Want to Know: July 5th, 2023 (Patreon)

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5th of July, 2023 

■ @TESLA $TSLA ($282.48, +0.95%):

- More images of the Giga Texas @Tesla_Megapack installation from @JoeTegtmeyer today. 21 of 68 installed! We also see Joe was correct in the downtime of production to update the lines. https://youtube.com/@JoeTegtmeyer 

- Giga Shanghai is by far the biggest producer of Tesla. China’s wholesale deliveries reached 247,217 vehicles in the April to June months, up 120% from a year ago.  

- With over 6MW of power, @TeslaEnergy's Tesla Electric program in Texas has customer reporting making up to $150 a day selling energy to the grid! Texas heat is brutal and the Tesla VPP’s are helping the load. Follow @ArushiSF for great threads and updates about the Tesla Energy. https://electrek.co/2023/07/05/tesla-electric-customers-report-making-150-day/ 

- The $1,000 discount and 3 months of FSD for new Model S and Model X customers will be indefinite. It was originally supposed to end on June 30th.  

- Software update v2023.26 now allows vehicles connected to a Tesla Powerwall to charge with as much solar energy as possible. Other new features include lights turning on when wipers are activated, destination closing soon, Bluetooth game controller connection, and more. https://teslaoracle.com/2023/07/05/tesla-adds-automatic-headlights-with-wipers-and-a-ton-of-new-features-in-the-2023-26-update-release-notes/ 

- Fleet Telemetry launched in Europe. The platform collects data Tesla cars send to servers. All API developers will have private, secure, and free access to their car data. Fleet managers will be able to carry out remote diagnostics, identify any issues in vehicle performance, plan maintenance, and optimize total cost of ownership. https://sicurauto.it/news/sistemi-di-sicurezza/tesla-apre-agli-sviluppatori-di-api-acceso-gratuito-ai-dati-connessi/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin 

PRICE CHANGEJapan: Model 3 has a 3% cut across the variants with RWD at ¥5,245,600 ($36,362). Model Y has a 4% cut across the variants with Base AWD at ¥5,637,000 ($39,019).  

■ @SPACEX:

- SpaceX is granted the Motion to Intervene in the lawsuit between the @EPA and @FFA. Judge Nichols ordered a filing of administrative record, a collection FAA documents related to the 1st Starship test flight, by July 31st. This lawsuit is the biggest hurtle to recommence the Starship test flights. In Friday's filing, SpaceX stated, “Starship is not a danger to surrounding wildlife and communities, and the Starship program passed an environmental assessment and complied with FAA-required mitigations. Starship launched according to the FAA license, and successfully lifted off and flew for several minutes before experiencing anomalies that resulted in the termination of the mission and safe destruction of the launch vehicle over the Gulf of Mexico." https://govtech.com/products/spacex-faa-seek-environmental-lawsuit-dismissal 

- Today, in anticipation of more Starship Flight Testing, the @FCC has granted license from July 14th, 2023 through January 14th, 2024. Purpose; Experimental orbital demo and recovery test of the Starship test vehicle from Boca Chica, Texas. https://twitter.com/FccSpace/status/1676628278013034502?s=20 

- NASA is targeting August 15th to launch SpaceX Crew-7 from historic Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, FL!  SpaceX Dragon Endurance, will carry @NASA astronaut and mission commander Jasmin Moghbeli, @ESA astronaut and pilot Andreas Mogensen, along with @JAXA_en astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov as mission specialists.  

- Targeting Falcon 9 Starlink Group 5-13 on Friday, July 7that 12:30pm PT from SLC-4E Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. First stage booster will land on droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.  

- Targeting Falcon 9 Starlink Group 6-5 on Sunday, July 9that 3:15am ET from SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral, FL. First stage booster will land on droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean  

- The Water-Cooled-Steel-Plate is currently being mounted of its transport stand so it can move under the Orbital Launch Mount and lifted into place!

- Beautiful shots from over the weekend by Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages) in the thread.  

■ @STARLINK:

- 3,600 students in the Galapagos Islands now have access to high-speed internet, thanks to the Ministry of Telecommunications and Starlink. SpaceX donated 6 of the high-end terminals. https://telecompaper.com/news/starlink-donates-satellite-antennas-to-galapagos-schools--1468639 

- Ricardo Ferreira of RIC-TV has set up a Starlink Terminal in the Serra do Mar area of Brazil to bring information and live coverage of the search for the missing aircraft. This region has little to no internet connectivity. Pic in thread. https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7082180395198218240/ 

- Charter flight carrier JSX has seen a large improvement in passenger satisfaction because of Starlink inflight connectivity. “It’s a game-changer,” said @flyjsx Director of Marketing and Communications Ben Kaufman. https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/interiors-connectivity/starlink-connectivity-game-changer-launch-carrier

- CEO and Founder of SDN Communications Osiris Arguelles posted a pic with stacks of Starlink terminals for Colombia and Mexico. He highlighted that prior to Starlink they were paying between $12k to $24k terminal, now it is only $2.5k per Starlink! https://linkedin.com/posts/osiris-arguelles-731463a4_really-exited-to-be-participating-in-starlink-activity-7082428049425633280-nanO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android 

■ X/@TWITTER:

- The Teams feature will be renamed to Delegates on the standard version of Twitter.  

- Users can now browse Twitter without being logged in again.  

- Beta version of a new Analytics page has launched.  

■ @NEURALINK: N/A.  

■ THE @BORINGCOMPANY: N/A… boring.  

■ ELON NEWS:

- Shouting out Walter Isaacson’s (@WalterIsaacson) Elon biography again. List price on Amazon is $35, but it is 20% off at $28. Release date is September 12th. We also have a new Twitter Spaces from today with Walter on the new book. Great Spaces! Link below. https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwxWwzmqQjxQ?s=20

Pre-order link: https://a.co/d/gigPcl3 

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