S.E. Robinson, Jr.

Want to Know: Your Daily Musk Companies Update (Patreon)

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2024-09-20 20:20:02

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2026-06

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20th of September, 2024

"Comedy is legal is Texas!" - Elon

■ TESLA $TSLA ($238.25, -2.32%):

- Zernish Nazir, Student at Curtin University Dubai, took these pics at the ITS World Congress in the Dubai World Trade Centre .

- Elon stated that the Tesla Shanghai team has been instructed to help anyone in distress to the best of their ability that have been impacted by Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest typhoon in the last 75 years.

- CS Energy's $300 million Greenbank Battery project in Logan City, Queensland, has received all 108 Megapack 2XLs. The BESS facility is located adjacent to Powerlink Greenbank substation. Once active, it will be capable of powering 66,000 homes for up to 2 hours before needing to recharge. It is expected to go live in 2025.

- Dean Dunning, Director at Think Solar, and the New Zealand team unboxing their first Powerwall 3. "If you can't tell from the smiles, the Wanaka Think Solar team was thrilled to get their hands on this next-gen tech from Tesla Energy. Special shoutout for the shift to reusable packaging! It’s details like this that make us love working with Tesla. We’re all set to install Wanaka’s first Powerwall 3 on Monday and can’t wait to see it in action!"

- Vanessa Mendoza, Program Manager at Miami Dade College, celebrated the Summer Cohort for graduating from the Tesla START Program. "It was truly inspiring to witness these talented individuals embark on their journey as the next generation of skilled EV technicians."

- All vehicle deliveries in the Greater Toronto Area will now take place at the Etobicoke location at 5500 Dundas Street West. Tesla’s other sites in the area, including Oakville, Kitchener, Brampton, Vaughan, Innsifil, and Toronto will now only serve as showrooms and provide service work.

- Yesterday Tesla finally launched the high-definition Projection Lights (puddle lights) for the Model 3 and Y. They were previously only available via Tesla China.

- U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and additional guidance on the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit as expanded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. The section 30C provision provides a tax credit for up to 30% of the cost of installing chargers. The credit may be claimed by individuals up to $1,000 and by businesses up to $100,000 for each single item of property placed in service in an eligible census tract.

- Tesla's Chayanin Prasertsuk and Cybertruck have arrived in Khon Kaen, Thailand, for the 7th stop on the CyberTour. Also on site is a Model 3 and Y. "We aim to inspire, excite, and change the perception of driving. At Tesla Thailand, we’re committed to growing our holistic network of Superchargers and services across the nation, fulfilling our mission to transition Thailand into a sustainable energy society."

- Yesterday, Tesla was at the CNPE (Nuclear Power Generation Center) in Cattenom, France, to support the staff in their transition to electric mobility. Pic by Tesla Business Developer Alexis Thomas.

FLYOVERS:

Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 20th of September, '24.

Giga Nevada Semi Facility: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 20th of September, '24.

Giga Berlin: Tobias Lindh (@tobilindh), 19th of September, '24.
Giga Texas: Brad Sloan, 19th of September, '24.

■ SPACEX:

- LAst night Super Heavy Booster 12 rolled to the Orbital Launch Mount. This morning SpaceX lifted the beast into the air a held it there for a while. Maybe a stress test of some kind. Soon the booster was placed onto the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) to undergo further testing.

B12's Hot Stage Ring lead the way to the OLM.

- While B12 was rolling to the OLM, Starship 31 was transported from Massey's Outpost to Mega Bay 2.

- Around mid-day SpaceX moved Starship 30 to OLM. Full stack incoming!

- It was a foggy morning for launch 94 of Falcon 9 Starlink 9-17. It took place from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the 13th flight for the booster. It previously launched SDA-0A, Transporter-11, SARah-2, and nine Starlink missions. The booster landed on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. 20 Starlinks were deployed, including 13 Direct to Cell.

- This morning, the University of Michigan hosted one hell of a SpaceX team; Kiko Dontchev (@TurkeyBeaver), Bret Johnsen (@bret_johnsonn), and Brian Bjelde (@BBjelde) for a discussion. Would really like to hear this. If you find it send it to me.

Countdown to 144 (91 - Falcon 9, 1 - Falcon Heavy, and 2 - Starship):

Launch 95! Sunday, 22nd of September, at 4:51 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 9-8 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 96! Wednesday, 25th of September, at 2:28 p.m. Falcon 9 Crew-9 Block 5 will launch Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This will be the ninth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. On board will be Commander Nick Hague and Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov. The booster will land at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- Here are todays' images from Joe's Giga Texas flyover today. Not much has changed visually, but the crews are running the conduit.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- Nida Kanees Fathima, Airtime Support Engineer at Elcome, posted this pic inside the Elcome's Starlink support center. "Excited to announce that I've joined Elcome International... Looking forward to contributing to the team and supporting SpaceX Starlink satellite internet services."

- Abcha Ahmed of INTERCOM Technologies just set up a new telephone relay for France's SFR. "We are proud to announce the installation of a telephone relay in an area without electricity or traditional infrastructure. Thanks to a Starlink connection and a standalone generator, we were able to provide reliable network coverage and high-speed internet access in this remote area."

- Romania's ANCOM delegation met in Washington with the FCC in order to develop a strategic collaboration between the countries in the area of satellite communications. Shortly after, they met with SpaceX representatives on coverage in remote areas.

■ X:

- X's Head of the Americas, Monique Pintarelli (@MoniquePintarel), with her team and partners at the X Client Council. "I love what we are building. Client Council gives us the opportunity to give our partners a look under the hood and showcase how we can use the power of The Everything App to support their businesses. It’s amazing what has been accomplished in just the last year."

- X is working on the ability to let you add a Community Note to a link so every post that includes that link will show the note.

- X's Community Notes account posted that that they have hit one million note requests since launch. You will now get notified if your request leads to a Community Note.

■ xAI:

- Per xAI's Devin Kim (@devindkim), "If you thought the last speedrun was crazy, wait till you see this..."

■ ELON NEWS: N/A...

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