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18th of April, 2024

■ TESLA $TSLA ($149.93, -3.55%):

- After the Biden Administration snubbed Tesla's Transport Electrification Supporting Semis Operating in Arizona, California, and Texas (TESSERACT), Tesla has decided to move forward. This is the 1,800-mile corridor from Laredo, Texas and Fremont, California is to connect the Fremont Factory, Giga Texas, and Giga Mexico with a Megacharger system for the Tesla Semi. Rohan Patel stated that Tesla may turn to state funding opportunities, or future rounds of the CFI program. Some of the sites along the route “are no-brainers even without funding." Pic by Out of Spec Reviews.

- In connection with its 2024 annual shareholder meeting, Tesla launched the website Protecting Your Investment and Tesla’s Future. It focuses on two of the most important proposals; reinstating Elon's 2018 pay package and reincorporating Tesla in Texas.

- You can now submit your questions for the Q1 2024 earnings call Q&A here. All questions must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. CT on the 23rd of April.

- The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has increased its expected load output for transmission planning in 2030 to 152 GW, up from 90 GW! Tesla Energy is currently running the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) in most of Texas. This new projection should put forth a major increase in future Megapack orders to meet that demand. Tesla Energy posted that the Tesla Electric Program's customers that are supplying support to the Texas grid are earning ~$11 for a single hour! Pic of the Angleton, Texas 81 Megapack site.

- Starting the 30th of April, Tesla appears to be ending referral benefits in both Australia and South Korea.

- Tesla China's Grace Tao Lin posted that the Model 3 tied with the Hongqi E-QM5 as the two lowest market complaint ratings among all sedans in the first quarter. According to data from Cheqi. com a total of 32,334 valid complaints about domestic cars were surveyed.

Tesla's Joshua McMillan's field trip to the Manor ISD Robotics and Coding Expo! "It’s wild to see my Austin area elementary schools join the push to get kids excited for a skillset in STEM. Careers of the future depend on this."

- Other items in update 2024.14 include:

• Trip Progress bar to reflect live traffic conditions on your route.

•  Better Route Available will reroute unless you decline before the option expires.

• Wiper Controls will allow you to adjust wiper speed by moving the left scroll wheel up or down.

• Hear a chime when you're approaching a speed camera.

• In an average speed zone, you now see your average speed in the zone and the distance to the end of it.

Kris (@teslanatrix) visited the Tesla Diner during America tour!

PRICE CHANGES:

• Europe: Non-Tesla Supercharging Subscription is now €9.99/month, down 23% drop. Tesla has also introduced an annual subscription for €99.99/year.

FLYOVERS:

• Fremont Factory: MetGod, 18th of April, '24. Outbound overflow lots are full. 4680 facility has new scaffold, possible ventilation work.

• Tesla Solar Installation: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 18th of April, '24. Joe just released Part 4 of his series documenting the installation of a new Tesla Solar Roof and Powerwalls. He discusses the Powerwall 2s and Gateway installation plus how a Cybertruck can integrate with existing or added Powerwall 3's.

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■ SPACEX:

- Yesterday, Launch 40 of Falcon 9 Starlink 6-51 took place from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This is the 12th flight for the booster. It previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and five Starlink missions. The booster landed on drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. 23 Starlinks were deployed. Pic by Aaron - Paradox Adventure Photography (@PdxAdvPhoto).

- At Starbase Starship 30 is getting the flaps tested. The Chopsticks got their new arm actuators and were tested. At Massey's test site, the static fire Quick Disconnect stand was lifted over the flame trench. The Starfactory's Hwy 4 side panelling is complete, time for the glass. Tower 2 sections continue to be prefabricated. Pic of the tower sections by Carlos, the Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages). Subscribe and support his work.

- Reuters is reporting that Northrop Grumman is now working with SpaceX and the Starlink Starshield program on a classified spy satellite project. The project is already capturing high-resolution imagery of Earth. The project is meant to enhance the U.S. government's ability to track military and intelligence targets from low-Earth orbits, providing high-resolution imagery traditionally captured by drones and reconnaissance aircraft.

 Cybertruck, Falcon 9, and Shuttle at Space Center Houston! Pics by Ben (@VoyageATXBen).

Countdown to 144 (39- Falcon 9, 0 - Falcon Heavy, and 1 - Starship):

• Launch 41! Thursday, the 18th of April, at 6:40 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-52 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Launch 42! Monday, the 22nd of April, at 6:00 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-53 will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

■ THE BORING COMPANY: N/A... boring.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

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■ STARLINK:

Basilisk Technologies installing Starlink in Masai Mara, the most rural and remote regions of Kenya.

- India's new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the space sector under Foreign Exchange Management Rules (FEMA) will now allow 100% FDI. This will give more players, including Starlink, the chance to invest in India. And of course Elon's is to visit India next week; April 21st - 22nd. The new rules are already in effect.

■ X:

- Linda Yaccarino met Hiroyasu Matsuoka, president of Japanese film company Toho. The company is famous for the Godzilla franchise. Per Linda, "It was such an honor to speak with Toho Co. -- their business entertains the world. I'm thankful for the partnership. Our future together is bright!"

- X Business will host 'Advertising on X 101' this coming Wednesday, the 24th of April at 10:15 a.m. PT. It will focus on how to set up an ad campaign and grow your business, including how to set up and optimize your profile and organic content strategy, a step-by-step walkthrough of X's campaign setup process, and how to measure the success of your campaigns along with best practices.

Spring at X, by Regina (@BeingXtra)

- X had issues with the live broadcast of the SpaceX Starlink 6-51 launch yesterday. Right after lift-off we lost the feed. Per X Engineering, "We are aware of an issue that is causing Broadcasts and Spaces to not play. We are actively investigating the issue now. Thank you for your patience as our team works to bring these back."

■ xAI: N/A...

■ ELON NEWS:

- Per Elon, "Given the relentless attacks on free speech, I am going to fund a national signature campaign in support of the First Amendment." Will provide more details and a link once active.

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SOURCES

FLYOVERS:

• Fremont Factory: MetGod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYFKQFNVuH8

• Tesla Solar Installation: Joe Tegtmeyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzFxvQnh_A

Tesla:

• https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/tesla-semi-big-rig-charging-corridor-biden-funding/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9ja3MuYXBwbGUuY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAUwqS7jMLJINYK7pwq2m6dg6r-mjUOW29c4TQWH9RCoc8CSO9tn8QU-b0xGnVvvvKE8f9cHW_mqfLafIOpIb_QgizHlbAwHck_S4hDt3rQbRqUuSeYwcZT1e3u0DZxkXG4YavZCLijAn06pL-Ssqg1yh1_1w9RwLeQ7TVV6G821

• Protecting Your Investment https://www.supportteslavalue.com/

• https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000110465924048353/tm2326076d16_defa14a.htm?utm_campaign=investor_relations&utm_content=investor_relations&utm_medium=email&utm_source=operational_trigger&utm_term=quarterlyupdate

• Q1 Earnings Q&A https://app.saytechnologies.com/tesla-2024-q1

• https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309405024449740275759

SpaceX:

• https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/northrop-grumman-working-with-musks-spacex-us-spy-satellite-system-2024-04-18/

Starlink:

• https://www.news18.com/explainers/govt-notifies-100-fdi-in-space-sector-what-does-it-mean-what-is-elon-musks-starlink-plan-in-india-8856553.html

X:

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