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Tesla's weak first-quarter deliveries an 'unmitigated disaster' for Musk
Fox Business ^ | Eric Revell

Posted on 04/04/2024 12:41:45 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

Tesla's quarterly deliveries declined for the first time in nearly four years and fell short of Wall Street analysts' estimates amid a challenging competitive landscape in the EV market and questions regarding the company's direction.

The Elon Musk-led automaker's stock declined by 4.9% during Tuesday's trading session and slid a further 0.28% in after hours trading, with the stock down nearly 33% on the year. That followed Tesla's announcement that it delivered roughly 387,000 vehicles in the first quarter – well below expectations of about 443,000 and an 8.5% decrease compared to the first quarter of last year.

"Let's call this as it is: While we were anticipating a bad 1Q, this was an unmitigated disaster 1Q that is hard to explain away," Dan Ives, managing director and equity analyst of Wedbush Securities, wrote in a note to investors.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: automotive; musk; tesla

1 posted on 04/04/2024 12:41:45 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

TeslaHumper is falling down on the job again


2 posted on 04/04/2024 12:46:34 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: marcusmaximus

Peak EV?

Only so many people wanting an electric car


3 posted on 04/04/2024 12:56:31 PM PDT by Bayard
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To: Bayard

I think Teslas are great but they are only practical as a second or third car for the wealthy. Everyone else has to make major compromises to own one.


4 posted on 04/04/2024 1:11:27 PM PDT by RightOnTheBorder
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To: Bayard

I’ll be lmao when the Tesla battery apocalypse starts to hit.


5 posted on 04/04/2024 1:13:38 PM PDT by marcusmaximus (Kazan hates Ukrainian borscht )
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To: marcusmaximus

Stock market had rough ending again, DJIA down 1.35%


6 posted on 04/04/2024 1:23:24 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: Bayard

RE: Only so many people wanting an electric car

When’s the last time a Dem ruler in the government asked us what we lowly subject wanted?


7 posted on 04/04/2024 1:27:26 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Musk Bad. Media said so.


8 posted on 04/04/2024 1:28:10 PM PDT by xoxox
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Challenging competitive landscape? As other automakers are actually laying off/closing/dramatically cutting EV production?

No - people are waking up to the insanity of the forced shift of EV - seeing through the hype. Even some environmental extremists are starting to wake up to the bigger picture.


9 posted on 04/04/2024 1:34:36 PM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: xoxox

Musk isn’t dumb. He knows Tesla isn’t sustainable over the long term.


10 posted on 04/04/2024 1:59:18 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

I’ve been saying for a while now that Musk will go back to making gas vehicles...within 5 years....after Trump gets rid of all this EV mandate sh**.


11 posted on 04/04/2024 2:03:54 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: marcusmaximus

And he can’t compete with China...


12 posted on 04/04/2024 2:04:54 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

The vast majority of Americans don’t want electric cars. It’s that simple.


13 posted on 04/04/2024 2:06:40 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: frank ballenger
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14 posted on 04/04/2024 2:09:27 PM PDT by dznutz
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To: dznutz

The old Fords....

Why is a Ford like a bathtub?

You’d never want to be seen in one.


15 posted on 04/04/2024 2:17:03 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: marcusmaximus
It's getting rid of the mandates now.

And outlawing gas stoves?? Are they nuts??

16 posted on 04/04/2024 2:17:06 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: frank ballenger
The old Fords.... Why is a Ford like a bathtub? You’d never want to be seen in one.

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17 posted on 04/04/2024 2:39:16 PM PDT by dznutz
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To: marcusmaximus
Tesla Semi-Truck has better potential.

Pepsico explains how it uses Tesla Semi electric trucks in glimpse of the future of trucking

Pepsico explained that it uses most of its 21 Tesla Semi electric trucks for deliveries within 100 miles with several stops. They operate for up to 12 hours a day.

Dejan Antunovic, electrification program manager at Pepsico, explained that three of the Tesla Semi trucks are dedicated to long-haul trucking, with routes that vary between 250 to 450 miles.

To support that, Tesla has been installing 750 kW Megachargers at Pepsico facilities. They enable charging to 80% capacity in less than 45 minutes.

Pepsico noted the difficulty of installing that much charging power at a facility and said that they will use what they learned from this experience to plan for future depots that will be electrified.

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Pepsi Tesla Semi Proves Real World 80,000 lbs Maximum Gross Weight Operation With Long Range on a Single Charge

Scroll down to the table with details about different EV Truck brands.

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How Much Does Tesla Semi Weigh Without A Load?

How Much Does A Semi Truck Weigh? Ultimate Guide (2022)

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18 posted on 04/04/2024 2:42:21 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: marcusmaximus

Watch this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9yZKybiKV8


19 posted on 04/04/2024 3:41:34 PM PDT by butlerweave
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