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Dadoffourgirls wrote:I thought this thread was about a Semi that was supposed to be out by now. And I was supposed to earn the cost of my vehicle back using it as a driverless taxi by now. It is amazing how people will allow some companies to make excuses, and others will not consider a GM vehicle because their 1978 whatever did not meet their expectations. Big difference between consistently producing junk vs waiting for a new product.
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Reisender wrote:Guess we'll just have to wait and see. This thread is 4 years of posts predicting the demise of Tesla. So far their business plan seems to be working and they seem to be holding their own against the competition. Check back in another 4 years and see how its going.
Cheers Well, it's also 4 years of predicting the rise of the semi and cybertruck. Last time I checked they're both MIA. But lots and lots of speculation. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
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I thought this thread was about a Semi that was supposed to be out by now. And I was supposed to earn the cost of my vehicle back using it as a driverless taxi by now. It is amazing how people will allow some companies to make excuses, and others will not consider a GM vehicle because their 1978 whatever did not meet their expectations.
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Sjm9911 wrote:There is a big difference. Costco sells diffrent products at cheap prices and only has 1 competitor. Tesla has many competitors and if the competition starts building there own stuff they dont need to buy the tesla credits. Costco is a wholesaler of other peoples stuff. Of it dosent work out they get new products. Tesla makes and sells one thing. If that one thing dosent bring in the $$$ they dont have another thing to sell. Ok 2 products. Plus , telsla only income is from goverment mandated credits. Its a great buisness plan while it lasts. But its also unsustainable long term.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see. This thread is 4 years of posts predicting the demise of Tesla. So far their business plan seems to be working and they seem to be holding their own against the competition. Check back in another 4 years and see how its going.
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There is a big difference. Costco sells diffrent products at cheap prices and only has 1 competitor. Tesla has many competitors and if the competition starts building there own stuff they dont need to buy the tesla credits. Costco is a wholesaler of other peoples stuff. Of it dosent work out they get new products. Tesla makes and sells one thing. If that one thing dosent bring in the $$$ they dont have another thing to sell. Ok 2 products. Plus , telsla only income is from goverment mandated credits. Its a great buisness plan while it lasts. But its also unsustainable long term.
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OK and I have read Costco is doing so great with sales but still the membership fees drive the profit.
Whatever works for your business model.
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Yep. Part of their business plan. Companies like Chrysler Fiat Peugeot are literally paying for the new Tesla factory in Texas. And at the rate they are going they will be doing so for years...or until they (chrysler) go broke...or get bailed out again. Lol. .
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https://m.benzinga.com/article/16755157?utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_source=yahooFinance&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Ffinance%2Fnews%2Fwhy-tesla-opposing-south-koreas-223400043.html
I didn't relise that all tesla profits were electeic credits. Another intresting read. And , fyi, the articals just come up on my feeds baised upon what i read i guess. I dont look for them. Except for the RV one, that one i read when it came out.
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Great article.
Here’s a clicky.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/112........la-model-x-thank-elon-for-superchargers
If it was me I would plan on a max towing range of 250 miles with the Cybertruck. And probably set a safety of no more than 200 miles. Which is about right for a break anyway.
The other thing I would do is be familiar with all the V3 Superchargers on your route and use those as much as possible. In my opinion, the difference between a V2 and V3 Supercharger stop would only be around 10 or 12 minutes. But a Cybertruck will have a battery at least twice as big if not more than a car like the model 3. Now you are adding more like 25 minutes to the difference.
JMHO.
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For what to expect while towing this is a good read. I dont know if someone posted it before.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1122487_towing-a-camper-with-a-tesla-model-x-thank-elon-for-superchargers
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