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by jsight 7y ago
I do not doubt your story at all and have heard a few similar stories. My comment was specifically about the Business Insider story that someone else linked, as I feel like that one was exaggerated.
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by jsight 7y ago
What did they do to Paddock?
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by jsight 7y ago
I've gotten the impression that the "firing people in weird and capricious ways" bit has been greatly exaggerated. I do think anyone taking this has to expect grueling and challenging work. The job description practically dem
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by jsight 7y ago
I believe he means by congress, specifically the 2017 tax bill.
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by jsight 7y ago
I understand where you are coming from, and I've heard similar sentiments from other people. Having said that, I have never personally experienced this with a dealer. There just isn't that much interaction between the sales and se
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by jsight 7y ago
Mainly that most people who ask that question are using it as a lead-in to promoting a NoSQL product.
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by jsight 7y ago
That has been true in the past with the S & X, but the motors on the 3 (and presumably Y) are a bit different. The RWD 3 was slightly more efficient than the AWD.
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by jsight 7y ago
Yes to both.
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by jsight 7y ago
> From the perspective of the government it's pure coincidence that the driver and the rider are going the same way and when the rider is paying he is merely splitting the gas bill and that means its a private car. I feel like this
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by jsight 7y ago
No, I think the reasons for banning them both are the same. They both represent low-density car traffic in the same way that individual vehicles do. I don't see any reason that a taxi/uber/lyft should automatically get better
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by jsight 7y ago
OTOH, they killed the RWD version. That likely would have had an even longer range, and certainly had a lower cost.
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by jsight 7y ago
I agree. They have been steadily decreasing the amount of guidance that they give out each quarter and this is another part of that. I don't particularly like it.
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by jsight 7y ago
They appear to be giving conservative figures this time around.
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by jsight 7y ago
Their guidance for US production is relatively low compared to some of their guidance in the past. I'm guessing this means sluggish demand for the Model Y and a more cost-conservative approach to launching the product.
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by jsight 7y ago
Tesla delivered ~250k cars in 2018 and ~360k cars in 2019. In the 4th quarter, they had a run rate of >400k, and it is expected that 2020 will produce at least 500k. I'm purely focused on why people see it as a growth story, despite
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by jsight 7y ago
R&D was at $356 million in Q4 18 and $345 million in Q4 19. For the year, it moved from 1.4 billion in 18 to just over 1.3 billion in 19. I don't see how these minor differences were a major factor.
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by jsight 7y ago
I think so too, and I think they know that. It sounds like they are "only" planning to ramp US production from the current rate of ~400k total units per year to just over 500k per year. Of course, with China coming online, that st
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by jsight 7y ago
Aren't keyboards (finally) replacable on iOS, though?
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by jsight 7y ago
That last tip is really fantastic. I've often sort-of improvised it with git blame, but this is really what I've been looking for.
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by jsight 7y ago
Yeah, definitely... and it looks like Ford might actually enter the phaseout next, making it purely a subsidy for foreign automakers.
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by jsight 7y ago
The title seems a little bit misleading, as they will still have to title the vehicle in another state before transferring it in. Hopefully the new subsidiary will be able to open a service center, though. It seems like that was the largest
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by jsight 7y ago
I absolutely do understand that. But there are economic principles at play here too. A $7,500 rebate is effectively a lower price without costing the manufacturer anything. While it is true that the buy has to meet the $7,500 threshold for
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by jsight 7y ago
I'm pretty sure that Tesla managed to get at least 400,000 cars sold in the US before fully phasing out of the tax credit. That's between 1.5 billion and 2.5 billion, depending upon how you estimate it. EDIT: Also, this amounts to
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by jsight 7y ago
When your stops are 15-20 minutes instead of 5, every small reduction is even more critical.
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by jsight 7y ago
Yeah, Apple has targetted 40% for a long time and tends to stay pretty close to it. Tesla has often said that their target is 25%, but they've rarely been able to hit it. OTOH, if they were able to get margins back to 25%, these valuat
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by jsight 7y ago
That is a fair point. Mobileye will offer competitive products to all makes at reasonable prices in the very near future. I don't think Autopilot will be a major differentiator for long.
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by jsight 7y ago
Indeed... its already happened with the Bolt. It beats the Model 3 on several objective practicality metrics. It is also slower and perceived as less attractive. Due to poor marketing, I suspect most perceive it to be much slower, rather th
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by jsight 7y ago
As much as I dislike Comcat/Xfinity, I don't think they are hurting at all.
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by jsight 7y ago
I suspect that the other major scenario is that you opened it by accident and thought you were opening Word. Features like this aren't for techies who already know the difference.
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by jsight 7y ago
The ones called IPTV are the ones with really questionable sources, in my experience. I'm not sure how the term IPTV became synonymous with that.

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