesla will be a leader in this battery technology field.

 

I was referring (or attempting to) to servicing costs. The cheapest total cost is build it right and deliver it with no defects. Fixing problems in the field is the most expensive. (I was in the field most of my working life and had budget responsibility for many years.)

 

and inferring that tesla is rushing them out the door, quality be damned, with no data to back it up

 

An interesting point of view from Fox Business no less:

Why Tesla Stock Popped 6% | Fox Business

 

In 1973, if I had invested my Subaru car money in Subaru of America, I would have made $150,000. In 1979, if I had invested my Plymouth car price in Chrysler stock, I would have made $200,000+.

 

.....$1200 for finger prints on the car...... no way!

 

Nah! Don't buy used EV's. The rich people are tromping on the throttle & speeding (discharging too fast), charging to 100%, discharging to below 10% & quick charging. In short order, they are throwing away 5000+ possible charging cycles. The rich people then sell EV's to poorer people, who can't afford to pay for the rich man's abused EV power packs, which need replacing.

 

People have to understand the difference between people & their vehicles that get 10MPG & prematurely sent to the junk yard because of abuse, & people that squeeze 40+MPG out of their vehicles that run to 200,000 or 300,000+ miles.

 

Best example of FUD I have seen in a long time