It’s funny, all the new car ads are featuring driver assists/amenities and Tesla is eliminating the driver

Enjoy being a father! It's the greatest gift of all! Sending you good vibes and many blessings brother!!!🎉

it's amazing how depressed everyone was before the call. life is unpredictable.

@motarski

Ай бұрын

Green is a bright color ;)

@hal8683

Ай бұрын

Very hard... I bought it last year (most at $260) on the belief $300 soon and what the future would hold. ONLY watch a sizeable chunk of my savings drip down to $150 for no real reason. Humm! I sold most and ouch... NOW when to get in! I am dripping in as prudent. Yes, I wish I had gotten out sooner to buy @ near-now low. What is the next year ?? Now need $300 without setbacks.. I am 72 haha! Go TSLA B-Elong!

@bobbob-gx1iq

Ай бұрын

I don't know how anyone saw that call as positive. Everyone is hanging on Elon saying a new model coming sooner. Tell me when has Elon ever been on time with his guidance. Musk is never off by days, weeks, or months but years. I don't know how people drink this koolaid

@montramedia

Ай бұрын

@@hal8683 Brother you should know by now to hold

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

@@bobbob-gx1iq someone saw it as positive, because the stock is up $25

now let's give elon his pay package.

@WeightsAreFriends

Ай бұрын

I support this message

@derjorgo2860

Ай бұрын

German share holders who want to vote but can't approve this message also.

@Nht375

Ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍

@edwardhackett-jones8126

Ай бұрын

@@derjorgo2860I’m in UK, I’ve just started to transfer my shares to Degiro, a Dutch brokerage - I should then be able to vote. Is that an option for you?

@rogerstarkey5390

Ай бұрын

@@derjorgo2860 ? Put the word out to "Influencers" who have Elons ear on X.... See if word gets through. I bet he would have an opinion on that.

It’s not that people don’t want electric. They just don’t want their electric vehicles. They want a Tesla.

@francoischarbonneau9447

Ай бұрын

For me Tesla is like the Mercedes of EV's at Chevrolet prices.

@michaeljacques7336

Ай бұрын

Exactly! I want an EV, I just don't want a Ford EV. Most manufacturer’s an barely match the capability of the first year of Model S. Why would I buy from a company thats almost 10 years behind and doesn't have a functioning charging network. Not to mention, why wold I want to buy a car thats enter business model is to sell a car thats for near cost and then make money on the back side by needing constant repairs(also Ford). It's not that people don't want Evs, they just dont want the crap Evs that most companies are selling.

Every Saturday morning I take a 4 mile walk back & forth i.e a total of 8 miles. For years I have counted the number of EV's I see each time. 4-5 years ago, on a good day, I would see a total of 10 EV's. Counting this week I saw nearly 20 in each direction I walked. 80% are Tesla. Clearly, many many more people are driving EV's.

Rueters should be sued

@brianp8384

Ай бұрын

Maybe more fitting, they will quietly go bankrupt and fold up their tent when no one listens to them anymore.

@hardcoreherbivore4730

Ай бұрын

*Reuters

@johntolkien9629

Ай бұрын

Probably not much point in suing Reuters - move on and demonstrate their dishonesty

@mikafiltenborg7572

Ай бұрын

Reuters short TSLA 😎

@rogerstarkey5390

Ай бұрын

Just trash their reputation. I get the feeling Elon is in full "Trolling mode"

I always hang out in my car right after telling my wife to clean the house.

I’m waiting for investors to turn a corner.

@tamiasthechipmunk

Ай бұрын

That's why if you invest in Tesla, you need to be in the mindset that you are playing the long game. Wall Street investors will be the last group to realize Tesla is not your stereotypical "car company. "

@hal8683

Ай бұрын

@@tamiasthechipmunk yes play the long game but don't expect a 35% haircut on the come! Not good ... but go TSLA ( I could have been in the S&P until now) to the moon now!

@georgeginsburg545

Ай бұрын

Could Reuters have been right but Elon changed his mind?

@frankjfjr

Ай бұрын

@@georgeginsburg545definitely not. No way Elon changes the direction of the company based on a news article. They have been planning this for a long time. It's all to contribute to the flywheel of FSD training

@justinmallaiz4549

Ай бұрын

no.

