My Tesla Podcast: News and stories for the expanding Tesla community

In the News:

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Tesla delays 3% price increases

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Model 3 mid-range is no longer an option

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Tesla asks for employees help to deliver 30,000 cars in 15 days

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Model 3&Y might have tow capabilities

https://insideevs.com/tesla-model-3-model-y-tow-yes/

Model 3nMid-Range discontinued

https://electrek.co/2019/03/17/tesla-discontinues-model-3-mid-range-battery-pack/

Price increase delayed

https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1108007729170255875

End of Quarter push, call for employee volunteers

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-end-of-q1-2019-deliveries/

Pricing, Performance, Options, Timeline and more

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Sources:

C|Net 13min video highlights from reveal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBWJgBjq-s8

Electrek summary article:

https://electrek.co/2019/03/14/tesla-model-y-electric-suv-unveil/

Great summary by YouTuber Marques Brownlee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQri1NdscR4

Episode 47: 3/13/2019

In the News:

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V3 Supercharging Details

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Tesla Alters plans for closing stores and will increase some prices soon

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Elon fights back to SEC contempt charge

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Model 3 ships in Mexico:

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-launch-mexico/

Elon’s lawyers respond to SEC contempt charges:

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.501755/gov.uscourts.nysd.501755.27.0_1.pdf

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11/18260339/elon-musk-sec-twitter-filing-contempt-response

Tesla purchases $13.8M in car carriers with new stock issue

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/11/tesla-issues-13point8-million-in-stock-to-buy-trailers-to-transport-cars.html

Tesla opens up Semi preorders again, why now?

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1121990_tesla-semi-opens-for-20000-reservations-no-update-on-arrival-date

Mood inside Tesla factory vs Media coverage:

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/03/10/the-world-inside-tesla-is-completely-different-from-the-medias-portrayal-of-tesla/

VW CEO expects software to make up 90% of auto industry innovation

https://www.reuters.com/article/volkswagen-results-software/vw-ceo-expects-software-to-make-up-90-pct-of-auto-industry-innovation-idUSL8N20Z56V

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Tesla release $35K base model 3 and changes tons of options

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Tesla changes retail strategy online and intends to close most stores worldwide

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Model Y unveil date set

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Transcript of Elon Media call about $35K model 3:

https://www.valuewalk.com/2019/03/tesla-conference-call-full-self-driving/

Electrek article on new model 3 options:

https://electrek.co/2019/02/28/tesla-model-3-standard-battery-interior/

From the Tesla Community meet Ramin the creator of a really neat app to give Tesla owners more information about their car and more control.   It picks up where the Tesla app stops.

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Models 3s arrive in China and sales take off

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European Deliveries continue with some difficulties at the port

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Tesla removes timeline for Standard model 3 version from website so some people go NUTS

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Sources:

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-deliveries-china-cargo-shipment/

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-orders-china/

https://electrek.co/2019/02/08/tesla-autopilot-standard-model-3-china/

https://electrek.co/2019/02/15/tesla-ends-contract-model-3-delivery-europe/

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-demand-300k-vin/

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-referral-program-winners-awards-by-february-28-deadline/

https://electrek.co/2019/02/18/tesla-standard-model-3-battery-website-fans-panic/

https://electrek.co/2019/02/19/tesla-sentry-mode-more-details/

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/09/tesla-model-3-ccs-charging-126-kw-higher-power-coming-soon/

In the News:

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Consumer Reports Survey has Model 3 as Most loved car in 2018

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Tesla buys energy tech company

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First shipment of Model 3s arrive in Belgian port

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2018 Q4 and Full Year Results

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Source:

http://ir.tesla.com/events/event-details/tesla-inc-q4-2018-financial-results-and-qa-webcast

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Tesla cuts 7% of workforce to trim costs of model 3

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Model 3 gets approval for sale in Europe

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Supercharger pricing raised a lot then lowered a bit a few days later

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Bloomberg article that electric cars cleaner even with coal powered electricity

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-15/electric-cars-seen-getting-cleaner-even-where-grids-rely-on-coal

Gigafactory 3 construction video:

https://electrek.co/2019/01/17/tesla-gigafactory-3-site-alive-construction-work-video/

Supercharger pricing went up and no longer tied to each state.  Varies by location:

https://electrek.co/2019/01/18/tesla-increases-supercharger-prices/

Tesla 7% job cut, blog post of email sent to employees:

https://www.tesla.com/blog/tesla-company-update%20

Tesla 7% cuts, analysis by Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2019/01/20/teslas-job-cuts-the-official-and-the-unofficial-story-behind-it/#330466376f8a

Tesla gets approval for model 3 sales in Europe

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-homologation-approval-european-regulators/

Survey shows why Tesla may have killed the referral program

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/20/exclusive-survey-of-people-who-used-my-tesla-referral-code-explains-why-elon-killed-it/

Tesla securing battery sources in China

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/22/tesla-is-reportedly-in-talks-with-chinas-lishen-over-shanghai-battery-contract.html

In the News:

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Tesla discontinues 75D battery option from S & X

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Hackers get a chance to win a model 3

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VIN registrations soar

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Sources:

Tesla discontinuing 75Kw pack:

https://electrek.co/2019/01/09/tesla-discontinuing-75-kwh-battery-pack-model-s-model-x/

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/14/tesla-supercharger-v3-vs-taycan-charging-75d-retirement-suggests-battle-prep/

Advanced Summon timeline update:

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-advanced-summon-final-validation-early-access-release-date-regulators-elon-musk/

Gigafactory 3 funding – banks competing:

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-gigafactory-3-funding-chinese-banks-model-3-production-insider/

SpaceX lays off 10% of workforce:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spacex-layoffs/spacex-to-lay-off-10-percent-of-workforce-idUSKCN1P6002

Hacking contest for model 3:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/a-contest-is-offering-900000-for-hacks-that-exploit-teslas/

Model 3 seat locks:

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/15/innovative-tesla-model-3-seat-lock-aims-to-reduce-break-ins/

Powerwall subsidies now available in Australia:

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-powerwall-2-energy-south-australia-home-battery-subsidy-plan/

VIN update for January:

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-registers-28k-model-3-vins-3-days-20k-international-ramp/

https://twitter.com/model3vins?lang=en