HyperChange

Exclusive interview with Rahul Sonnad, the CEO/Co-Founder of Tesloop, a Tesla rental service. Tesloop has operated a fleet of 8 Tesla's (and growing) and driven them millions of miles offering rides & rentals to its customers. Through this process, they have incredible data proving the service & maintenance savings of operating an EV versus an ICE car. This conversation is a sneak peak at how Tesla's ride-sharing ambitions will expand, and how the transportation industry will change as a result of self-driving (or even partially self-driving) vehicles.

An interview with Arcimoto CEO/Founder Mark Frohnmayer in LA at the LD Micro conference. Arcimoto is currently ramping production & deliveries of its Fun Utility Vehicle, a 3-wheel, all-electric two-seater that can go 100 miles per charge. In this video we also discuss the company's latest funding round, and the potential for partnerships with bigger companies like Uber & Tesla.

A conversation with Alex Heath, reporter with The Information. Alex is a thought leader in the world of augmented reality smartglasses, reporting on Snap Spectacles, Apple's rumored smartglasses, Facebook's mind control device project & more.

Tesla has launched the Cybertruck. Available for delivery in late 2021, starting at $39,900, and made out of a steel alloy exoskeleton. This Bladerunner-looking vehicle has taken over the internet and generated 250,000 pre-orders in just 5 days. Are we looking at the future of trucks, or has Elon Musk lost his mind? I think demand will be at least 350,000 units per year, and drive significant shareholder value. If the Cybertruck sells 1M units per year (as much as the Ford F-series), it could generate $50B of incremental revenue & $5B in incremental profit for Tesla.

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My moonshot/conspiracy theory that Tesla has been secretly working with John Goodenough, to commercialize his next generation solid-state lithium-ion glass electrolyte battery. The timeline of the research paper, clues about Tesla testing solid state batteries, and the move into cell production make me think something is up. Am I crazy?

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Bloomberg reports that Tesla has signed a preliminary partnership with Chinese battery maker CATL, to supply battery cells for the Model 3 at Gigafactory Shanghai. What does this mean for Tesla's relationship with Panasonic, and the company's potential to build there own battery cells??

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An inside look at my (Galileo Russell's) personal investment portfolio. From Tesla, Bitcoin, Maker, Arcimoto to Snap, I walk step-by-step through each of my stocks/cryptoassets and explain my investment thesis.

HyperChat #15 - A sit down with Truman's CMO/Co-Founder Alex Reed to talk about disrupting the cleaning market, and entrepreneurship in 'boring' industries. Truman's DTC concentrate products, promise a simpler and more sustainable solution to household cleaning.

Tesla's solar roof is ready for primetime. The company has announced the launch of a V3 solar tiles, greatly reducing costs and installation time. Elon Musk claims the company is planning to ramp to installing 1,000 roofs/week in the next few months, and 10-20,000 per week in the long-term. This could be a multi-billion dollar revenue stream for Tesla in the coming years.

Full analysis and recap of Tesla's Q3 '19 financial results and conference call. So much news! Model Y is confirmed to arrive early (Summer 2020), Gigafactory 3 Shanghai is already building prototype Model 3s, and there will be a solar roof announcement tomorrow!  Financially, the results were also impressive. A strong sequential improvement in gross margin, and tight cost control led to positive operating income of $261M, and free cash flow of $371M. With more cash than ever, and an epic product pipeline, Tesla's future has never been brighter.