I found it interesting that Tesla is targeting both Waymo and Uber. And while I'm not sure I want to risk my car being trashed by the general public, I love the idea of sharing my "robotaxi" with just my extended family members.

@LukewarmEnthusiast

Ай бұрын

You'll be able to restrict passengers based on their rating. E.g., if you want to only allow 5 star passengers, then have at it.

@pokerchannel6991

Ай бұрын

I will share my car with my neighbor and form a pod of small group that share one car. There will be many pods, each like a car club. Only vetted members can get into a particular geolocated club

@Lost_In_LA

Ай бұрын

@@pokerchannel6991 Now I'm thinking of the rural college campuses which could use cars for shuttling students back and forth to the airport for move-in and exit days. It cost my kiddo $40 to go one way with a private shuttle service and the town had no Uber presence to speak of.

@rogerstarkey5390

Ай бұрын

1) Cameras in and around the car. . 2) ALL paid for on account. You trash the car, you pay for the repairs and the downtime. If you don't sign that agreement, you don't ride. . 3) Someone in your party does it, you're responsible. . 4) You avoid payment? You're walking. (Depending how arrangements with Uber, etc go, you won't be in their cars either) . 5) You try with somebody else paying... Face recognition? AI driven?

@ArtOfHealth

Ай бұрын

People are disrespectful slobs. Ask an honest uber driver. Ask a car rental agency. Just write it off on your taxes does not work for me. I used to clean cars and businesses and homes. Your investment will work against you. Think it through. Good Luck.

The dealership model is also pushing consumers into buying hybrid vehicles. They make more money with ongoing maintenance. Do not underestimate the influence of the dealers on the consumer.

@rogerstarkey5390

Ай бұрын

Let's be honest, that's not going to end well, is it?

@warrenparlee8083

Ай бұрын

@@rogerstarkey5390 They know that. They simply want to slow down the transition to EVs, and hope Tesla has a misstep along the way.

"Cheaper" is a term to relate to quality. "Less expensive" is more appropriate.

@wyrenutz

Ай бұрын

Affordable.

Ron Baron trying to explain it to the media

Greed dilutes intilect. Resesarch increases productivity. In production, initial perfection kills production. Progress is the result of making, then applying constant incremental improvements.

For the already heavily indebted legacy brands having to develop and produce even better EVs for years at a loss to reach a comparable scale with the associated economic benefits is simply an impossible hurdle to pass. The year 2023 was the year of capitulation of the legacy brands realizing that bitter reality. So either the luxury niche or temporary the hybrid route are the only options left to those legacy brands.

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

The OEMs could easily absorb the EV losses with their massive ICE profits, but then the shareholders, especially pension funds, would be unhappy.

I'm happy about this as an all-in TSLA guy. Still looking for 2030 as my retirement year.

@lancejones4636

Ай бұрын

Same here! 56 now...

@mikafiltenborg7572

Ай бұрын

Me too

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

I'm already retired, and if TSLA went nowhere for another five years, it wouldn't really affect me, but if it went to $500 or more, I'd probably be willing to squander money on things like first class airline seats.

@islabonita4193

Ай бұрын

I am all in and looking to retire in 5yrs

@wheelofcheese100

Ай бұрын

This. I’m tired of people still saying 10 years.

Anyone who thinks the public are turning away from EVs is just completely wrong

@michaeld5888

Ай бұрын

Completely wrong! Always the extremes never any thought given to the alternatives. It is true in that the majority will not be turning away from something as they were not heading in that direction in the first place. EVs are a fringe interest at present given their cost, running complexity and support structure. The current scheme trying to persuade people they want something and at the same time forcing them to buy it outlawing alternatives is doomed to failure. If there was any merit in the scheme it just would not need the coercion.

@breyrey7612

Ай бұрын

These are the folks who conveniently ignore the 10 straight quarters where Tesla murdered expectations and was only halted by finance rate hikes.

@breyrey7612

Ай бұрын

@michaeld5888 how do you determine if something is fringe or not? By your feelings? What is the EV generation growth YOY across globally? You cannot sell ICE vehicles by 2035. Is that a fringe?

@LaBamba690

Ай бұрын

@@michaeld5888 The Netherlands, Finland, and Denmark are doing exactly that and being very successful with it.

@aguyinavan6087

Ай бұрын

Elon talked about on the call how people and companies are all switching to Hybrids, he said he thought it was the wrong decision. But, I guess, by your logic, Elon is wrong. It's part of the reason Tesla's revenues dropped from 25 billion to 21 billion. It hasn't been this low for almost 2 years, and next quarter it's likely to be lower due to their sales being decimated in China. But Elon's thesis was, "if your invested in Tesla because of cars then sell your stock", they are going to be selling Optimus end of 2025 and have the robo taxi fleet by 2026. That's the buy thesis for Tesla.

I think he got kicked out. Remember when he said Producer Wife was getting "quite big"? You can't get away with that!!! A few days in the car will do him good. He's a smart guy, he'll learn😅

I'm excited for the future of this company. Amazing how many people I know will not believe Tesla is ahead of all the other Auto Companies with Ai and strategies for the future.

@jordan0chang

Ай бұрын

It's amazing how the same people believe in hybrid, which is a battery, but doesn't believe battery is the future

@garethrobinson2275

Ай бұрын

​@@jordan0changHybrid is like Blackberry was, a smart phone with a full button keyboard.

Nice to see you back in person, off the cuff, sitting in the garage, interesting, refreshing!

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

How do we know it's not AI Farzad?

hey young man, you're successful at this bc you are kind and it shows. wish you and your wife a blessed birth and wonderful family life.

@ArtOfHealth

Ай бұрын

Amen

@Tieveileb

Ай бұрын

Totally agree.

Me too. I was expecting way less than what we got! 🚀

I believe that Tesla would only licence FSD to EVs, which maybe would get other automakers back on the electrification track.

@silaskelly604

Ай бұрын

I hope you are wrong, because the most profitable target market is likely semi's and they will probably take longer to accept Evs.

@francoischarbonneau9447

Ай бұрын

I thought the same thing, let's not let the Gassers a shot at this tech you gotta be EV.

Before the model T, when Ford did his research, people said they just wanted a faster horse. :) people cannot envision what they can’t imagine.

@spacep0d

Ай бұрын

Remember when 1 Mb of RAM seemed outrageous? I do.

@themlgbrosftw4960

Ай бұрын

He actually never said that, but its a sexy story for sure

This is the _first_ time the stock went *up* after an earnings report. *_WOW!_*

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

The first time in a long time, but not the first time ever

@magic_fruit_bat5003

Ай бұрын

The times are a changing

Thanks Farzad.. awesome take!

I really think the dealer model for legacy auto makers is what the real problem is in the EV transition. Dealers make more money from maintenance than from initial sales. Though consumers will buy EVs when available and reasonably priced, dealers won't be getting a regular shop customer from an EV sale. Dealers are the speed bump because they see self destruction and loss of primary income with every EV sale. Dealers are just specialized garages and banking businesses now. Consumers do not need them unless their cars keep breaking down and needing scheduled services every 3 months Manufacturers and Consumers, are ready for EVs, but dealers are skewing the entire story by not aggressively selling EVs and benefits. When a dealer has to mention the benefits of EVs they just cringe in the foreseen losses, so I bet they steer people away.

@onlyme0349

Ай бұрын

I'm not sure if most dealerships are smart enough to get that idea, EV's still need maintenance don't they, I think the more direct problem could be that they do not like to adjust.

@bearcubdaycare

Ай бұрын

​@@onlyme0349 Not much maintenance. Tire rotation, eventually tire replacement. What else? No oil changes the first few hundred thousand miles. No engine tuning. No engine air and fuel filters. No radiator flushes. No exhaust system replacement. I used to have regular maintenance on my gasoline and on my PHEV. Now it's only tire rotation on my EV. LFP batteries are lasting hundreds of thousands of miles (and CATL predicts the batteries proper will cost USD 3000 by the end of the year, presumably even less in several years). That's thin gruel for a dealership that's used to a line out its garage every 7am, of people dropping off cars for service.

@KevinJones-Peacefreak

Ай бұрын

@@onlyme0349 They don't have to be very smart or clever to realize that no EVs ever come back in 3 months for an oil change and to be sold more services and parts. After selling a single EV and not regularly seeing that car or customer, dealers have to know they are loosing money. ICE buyers are religious with oil changes and more for warranty reasons, while EV buyers may be a year before they need anything from a dealer parts department or service center.

@KevinJones-Peacefreak

Ай бұрын

@@bearcubdaycare I think that is the dam in the river of the auto industry. Dealers are just out dated and customers don't have any actual need for them even with ICE vehicles. Dealers simply add expense to every vehicle transaction. The old dealer model worked because they did the advertising and sales work. Now customers can find out anything the want to know with a click. There are repair shops on every other corner, so dealers are used because of warranty obligations more than necessity. Dealers have driven up all automotive pricing through past monopoly. They have to see the writing on the wall. Dealers are realizing, but I'm not sure legacy makers are realizing how much dealers hate to sell EVs. Everybody is thinking the public won't buy them, but dealers will only sell them if they have to for contract reasons. The worse the dealers make EV markets look, the more ICE and PHEVs (ICE) they can maintain for the next few years.

You say they didn’t cancel the $25,000 car but it sounded like the “more affordable” car will be a cheaper Model 3/Y and they will then focus on a robo taxi. So maybe they did actually cancel the $25,000 car, and potentially also the plans for the factory in Mexico?

@iandavies4853

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Cheaper 3 is interim step, gap filler. It’ll use some future tech, but not unboxed. It can use US made cells, get IRA credits. Not rely on CATL getting a pass to manufacture in N. America. Next generation vehicle will start as cyber cab. That’s the real story.

Reuters - the dark overseer of the MSM.

No they haven’t. This does nothing to stop the sales bleed. My local Tesla center is over flowing with vehicles. It’s so bad they’ve taken up a major part of the mall parking. Words don’t sell cars.

@rogerstarkey5390

Ай бұрын

Or maybe a ship arrived? (If you're in the US, Was it just a shipment to your area?)

As some people would say,” there was an adult in the room”and he said exactly what people needed to hear!

@LoveForTheTruthTV

Ай бұрын

It’s still stunning to me that he’s been saying the same thing he’s been saying since Autonomy Day 2019. Perhaps folks are just really starting to listen.

Great thoughtful insights. Thanks ❤

Excellent summary, Farzad.

Congrats Farzad! You have grown your channel pretty quick.

Thank you for this. I really needed some good news about TSLA

Farzad, brilliant observation on the slackening demand on batteries leading to a glut. I had a concern that Tesla would be overwhelm its own 4680 production trying to satisfy Model Y, Cyber truck and the Semi demand to say nothing about energy storage growth. As they say ‘it is an ill wind that does not blow anyone any good’ and Tesla stands to benefit from both low costs and massive battery cell supplies while its competitors are curtailing their commitments. Tesla recently cut $2k off vehicle prices but the significant drop in COGS will likely maintain or even improve margins.

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

I saw a recent chart showing that Tesla's ASP and COGS matched almost exactly, so chances are that Tesla will pass on cost savings to the consumers.

In NY State, original PHEV registrations have not exceeded those of battery EVs since 2018. . . .

Enjoyed this!

Just bought my first tesla (model 3 LR) and it feels 20 years in the future compared to my prior ICE car, amazing engineering, excited to see how far they can go I find it interesting how alot of people used to consider Boeing as the pinnacle of American engineering and now I feel like Tesla and SpaceX occupy that position yet unfortunately instead of encouragement they are often met with unfair criticism and skepticism by the media.

big congrats on the baby man!!! awe

Also, with all legacy car manufacturers turning to hybrids, that will also increase the costs of batteries that target hybrid vehicles. It's like buying bulk vs buying a single item. When you buy bulk, it works out cheaper. Pure EV batteries are the bulk option, while hybrid ones are the single more expensive options.

Very well said! OEMs keep trying!

It's nice video...respect you dude...

TSLA is turning in a roundabout

Some would say an adult showed up for the call… also very important!!

Reuters attempt to manipulate the stock price

@mikafiltenborg7572

Ай бұрын

Reuters short TSLA...

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

Not likely. More probably just shoddy journalism.

The same will happen in politics or in society. The narratives we are bombarded with are overtaken and torn down by reality. Good.

be good to hear from lee from tesla economist on battery news. no need for urgency on 4680s in the end.

Great video totaly agree with you ! it s just the start forTesla

This is so weird. It's like he's never heard about FSD/robotaxi promises made 7 years ago. Doesn't anyone here remember the previous promises on this?!?!

@biscuitapocalypse5883

Ай бұрын

Is everyone here in the bored ape bag holder club?

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

Irrelevant to the present

@biscuitapocalypse5883

Ай бұрын

@@darylfoster7944 I bet there's a very expensive contact list with the names of people who say "irrelevant to the present".

I live on mountain roads in Vermont. Most of them are dirt roads around me. Do you think the FSD can handle tons of ruts and potholes? I’m always having to avoid obstacles. I don’t want to ruin my car if it doesn’t stop or slow down enough. I often have to drive on the left side of the road.

@iandavies4853

Ай бұрын

Please admit that’s an edge case. Tesla will solve eventually, not an early priority. First demonstrate safety around pedestrians, just get A to B.

Apparently Andrew Baglino filed to sell almost all his shares. Doesn’t sounds like he’s very optimistic.

Good job Farzad!

You are wrong. Hybrid drivers like the idea of city driving on electric, but not having to look for recharging stations for highway driving. Hybrids, 50 miles on electric, 700 miles on gas. With a overall 50 mpg.

@rogerstarkey5390

Ай бұрын

Are you STILL pushing that old story? Sad.

@Dularr

Ай бұрын

@@rogerstarkey5390 I'm just passing on what Hybrid buyers are telling me directly. Hopefully, I can get my Cybertruck at a reasonable price.

@Dularr

Ай бұрын

@@rogerstarkey5390 there is also missing destination charging. I live in a small town with massive baseball, softball fields. Adding destination charging would encourage the adoption of EVs.

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

Who drives 700 miles without stopping? I don't even drive 200 miles without a stop.

Farzad, I know Elon follows you. Would you mind posting on X and asking if there has been any progress on the Cybertruck Longterm Shareholder program? Last contact from them was about 6 weeks ago. A lot of us are curious. Thanks so much for what you do for the community - I hope you make a killing doing it, you deserve it!

Farzad laugh is 10/10 😂 Someone needs to stitch all his laughs together…plz

@cryptocop8881

Ай бұрын

Love the videos BTW ❤

Thanks Farzad for the positive view on EV's and Tesla, I completely agree with your views but it can be hard convincing the oil burners that things have moved on and its time to leave the dirt and the poisonous exhaust behind

Hey Farzad, I've been invested in a major way with Tesla since 2019, and while I agree with your take that a corner has definitely been turned, I wonder about the 3 high-level execs that all chose to leave Tesla within a day of one another. Can you speculate about the possibility that they left due to some irreconcilable differences with regard to the possibility of Tesla ramping ahead of schedule with plans or some other bad news type situation responsible for all 3 leaving that might be lying in wait to ambush us all by summer?

Phenomenal!

agreed. added 10 shares tuesday morning because i felt setiment had changed. that's a lot for me. going to be fun watching these shares go green again.

Is it too early to short GM?

Truth always comes out 🗣️🙏

But the supply of federal credit qualified batteries is not there. No federal credit on the M3.

Tesla are literally shitting on every other company in every aspect, I don’t know how they do it but bravo! 👏🏽

Love the shirt, Everyday Astronaut fan?

It’s taken a turn that’s is for sure 📈💯

Excellent update, thanks! I’m shocked- Reuters and the others selling FUD and lies! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Alhamdulilah brother.. sending good wishes your way for your newborn. $tsla to the moon 🌙

Love your humor .

Now everyone's gotta push to sue Reuters and NHTSA, thank you

@darylfoster7944

Ай бұрын

It's hard to sue someone for shoddy reporting

Didn't mind the news. It gave me the opportunity to buy more shares.

7:44 .. or achieve a healthy margin, or even both.

Or how much a lack of a PR dept to combat the fud is dragging down the stock sentiment

I think one of the biggest things is, if I am correct, they will be able to manufacture multiple models, current and future, on one line, factory maximizing the efficiency of their current factories and delaying building new factories until the electric car market improves.

Keep it up dude, love your content and style.

Congrats on the new addition! 🎉

Was that a cat at 10:12 in back window? Actually, looks like a wizard hat.

I just had my 10th anniversary driving Tesla, have not pumped gas since dec 2021 car rental, way better for it

@Mpr47276

Ай бұрын

Me too and when I need to rent a car I find a Tesla through TURO.

@MrJinske

Ай бұрын

@Mpr47276 yes I always rent evs, but this one time because, the last time I pumped gas b4 Dec 2021 was in Italy in 2015. Turn can be good as well

I was never depressed or skeptical. Tesla fundamentals are super strong.

Yeah, that earnings call had some significant positives. The stock price seemed to jump, so other investors thought so. I wonder how the short sellers fared.

Because we will automatically all positions positions in the economy we will need a Ubi based off the total automated production percentage of the GDP to protect the Free market and have actual tracking of supply and demand based off the real numbers

I want to try FSD 12 but I can't! Everyone stuck on the 2024. 8. X update tree still has not gotten access to FSD 12

IMHO, the reason legacy auto is going back with hybrids is simple: the lack of a reliable EV charging infrastructure! All the consumers that bought non-Tesla EVs assumed there’d be a reliable charging network in place for road trips by now. After they got their EV cars, they found out there isn’t a reliable EV charging infrastructure - except for Tesla. And there STILL isn’t one for non-Teslas, although that is slowly changing now with legacy auto getting access to PART of Tesla’s Supercharging network. But, there’s an old saying: “Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, shame on me!” It’s gonna take a while to get many people to try EV’s again given the charging horror stories they either experienced themselves or heard about in the media. It makes you wonder if that’s what VW planned all along with their dieselgate settlement agreement to make Electrify America: make it so sh*tty and unreliable to convince people EV’s weren’t as convenient as gas cars. Resulting in them coming back to ICE. What a devious, rotten plan if true - Dr. Evil level, for sure!

megapacks also benefit

I’d love for them to simply buy Aptera…… There’s the low cost “car” ready to go.

@edwardhackett-jones8126

Ай бұрын

It’s not a product. It (the company) looks increasingly suspect as time goes by. The vehicle just isn’t practical for anything beyond a novelty for the rich.

@aussiepawsborne9056

Ай бұрын

Apteras are more dangerous than a motorcycle, you pay 25k for a 250 range ev, when electric costs on typical evs already aren’t even the problem… insurance rates will be high as hell, and that all under the assumption that they actually deliver on specs they promise. I don’t see Aptera as the future

@alexjeffs7092

Ай бұрын

I think they could do better for less money

@rogerstarkey5390

Ай бұрын

This is the issue for those suggesting the "2 set taxi"

Now that the future is looking bright for autonomous driving, I notice the media have switched their reporting to bashing Tesla’s autonomy, I am amazed that Tesla performs as it does considering the constant negative press.

You should do a episode while driving FSD 12.3+

QUESTION: what's to keep Legacy auto makers from licensing FSD from Tesla for their gas powered and hybrid vehicles to remain competitive?

hey shoutout to everydayastronaut! I have this shirt too lol

Nope, its a short term bounce to correct oversold conditions.

If someone comes out with an affordable plug in hybrid that goes 80 miles on a charge I think there could be a huge market for that for a good while

The 4680 clarification from management must have made Teslaeconomist's heart sink like crazy 😢

Fuck, what's popping up behind you at 10:13 ? gave me the chills

Hey, great channel. Please consider that All exist car manufacturing is captured by dealerships. Dealerships are the reason why they lose money on full EVs, and the dealerships want hybrids. They want all of the exact maintenance costs. I own a Prius; it will be the last car I own with an engine.

Well said. In 2015-6, the financial/investment community and my personal financial advisor told me to sell my Tesla stock. I didn't! The current FUD is no one wants EVs..... your analysis is correct IMHO.

A bullet proof Tesla Cybertruck for around $100K is extremely cheap for celebrities!

Elon and Tesla playing 5D chess, most legacy auto makers stuck in 2D

Regarding the Reuters article…. Almost makes you think the market is rigged. Scare retail (and institutions in some cases - Ross & Gary) to get the price lower for others to purchase.

The first FSD license will kill the hybrid push.

Facts on facts