Yes, it's Trump playing 36-dimensional Cosmic Brain Chess. The only problem is now my Nobel Prize bracket is all shot to hell, and those thousands of commemorative coins that Cheetolf Twitler had the Mint create are going to end up as collectors items sold on QVC.
I've heard they're being offered as a Deal of the Day for $19.95 at the White House gift shop.
I guess the faithful were eager to get them up because the site has been offline for the past 1/2 hour
When I bought my 2012 F-150 I had a similar experience. To get a better audio system I had to pay to upgrade the entire interior of the vehicle, seats, fabrics...more.
Really?? Wow, Ford is just milking that cash cow yet are seriously in debt.
"The one thing that sets Tesla apart is that there is no $35K Model 3"
Based on what Elon replied to a tweet asking about this, I don't expect to see any before 2019. He said that Tesla needs about 3-6 months of 5k/wk production before it makes financial sense to ship base-level cars. Given that he's always too optimistic, I wouldn't count on seeing them offered this calendar year.
"they could expand 18650 production, but neither Tesla nor Panasonic have interest in this, since they see the 2170s as the future). I do think you're right that demand for S75D will drop, and I can envision Tesla discontinuing it while sweetening up the 100s. Of course, that will only decrease the number of S+X vehicles that they can make per year, since more cells are needed for the 100 packs"
I thought Tesla still hasn't fulfilled the 2 billion 18650 cell contract with Panasonic, enough for over 250k cars with 100 kWh packs? If that's a take-or-pay contract, it may cost Tesla serious coin to get out of it and switch to 2170s entirely - something Elon said a couple years ago wasn't in the cards. If Panasonic wants to partner with Tesla for a new factory in China now that it seems the ownership rules are being relaxed, perhaps they'll have a cheaper out.
I feel pretty confident that they're eventually going to refresh S and X atop the Model Y platform. Since Y's platform is basically a stretched, upgraded 3, and a stretched pack means not only more capacity, but more power"
They recently showed off some coming interior upgrades for the S and I suspect there's more to come before Q3. Most Model 3 owners seem pretty pleased but I can't believe that so few are complaining about the terrible seating position in the rear seats. They may not go back there often but anyone who sits there for more than a few minutes is going to be nibbling on their kneecaps.
"They chose to change how it was being used; turns out, they should have just adapted the existing production lines"
The Model has a lot of aluminum which required a lot of new equipment. When Ford converted its two main plants that make the F-150 to aluminum, they did a complete teardown & re-fit of both sites.
"standard pack plus AWD would be a killer vehicle for the price. We still don't know what the 0-60 on it will be, but if it's a similar 0,6s drop as in LR, then that'd be 4,9s for a $40k vehicle"
It's supposed to be 4.5s according to Electrek. Considering that the LR is officially 5.1s but has tested as low as 4.7s, it could be even quicker
"Their Q3 sales numbers are going to be massive - both having a high production rate, and stockpiled deliveries going out."
With AWD now available for Model 3, I predict there's going to be a sharp drop in orders for S75D, which will negatively impact Tesla's profit in Q3, the first of which Elon promised would show profitability
As noted at the end of the article and confirmed on FB groups, some have been notified their already configured orders are pushed to July. Supposedly that's to make sure the 200000th US delivery will not happen until Q3, prolonging the feferal tax credit
$78k for the performance version of a $35k base car? Is Tesla an American company or a German one? And still have to wait until 2019 for air suspension? The $5k for dual-motor / AWD is expensive enough.
Tesla CTO JB Straubel in 2014 - "“We are an energy innovation company as much as a car company.....“Tesla wasn’t founded to make cars. We have enough cars. We have *too many* cars. Tesla was founded to change the game in energy.....I really love batteries, I might love batteries more than cars"
Because of the large number of inverters in a utility-scale solar plant, it can provide reactive power, even when not feeding the grid, ie, when the sun isn't shining.
Most inverters are capable of VAR management, but solar farm developers in most places generally don't want to pay for the extra SCADA to manage it, nor do they want to oversize their inverters.
