which is EXACTLY why starlink and spacex should both be nationalized and removed from his control, and no further private sector businesses should be allowed to operate in the same way in the future...national security trumps capitalism. period.
They don't need to nationalize it, just spread out control among other companies or even buy a controlling interest and that could be as little as 10% after it has been spread around a bit and Elon makes even more money. There are many ways the government can twist Elon's arm and his recent republican political activity could be the result of that twisting, even his plan to purchase Twitter to become a political kingpin, like an old fashioned press Barron. Elon knows who is for sale and who he can buy and control most easily, republicans obviously, if they get control Elon will be building rockets in Russia for Vlad or anything else he wants to do.
russia seems to be where muck learned his management skills...do what i say or i'll have the thought police lock you the fuck up and let a rat eat through your face...sorry, little 84 flashback...
I gaze into my crystal ball and it says “time to short Spacex”. Maybe wait to see if Shartsip turns out to be the kludge I’m thinking it might be.
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I just looked around a bit. The firm suggests minus 22 C (zero Fahrenheit) as a lowest temp. They also tell you to keep the car plugged in to operate the battery pack heater.so much winning...has muck done any testing at all before releasing these vehicles? did they get driven in the cold? in the heat, in the rain?.....it doesn't seem like it, or they would have discovered these problems before hand and dealt with them, obviously...the only other explanation is that they did the tests, knew the vehicles had problems, and released them anyway, to artificially inflate the value of the company...almost as if the owner of the company had use for a lot of liquid assets at just about the same time....but that would be totally unethical, surely muck wouldn't do that...
https://www.businessinsider.com/rented-tesla-stopped-six-times-one-day-charge-hertz-2023-01
that's at least a third of the country out of play for 4 to 5 months a year..."sorry gran, our piece of shit tesla can only go to Mn. in the summer, maybe we'll rent a real car next year for Christmas, if you're still alive then."
basically.
Newer battery types work better in the cold and in many places like Canada people plug the block heater in their car during winter, in Winnipeg we even had outlets at work in the parking lot. So just plugging it into 120V at home would keep the battery and interior warm. I also think for places like Canada they will be selling gas heaters for interiors, similar to a Volkswagen heater as after market or even OEM equipment, they can run it on propane or gas and it wouldn't use much and would only be used for a couple of months of the year.
do you see muck embracing new technology? which would force him to admit he is offering people cut rate garbage to begin with?
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My bullshit guess is that he was figured he could sell Tesla to a big three/foreign manufacturer like some stupid house flipping episode.
that's a possibility...and it could still happen, but if he sold at the moment i'm guessing he would lose even more money...if he's not a complete idiot, he will fix what needs fixing the most, shut his fucking mouth on twitter, and hope that tesla stock rises in response...of course, he seems stupid enough to talk himself into keeping the stock if it does rally even slightly...his ego wouldn't allow him to think anything but his own brilliance is responsible for the rally...
Like Henry Ford with the model T. Tesla invested heavily in what will soon be old battery tech with mega factories. Others are using other technologies and sodium might soon be a player in the low end auto market. Tesla now or soon will have very serious competition, Elon plans to go cheap with a $12.5K EV after rebates, we will see, I posted about it on the climate change thread.
cleantechnica.com
Im not sure any legit company would take on the risk now that they have their own lines picking up. Especially after hearing the horror stories on people trying to get them serviced. And personally I think he is just another spoiled rich idiot, and not anything special at all for taking credit of people he paid to do his work all his life.
