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

24th of September, 2024

"My companies are actively looking for ways to invest in and support Argentina..." - Elon

■ TESLA $TSLA ($254.27, +1.71%):

- Florida Cyberfest 2024 by Gavin R. (@tweetsiphotos).

- U.K-based motoring publication What Car? tested 11 new EVs and one nine-year-old Tesla Model S with over 250,000 miles. What Car?‘s test results have placed the Tesla Model 3 RWD as the most efficient EV on the road. It averaged 4.4 miles per kWh. The Audi Q6 e-tron Launch Edition placed 2nd at 3.0 miles per kWh.

- On Sunday, our good friend Nat 𝕏 (@Cosmicstrenght3) went to see Cybertruck in Slovenia at the Europark in Maribor.

- BabyCenter, a parenting and pregnancy resource and app, surveyed 494 U.S. based parents ages 18 to 54 who drive a 1999 model vehicle or newer. The Model Y was named the best all-electric vehicle. BabyCenter found this was the most-driven and highest-rated EV among those polled, but only 3% of respondents drive an EV.

- Tesla Energy is at the Solar & Storage Live Event at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK, from the 24th - 26th September. Find them at Stand D130.

- Tesla will be in the Paris Auto Show next month. They will showcase the S3XY lineup, Cybertruck, and the Gen 2 Optimus. It runs the 14th - 20th of October at the Porte de Versailles.

- Tesla's Senior Government Relations Manager, Joerg Wittemann, was a part of a panel discussion at the New Mobility Congress. The panel was on "Carbon Credits and Intelligent Support Mechanisms" to explore the role of carbon credits in promoting sustainable transport solutions and critical support mechanisms needed to accelerate the transition to a greener future.

- rPlus Energy broke ground on the new $362 million Green River Energy Center Megapack site in in Eastern Utah. It will have 400 MW of solar and 400 MW/1,600 MWh battery storage. The entire project cost estimate is $1 billion.

- Tesla China insured 14,300 vehicles for the week of September 16th - 22nd. H/T Tsla Chan (@Tslachan).

- Cybertruck is now at the Tesla store in Zagreb, Croatia. H/T Esther Rebers (@EstherRebers).

- Supercharger voting has started. The first round is for Europe. North America and Asia Pacific voting rounds are coming soon. Vote for your favorite location in the link in the sources section.

■ SPACEX:

- The first sections of the Pad B Orbital Launch Mount has arrived at Starbase. They appear to be smaller than the original. We new an updated and redesign was coming. Can't wait to see it. Per Zack Golden (@CSI_Starbase), "These do appear to have enough depth to support Raptor QD’s. This is all one section, which makes a lot more sense given what we have been expecting for an interchangeable launch structure..." Pic by Mary (@BocaChicaGal).

- Starship 34's nosecone made an appearance yesterday. It was recently stacked and is now two sections tall. It left High Bay and moved back into the Starfactory.

- Falcon 9 and Dragon Freedom went vertical at pad Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) today. A static fire test and countdown rehearsal should take place this evening. These are the vehicles for NASA's Crew 9 mission. Due to weather concerns, the is now set for Saturday, the 28th of September.

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

• Launch 95! Sunday, 22nd of September, at 9:01 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! Saturday, 28th 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.

• Launch 97! Sunday, 29th of September, at 11:30 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 OneWeb 20 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This is a batch of 20 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit. The booster landing site is currently unknown.

■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- Yesterday, Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer) visited Elon-ville in Bastrop, Texas. At the Boring Company facility you can see all the wall sections and the new tunnel road surface linings for the Giga Texas Cyber-Tunnel. According to Joe this is "the only Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) manufacturing site in the USA." Inside the large building Prufrock-4 and 5 are being assembled.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- The Byron Shire Council in Northern Rivers Australia has installed Starlink in the areas of Bangalow, Federal, Goonengerry, Mullumbimby, South Golden Beach, Upper Coopers Creek, and Wilsons Creek. This is a backup infrastructure to ensure people have access to essential and life-saving communications when mobile and NBN networks fail. The Starlinks and associated equipment are on loan for free for two years thanks to funding from state and federal governments.

- I have been waiting for this one! Yesterday, Joe Tegtmeyer flew across the street to the Starlink facility in Bastrop and he got some great views showing the size of this project. Per Joe the facility extension is nearly 3 times larger than the original and +$8M. Great work, Joe!

- Starlink announced the country Burundi is now active. It is the 17th African country to go live.

- Starlink Aviation is now available onboard all Hawaiian Air Airbus-operated flights between the islands and the continental U.S or international destinations. Per Hawaiian Airlines (@HawaiianAir), "You can now look forward to Starlink high-speed internet on your next flight to or from Hawai‘i. All A321 and A330 planes are now equipped with complimentary Wi-Fi."

■ X:

- X's Joêlle (@YazbeckJoelle) with the X Middle East and North Africa team (@XMENA) for Saudi National Day.

- Here are the very latest pics of the X Safety Support Center from Joe Tegetmeyer. As you can see, it is shaped just like the Boring Bodega (@HyperloopPlaza). Make sure to subscribe to Joe and support his work.

■ xAI: N/A...

■ ELON NEWS:

- Per Elon, "My companies are actively looking for ways to invest in and support Argentina."

- Elon handed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni her global citizenship award in New York for her role as Italy’s first female prime minister, support of the European Union and the transatlantic alliance, and her 2024 chairmanship of the G7.

- While in New York, Elon met with many African leaders at the X Office. He spoke with the former Prime Minister of Lesotho Sam Matekane at the X offices in New York to discuss Starlink in Lesotho.

- Elon also met with the President of the Republic of Namibia, Dr Nangolo Mbumba, they also discussed Starlink investment opportunities in Namibia. "I encouraged Elon to assist our efforts to bridge the digital gap."

- Lastly, I think, Elon met with South African President President Cyril Ramaphosa. Starlink was again the main topic. Per Elon, "Great meeting."

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SOURCES:

FLYOVERS:

• Elon's Bastrop: Joe Tegtmeyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_zX1JyGgyg

• Giga Nevada: Zanegler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IYp7aVlrvY

• Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCddTn5HZMI

Tesla:

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/sashalekach/2024/09/24/tesla-model-y-voted-best-family-ev-in-parent-poll/

• https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-uk-most-efficient-electric-vehicle/#google_vignette

• https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240920988821/en/rPlus-Energies-Breaks-Ground-on-a-400-Megawatt-Solar-PV-and-400-MW1600-Megawatt-Hour-Battery-Green-River-Energy-Center

• https://t.co/CpFcz8MJcF

Starlink:

• https://www.echo.net.au/2024/09/starlink-dishes-on-loan-throughout-byron-shire/

Elon News:

• Elon Quote https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1838562127776252269