It won't happen overnight but if there's money to be made, some will start doing it and more will follow. Unless the cost is *extremely* prohibitive, the appeal of making money when the sun is NOT shining will garner at least a few early adopters.
The battery's purpose isn't power generation, it's load smoothing, like a capacitor in electronics. It has to be able to provide (or absorb) a lot of power in a very short time (milliseconds to seconds) to keep the grid in spec; solar can't do that, fuel-powered generators respond too slow, etc.
So even if they built a solar/salt power station, they'd still need the battery.
Because of the large number of inverters in a utility-scale solar plant, it can provide reactive power, even when not feeding the grid, ie, when the sun isn't shining.
He's a liberal that has professional opinions that run counter to liberal propaganda. Liberals incorrectly label him as alt-right. That's not a right wing problem.
I've had the pleasure of working with a number of conservative Albertans some years back. From what I've heard from Peterson, it's not clear to me how he's any different.
Nevertheless, someone got fired for snickering about "dongle". The woman being fired didn't re-employ him.
True but that was his company's decision. They could have chosen to simply go with an apology which the employee himself did or they could have called her out as a hypocrite for a Twitter post she made while at that very same conference
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" the infrared wavelengths only work if the sensor stays below 60K -- that's about a cool -350F"
"There will have to be compromise"
That's not one of The Dahnald's bigly words. The closet he gets is to promise *he'll* come.
Yes, it's Trump playing 36-dimensional Cosmic Brain Chess. The only problem is now my Nobel Prize bracket is all shot to hell, and those thousands of commemorative coins that Cheetolf Twitler had the Mint create are going to end up as collectors items sold on QVC.
I've heard they're being offered as a Deal of the Day for $19.95 at the White House gift shop.
I guess the faithful were eager to get them up because the site has been offline for the past 1/2 hour
"Trump wants to play emperor then he gets to take responsibility for what happens on his watch too. Not just the bits he likes"
"The buck stops here" sign has a quite different meaning when it's on Trump's desk
#TrumpIsNotTruman
Trump Derangement Syndrome is a real thing and it's going to guarantee he gets reelected.
Did Barack win re-election handily because of Obama Derangement Syndrome? It was epidemic throughout the Right & Reich wing of America for 8 years.
When I bought my 2012 F-150 I had a similar experience. To get a better audio system I had to pay to upgrade the entire interior of the vehicle, seats, fabrics...more.
Really?? Wow, Ford is just milking that cash cow yet are seriously in debt.
"The one thing that sets Tesla apart is that there is no $35K Model 3"
Based on what Elon replied to a tweet asking about this, I don't expect to see any before 2019.
He said that Tesla needs about 3-6 months of 5k/wk production before it makes financial sense to ship base-level cars.
Given that he's always too optimistic, I wouldn't count on seeing them offered this calendar year.
"they could expand 18650 production, but neither Tesla nor Panasonic have interest in this, since they see the 2170s as the future). I do think you're right that demand for S75D will drop, and I can envision Tesla discontinuing it while sweetening up the 100s. Of course, that will only decrease the number of S+X vehicles that they can make per year, since more cells are needed for the 100 packs"
I thought Tesla still hasn't fulfilled the 2 billion 18650 cell contract with Panasonic, enough for over 250k cars with 100 kWh packs?
If that's a take-or-pay contract, it may cost Tesla serious coin to get out of it and switch to 2170s entirely - something Elon said a couple years ago wasn't in the cards.
If Panasonic wants to partner with Tesla for a new factory in China now that it seems the ownership rules are being relaxed, perhaps they'll have a cheaper out.
I feel pretty confident that they're eventually going to refresh S and X atop the Model Y platform. Since Y's platform is basically a stretched, upgraded 3, and a stretched pack means not only more capacity, but more power"
They recently showed off some coming interior upgrades for the S and I suspect there's more to come before Q3.
Most Model 3 owners seem pretty pleased but I can't believe that so few are complaining about the terrible seating position in the rear seats.
They may not go back there often but anyone who sits there for more than a few minutes is going to be nibbling on their kneecaps.
