Counterargument to Tesla Cars with Full Self Driving (Unsupervised) Appreciating in Value Dramatically

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:28:12 +0000

Yesterday, I wrote about Elon Musk’s long history predicting robotaxi-capable Tesla Autopilot/Full Self Driving. We then got another update from Tesla, stating: “2025 will be a seminal year in Tesla’s history as FSD (Supervised) continues to rapidly improve with the aim of ultimately exceeding human levels of safety. This will … [continued]

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A Real Take On Tesla’s Finances — Good, Bad, & Unknown

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:53:11 +0000

There are clearly Tesla fans (and, more importantly, shareholders) who will try to spin any news as positive for Tesla. It happens constantly, and it’s quite annoying when it’s obviously false and unrealistic. On the flip side, I’ve covered Tesla closely for 13 years, which means I’ve covered the dramatic … [continued]

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Has Elon Musk Made A U-Turn On The US EV Tax Credit? Is The US Keeping It?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:28:37 +0000

During the 2024 US  presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly attacked electric vehicles and Joe Biden’s EV policies, including the US EV tax credit (which was first passed under George W. Bush, but which was updated and strengthened under Joe Biden — and which revived tax credits for Tesla under Biden). … [continued]

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Legacy Automakers Keep Throwing Money At Their Enemies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 04:57:45 +0000

Theoretically, legacy automakers don’t want the transition to electric vehicles to go too fast. They want to make the most money possible from existing fossil-fueled models and production lines for those models. The investments have been made — into R&D, production lines, supply chains, etc. Now automakers want to get … [continued]

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Honest Thinking: Why Did Elon Musk Say in 2017 a Self-Driving Tesla Would Go from LA to NYC in 2017?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:23:45 +0000

One of the more wild claims Elon Musk has made — regarding Tesla, that is — was back in 2016 when he said a self-driving Tesla would be able to go from Los Angeles to New York City “in ~2 years” (in early 2018). A year and a few months … [continued]

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31% of Tesla Owners in Netherlands Consider Selling Their Cars Because of Elon Musk

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:24:48 +0000

Elon Musk has gone from dabbling in far right-wing conspiracy theories and ideas to doing what seems to be a full-on Nazi salute — twice. It seems this has hurt Tesla’s sales in California, one of its most significant markets, considerably, and Tesla actually had fewer automotive sales in 2024 … [continued]

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Tesla Vehicles Drive Themselves Unsupervised From Factory To Semi Truck Loading

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:47:53 +0000

Tesla has tweeted out that its vehicles are now driving themselves — using Full Self Driving (Unsupervised) — from the factory where they are produced in California to the loading dock lanes where they will get put onto semi trucks and taken away. You can watch videos of that here: … [continued]

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25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2024!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:53:07 +0000

Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 1,379,000 units. Full electrics (BEVs) were responsible for 55% of the plugin market in December, 8% below the result of … [continued]

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USA EV Sales In 2024 — Up 7% Over 2023, 61% Over 2022, 166% Over 2021

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:25:23 +0000

The US electric vehicle market did grow in 2024. It increased 7% over 2023, or by nearly 89,000 units. Compared to 2022, EV sales grew by 61%, or almost 492,000 units. Compared to 2021, EV sales grew by 166%, or more than 813,000 units. So, yes, the US electric vehicle … [continued]

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Tesla, Ford, & Chevrolet Lead US EV Sales — Charts

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:15:09 +0000

US electric vehicle sales increased 14% in the 4th quarter of 2024 over the 4th quarter of 2023. It was pretty good growth for the EV market. Let’s dive in a little further to the details of EV sales in the quarter. We’ll start by looking at sales by model. … [continued]

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