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It's going to be interesting to see what happens to Tesla as the $7,500 federal tax credit winds down. Tesla still makes about $2,000 per vehicle selling Green House Gas (GHG) credits to other car companies.
1 posted on 04/04/2019 9:36:56 AM PDT by Lurch Addams
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Can anyone tell me how one takes an electric vehicle cross country?


2 posted on 04/04/2019 9:38:14 AM PDT by JonPreston ( The GOPe is on board with the North American Union and the European Union.)
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To: Lurch Addams

This is shocking news.


5 posted on 04/04/2019 9:41:37 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Pent up demand for a prestige product. Once the trendies all get one, sales fall. Introduce a lower-priced product and a lot of the prestige goes away. It happens.


10 posted on 04/04/2019 9:43:44 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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After this report ( Tesla's Autopilot Hacked ) why in tarnation would anybody want one of these deathtraps?
12 posted on 04/04/2019 9:45:04 AM PDT by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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“Tesla vehicle sales dropped 31% last quarter”

Who coulda seen that coming? There are only so many people with money to burn.


14 posted on 04/04/2019 9:50:52 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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I still say these cars are coal-powered. And if the Left wants to support coal or nuclear power plants, I’m glad to hear it.


15 posted on 04/04/2019 9:53:10 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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The tax credit is just the beginning. Gasoline is and will remain under $3 everywhere for a long time. I'm sure it's a fine car but $100k is just too high to be like a Chevy or Ford. I also predict that auto driving cars will fade when they are hacked and kill people. Non self drivers have already been hacked and made to speed up and throw on brakes. Some are already convinced that Paul Walker's car was sent speeding into a tree artificially. A defective or dirty sensor will also start to show how vulnerable they are to the "Blue screen of death".

But losing the electric subsidy will be a big reason they have peaked.

16 posted on 04/04/2019 9:54:15 AM PDT by chuckles
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I’ve always been EV-curious until I saw the winter climate range range figures. Yeeeeeeeesh. I’ll be sticking with good old gasoline.


23 posted on 04/04/2019 10:02:40 AM PDT by MountainWalker
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Tesla is a Ponzi scheme and under IRS investigation.


27 posted on 04/04/2019 10:06:54 AM PDT by TonytheTiger7777
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So...should be be expecting a “Tesla Fire Sale” soon?


28 posted on 04/04/2019 10:11:16 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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Most of the short fall is due to cars in transit. Tesla sold more cars overseas last quarter.

Higher interest rates from the Fed could also be a factor.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-car-loans-hit-highest-interest-rates-in-a-decade-2019-04-02


30 posted on 04/04/2019 10:26:14 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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Everyone who wanted one, has one.

See AMC Pacer.

Until they do an SUV or pick-up or minivan.


33 posted on 04/04/2019 10:38:09 AM PDT by cicero2k
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Tesla quality issues:

Blurry backup camera.

Rust.

You need the touchscreen to adjust cruise control.

Issues with paint finish.

Door, window, and trunk defects.

Total touchscreen failure.

Getting locked out of the car.

Shutdowns while driving.

And catching on fire.

Lol.


35 posted on 04/04/2019 10:41:32 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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Here’s Barron’s take on the stock today:

“Tesla stock has been mired in a two-year trading range, with a top near $385 per share, and a bottom near $245 per share. It is a massive range—investors could have made almost 40% by buying at, say, $260 and selling near $360. Or they could have made more than 25% by selling at $360 and buying back at $260. Buy and hold, however, has been a roller-coaster ride to nowhere.

So who’s right? Nobody yet. At some point, the range will break one way or the other, and then we’ll have an answer.”


36 posted on 04/04/2019 10:41:56 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The internet has driven the world mad.)
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