"They chose to change how it was being used; turns out, they should have just adapted the existing production lines"
The Model has a lot of aluminum which required a lot of new equipment.
When Ford converted its two main plants that make the F-150 to aluminum, they did a complete teardown & re-fit of both sites.
"standard pack plus AWD would be a killer vehicle for the price. We still don't know what the 0-60 on it will be, but if it's a similar 0,6s drop as in LR, then that'd be 4,9s for a $40k vehicle"
It's supposed to be 4.5s according to Electrek. Considering that the LR is officially 5.1s but has tested as low as 4.7s, it could be even quicker
"Their Q3 sales numbers are going to be massive - both having a high production rate, and stockpiled deliveries going out."
With AWD now available for Model 3, I predict there's going to be a sharp drop in orders for S75D, which will negatively impact Tesla's profit in Q3, the first of which Elon promised would show profitability
Huh. Just off the presses.
Tesla cuts Model 3 delivery delays for new orders in half as production ramp improves
As noted at the end of the article and confirmed on FB groups, some have been notified their already configured orders are pushed to July.
Supposedly that's to make sure the 200000th US delivery will not happen until Q3, prolonging the feferal tax credit
$78k for the performance version of a $35k base car? Is Tesla an American company or a German one?
And still have to wait until 2019 for air suspension?
The $5k for dual-motor / AWD is expensive enough.
"For repo companies, one worry is whether they are producing information that others are monetizing"
That's their ONLY worry
I thought Cubana flew mostly Russian aircraft with some Embraers thrown in.
Aeroflot (the Russian national airline) won't even fly Russian aircraft.
They've come a long way from the days when some flights were bench seating with no seatbelts
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In this universe, everything runs on time not necessarily on schedule
"I have a hunch this is Tesla's true end game"
Tesla CTO JB Straubel in 2014 - "“We are an energy innovation company as much as a car company.....“Tesla wasn’t founded to make cars. We have enough cars. We have *too many* cars. Tesla was founded to change the game in energy.....I really love batteries, I might love batteries more than cars"
https://electrek.co/2014/05/24...
Because of the large number of inverters in a utility-scale solar plant, it can provide reactive power, even when not feeding the grid, ie, when the sun isn't shining.
Most inverters are capable of VAR management, but solar farm developers in most places generally don't want to pay for the extra SCADA to manage it, nor do they want to oversize their inverters.
It won't happen overnight but if there's money to be made, some will start doing it and more will follow. Unless the cost is *extremely* prohibitive, the appeal of making money when the sun is NOT shining will garner at least a few early adopters.
The battery's purpose isn't power generation, it's load smoothing, like a capacitor in electronics. It has to be able to provide (or absorb) a lot of power in a very short time (milliseconds to seconds) to keep the grid in spec; solar can't do that, fuel-powered generators respond too slow, etc.
So even if they built a solar/salt power station, they'd still need the battery.
Because of the large number of inverters in a utility-scale solar plant, it can provide reactive power, even when not feeding the grid, ie, when the sun isn't shining.
SpaceX fans are all closet accountants. The rest of us don't care how much it costs to put yet another communication satellite in orbit.
The accountants who work for the people who want those satellites launched for less are not in the closet.
He's a liberal that has professional opinions that run counter to liberal propaganda. Liberals incorrectly label him as alt-right. That's not a right wing problem.
I've had the pleasure of working with a number of conservative Albertans some years back. From what I've heard from Peterson, it's not clear to me how he's any different.
Too many don't see Peterson for who & what he is and that's not a left wing problem
As a right winger (I guess). I never talk about any of this. It has nothing to do with my life. Since you're countering your self by projecting. Eh?
Fox News, Tomi Lahren & Jordan Peterson (among many others) are doing the heavy lifting for you
You have to do a lot of handwaving to dismiss the decades & dozens of connections between Trump and dirty Russian money.
Nevertheless, someone got fired for snickering about "dongle". The woman being fired didn't re-employ him.
True but that was his company's decision. They could have chosen to simply go with an apology which the employee himself did or they could have called her out as a hypocrite for a Twitter post she made while at that very same conference
https://twitter.com/adriaricha...