Tesla Daily: Tesla News & Analysis

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TSLA's Worst Day Ever, $5B Raise Completed, Musk & Volkswagen, Delivery Wait Times (09.08.20) Sep 09, 2020

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➤ TSLA stock has its worst day in history, finishing trading -21% ➤ S&P announces index adjustments, but leaves Tesla and Zoom out of the S&P 500 index for the time being ➤ Tesla completes $5.0B capital raise through follow-on stock offering ➤ Elon Musk meets with Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess in Germany, test drives VW ID.3 ➤ Diess shares thoughts on the Tesla Model Y ➤ Elon Musk discusses Giga Berlin, says vehicle production from the factory will involve changes to the core structural technology ➤ Tesla plans to have up to 8 casting machines at Giga Berlin ➤ Model S, Model X, and Model Y US delivery estimated pushed out to 10-14 weeks ➤ Lucid Air unveiling September 9th at 4pm PST

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Gordon Johnson and Rob Maurer Debate TSLA Bull/Bear Thesis (09.03.20) Sep 03, 2020

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Rob Maurer of Tesla Daily is joined live by Gordon Johnson, founder and CEO of GLJ Research, to discuss the bull and bear cases for TSLA stock at its nearly $400B valuation. Johnson has a $19 price target on TSLA stock.

Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction and Gordon Johnson's bear case 6:24 Is Tesla's automotive business burning cash? 11:57 Is Tesla's growth story over? 13:50 Are electric vehicles disruptive technology? 16:18 Gordon Johnson's forecasts for Q3 and Q4, and discussing the regulatory credit situation 21:22 Service gross margin and warranty impacts 25:06 What about the impacts of the pandemic on growth? 28:30 Tesla's market share 34:51 Regulatory credits in depth 40:22 Is competition finally coming? 46:07 How does forecasting for revenue growth fit with the growth story being over? 49:07 Tesla's profitability, capital raise, and S&P 500 inclusion 57:16 What would it take for Gordon Johnson to become more bullish on TSLA? 58:54 Has Gordon Johnson used Autopilot? 1:02:46 Closing comments

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Battery Day Invitations, Baillee Gifford Lowers TSLA Stake, Elon Musk in Germany (09.02.20) Sep 03, 2020

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➤ Tesla starts sending invitations for upcoming Battery Day event and annual shareholder meeting ➤ TSLA stock falls, illustrating disadvantages of at-the-market offering ