I expect I paid at least $100/month to be insured since I was 16 and that ends up totalling $27,600. I gave $27,600 in exchange for some pink slips mailed to me each year. I expect that cost ended up being about $30. No other company has charged me so much and given me so […]
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May 22nd, 2019
What makes a better battery?
More juice Faster charging and discharging Longer lasting/more cycles Cheaper to produce/minimal human labour Faster to achieve high volume production Produceable in surplus Resources involved more abundant/cheaper/ more environmentally friendly/sustainable Less friction to achieve high volume production More stable/less likely to explode or catch fire More cold weather endurable/minimal cold soak Self healing if possible […]
Premium Internet Revenue Opportunities
According to Number of Tesla vehicles delivered worldwide from 3rd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019 (in units) from Statistica, Tesla has had the following deliveries in the last 3 quarters: 63,000 Q1 19| 90,700 Q4 18 | 83,500 Q3 18 = 237,200 Tesla will begin charging ~$100/year for Premium Internet as of June 2018 […]
Maxwell Technologies Acquisition
This is a great video to watch: Maxwell Could Be Worth BILLIONS To Tesla The other companies do not have value for Maxwell. Tesla acquiring it without competition means that for other companies, this acquisition would have been a liability for the near-term or even long-term. It sets a precedence. Tesla might be too far […]
May 17th, 2019
Tesla Robo-Taxi Audit
2 days ago, Inside EV’s released the article Is Leasing A Tesla Model 3 A $200,000 Mistake? This article comments on a video from the owner of Tesloop – Haydn Sonnad. Very few authorities hold a candle to Tesloop in this regard because Tesloop is a Tesla-centric taxi service having already operated many years and […]
TSLA Premium Internet
Right now Tesla is contracting LTE from Telecom providers. But SpaceX is launching satellites for Internet. Most likely Tesla will switch contracts to SpaceX instead of Telecom providers. If SpaceX gives Tesla a break on the fees they would otherwise pay, it would be win-win for Tesla and SpaceX. Tesla gets a better deal and […]
Minimising Points of Failure
When it is right, it is right. Code behaves as intended when implemented correctly. One of the best courses to get closest to right as fast as possible is to minimise the points of failure. By focusing on reducing the number of things that can go wrong, you will inherently reduce how much testing is […]
