Tesla held a short but sweet event today where they went into a bit more detail regarding the Model S Plaid. I took some rough notes that I have included below. 9 years since Tesla delivered the first Model S One of the motivating factors behind Plaid Model S was to show EVs can be the best cars out there (safest, fastest, etc) No car up until the Plaid Model S has broken the 2 second 0-60 barrier Specs 420…
I spent sometime listening to today’s earning call and have created raw some notes which I have included below for your reference. Enjoy! Opening Remarks from Elon Record quarter on many levels Record production, deliveries and surpassed $1B in non-GAAP income Demand is the best they have ever seen Used to seeing a reduction in Q1 and this year it was the opposite Model 3 became best selling mid-sized, premium sedan of any kind in the world (used to be…
Intro After accepting delivery of my Model 3 Performance a little over 2 years ago I finally made the journey to Buttonwillow, CA for a TeslaCorsa event. It was my first time on a proper road course with my Model 3 and only 1 day after I had a bunch of track-related mods installed. During the event I had plenty of time to tinker with Track Mode and I was impressed by how quickly I was able to get up…
Today was another action-packed day for Tesla fans as the company released their full earnings report for Q4 2020 along with details surrounding the newly refreshed Model S & X. I spent sometime listening to today’s earning call and have created some notes which I have shared below for your reference. Enjoy! Opening Remarks from Elon Defining year on many levels, especially with the pandemic Important milestone of delivering 500,000 cars, almost as many as they had previously produced in…
Intro Almost a month ago Tesla released Tesla OS 2020.48.26 (aka the “Holiday Update” for 2020) which included several new features and games. One of the more popular features was Tesla Boombox which allowed owners to play several included sounds and up to 5 custom sounds over the external Pedestrian Warning Speaker (PWS). It is important to note that Tesla has not always included the PWS, in fact they only started including it in their vehicles as of September 1st,…
After a crazy busy day I finally had some time tonight to sit down & digest everything that was mentioned during today’s 2020 Q3 Tesla Earnings Call. I have summarized my rough notes into several categories and shared them below for your reference. Financials Best quarter in company history Record production & deliveries Record revenue Record net income (GAAP & non-GAAP) 5th sequential quarter of profitability Nearly double-digit operating margins Automotive gross margins including regulatory credits increased from 18.7% to…
Intro Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a common security requirement when accessing sensitive applications or websites such as your personal banking portal. Since Tesla vehicles can be controlled via the Tesla Mobile App over the internet (thanks to the Tesla API), their website and APIs should also be considered sensitive. As a result, Tesla has finally delivered and rolled out MFA to owners earlier today, October 6th, 2020. The purpose of this blog post is to walk you through the process…
Yesterday was quite an eventful day for Tesla fans and I have since taken the opportunity to record some notes in order to better understand everything that was discussed. As the day was broken up into two separate events this particular blog post will focus on the 2nd event known as Battery Day. Please continue reading below for a copy of my notes in blog format or if you prefer you can download a PDF version of the notes here. …
Yesterday was quite an eventful day for Tesla fans and I have since taken the opportunity to record some notes in order to better understand everything that was discussed. The day started with the 2020 Annual Shareholder meeting which is what this particular blog post will focus on. Please continue reading below for a copy of my notes in blog format or if you prefer you can download a PDF version of the notes here. All of these notes were…
2020-02-17: Updated to include the (2) recommended passthrough OBDII adapter cables for the Model S Intro Thanks to Bjørn Nyland’s YouTube videos (like this one) Scan My Tesla has quickly become one of the most popular diagnostic tools used by Tesla owners. As a track enthusiast who has taken his Model 3 Performance to the race track several times, I have been keeping a close eye on this space for quite some time. Since Tesla does not yet show any…