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Want to Know what is happening with Elon Musk's companies today? (Patreon)
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23rd of April, 2024
■ TESLA $TSLA ($144.73, +1.89%):
Today, Tesla's Q1 2024 Financial Results and Q&A Webcast will start at 4:30 p.m. CT. You can watch/listen to it here. Hold onto your butts!
- Ahead of the earning call, Tesla officially released the Model 3 Performance starting at $52,990. With the Fed Tax Credit it is $45,490. Upgrades include; Bespoke Performance Design, AWD with Performance Drive Unit, Sport Seats, Adaptive Suspension, 20'' Forged Wheels, Track Mode V3, 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds, 510 hp, 163 mph top speed, and 296 miles of range. Per Elon, "Model 3 is quicker than a Porsche 911." Beastly little car!
Per Elon, "To add to the confusion, the IRA credit does apply to a leased Model 3 long range, which is why the lease price is lower than a Model 3 Performance."
- Even after being laid off, Michael Minick, ex-Tesla Advisor, was first to buy a Model 3 Performance in Arizona! "Even after being laid off I will always support the mission regardless of the politics behind the scenes. First person to place an order in AZ for the all new Performance Model 3."
- Yesterday Cathie Wood and ARK Invest purchased 122,752 in TSLA, valued at $18.05 million. The shares were distributed across three ARK funds; ARKK, ARKQ, and ARKW.
- Last Tuesday night, battery storage became the largest source of supply to the California grid for the first time ever. The batteries discharged +6GW. Per Elon, "Major milestone."
Tesla interns celebrating Earth Day at the Tesla Engineering HQ.
- Today, Tesla said it was targeting 400 job cuts at Giga Berlin. They plan to do this through a voluntary program instead of forced layoffs. Per Tesla, "The currently weakening sales market for electric cars is also presenting Tesla with challenges."
- According to a notification sent to the Texas Workforce Commission on Monday, Tesla will permanently lay off 2,688 employees at Giga Texas starting June 14th.
- According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN), Tesla is also planning to lay off 3,332 jobs in California, with 550 from the Lathrop Megafactory.
- Tesla Energy will be at the Solar & Storage Live (@SolarStorageUK) next week in London at the ExCeL Center from April 29th - 30th in Hall S8. It's free. Just register here.
- We already knew this, but Tesla vehicles are the cheapest vehicles to maintain, according to Consumer Reports for 10 years of ownership. Average cost to maintain over 10 years is $4,035.
Photographer Harrison Foltz taking Cybertruck pics for Earth Day.
PRICE CHANGES:
Germany: Model 3 RWD is now 40,990, down from 42,990.
FLYOVERS:
Giga Nevada: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 23rd of April, '24. Zane covers the Tesla Semi Factory site. He will add a voiceover later.
Giga Shanghai Southport: WuWa, 23rd of April, '24. A Vehicle Carrier arrived at Shanghai Nangang Port on the 22nd and Teslas began loading overnight and is ready to set sail. WuWa noticed that a significant portion of the Model 3s had red brake calipers... Luda!
■ SPACEX:
- Starship 30 in Mega Bay 2 continues to sit on the engine installation stand. Live feeds have caught engines moving into the Bay and the engine elevator going up and down. Pic by Carlos (@@cnunezimages). Subscribe and support his work.
- Crews are steadily working the site of the second Tower. Groundwork continues as more and more dirt comes in. Another amazing pic by Carlos!
- This evening's launch from Cape Canaveral of Falcon 9 Starlink 6-53 will be the 300th landing by SpaceX! Don't miss this milestone. Watch live here on X.
Countdown to 144 (40- Falcon 9, 0 - Falcon Heavy, and 1 - Starship):
Launch 42! Tuesday, the 23rd of April, at 6:15 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-53 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 43! Wednesday, the 24th of April, at 11:30 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 WorldView Legion 1 & 2 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. The constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution. The booster will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg.
Launch 44! Friday, the 26th of April, at 6:40 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-54 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 45! Sunday, the 28th of April, at ??? PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 8-2 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The booster will land on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
Launch 46! Sunday, the 28th of April, at ??? ET, Falcon 9 2xGalileo will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Galileo FOC FM25 & FM27 will be added to the global Galileo navigation satellite system that went live in 2016 via the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA) and operated by the European GNSS Agency (GSA). The €10 billion project is named after the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei. This will be the 20th and final flight for Booster B1060. It will be expended for this mission.
■ THE BORING COMPANY: N/A... boring.
■ NEURALINK: N/A...
■ STARLINK:
- Certified Drone Operator Paolo Maurizi with RDN ODV Veneto practicing a 2-day operational readiness exercise with Starlink in the municipality of Enego, Italy.
- Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. and United Maritime Corporation have selected Starlink via Navarino to be installed across their fleet of 28 bulker vessels; comprising of 1 Newcastlemax, 21 Capesize, 3 Kamsarmax, and 3 Panamax.
- Starlink is now half price at Currys, a British electrical retailer. It is now £224.50, down from £449. Residential service plan is still £75 per month.
■ X:
- Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) posted a preview of the X TV App. Trending Video Algorithm will allow you to stay updated with tailored popular content. AI-Powered Topics will organize videos by subject for a personalized experience. Cross-Device Experience allows you to watch on your phone, continue on your TV. Enhanced Video Search allows you to find content faster with X improved video search. Effortless Casting from your mobile devices. Wide Availability to most smart TVs. Per Linda, "We’re still building it... We'll keep you updated. And of course please share your ideas. We build X for our community!" Pic by @cb-doge
- X's new features and capabilities for advertisers per a pitch deck obtained by Digiday.
AI-powered search, peer-to-peer payments, premium content and enhanced ad performance: 55% average increase in mobile daily sign-ups in last 6 months, 10 billion monthly site visits, 63% increase in brand likes, 20% increase in brand re-posts, 14% increase in brand impressions in last 6 months.
Increase in video views for major events.
Large events like Formula 1, Euro 2024 and the Paris Olympics are being pitched as partnership opportunities.
X creators and media personalities will include creator sponsorships aligned with premium video.
E-commerce integration with Shopify from earlier this year could facilitate ad measurement and targeting.
- According to X Data, in the last month, people on X spent 385 million hours watching videos. "That’s 1.4 trillion seconds, 23 billion minutes, or 16 million days worth of video."
■ xAI: N/A...
■ ELON NEWS: N/A...
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SOURCES
FLYOVERS:
Giga Nevada: Zanegler https://x.com/HinrichsZane/status/1782854796980154411
Giga Shanghai Southport: WuWa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7EUdM2mgjg
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