WIP

Kind of predictable due to the massive distraction they have been trying to engineer with FSD talking points.

If only there was some sort of coating that could be applied on bare metal to prevent this…

I saw a lot of people making excuses that new year fell in Feb this year, making the YoY worse. But I was unable to find the 2023 and 2024 January numbers, since the sum in the first two months would cancel any such effect out. Anyways, you’d think those making such excuses would actually cite that data to prove their point.

I think the YoY comparison is misleading as their EV production was not in full swing last Feb, and now they are probably just filling inventory before they pause production to shift to more of a hybrid mix. It’s the same kind of YoY comparison that led to crazy Tesla valuations as they increased volume rapidly to meet demand. The huge increase is not indicative of a long term trend, since it’s unlikely demand was increasing at the same rate as production.

A more meaningful comparison would be to the average of the last N months (pick N to avoid seasonality).

Yes, then factor in higher insurance, higher depreciation, and the one time costs to install a home charger, and anything saved on fuel quickly evaporates.

I’m not sure if it’s due to general distraction caused by the screen, or misuse of ADAS, or just the typical attitude of the owner group, but I’ve gotten used to expecting erratic behavior from Teslas on the road, and compensating. That’s unfortunate.

A great way is by charging for volume of trash produced. My city works that way (pay per bag) and we produce very little trash (sometimes not even filling a trash bag in one week). It also makes you really consider buying something when you include the potential cost of throwing it away, if it is not reusable.

I don’t hate Google. But some of their services/products are more buggy then the competitors (gmail, chat, chrome) and some don’t have much utility (free form search for products or recommendations, maps) so I use the better competitor products, where it benefits me. And I use the Google product when it offers me a benefit (search for technical documentation or finding a specific URL, chrome devtools). In some cases I’m locked in (gmail) and in that respect, it’s frustrating (but not unique to Google)

What’s worse, the parking or the broad generalizations in the comments here?

To me this appear more like a minor update to sales projections for upcoming quarters, rather than a strategy shift.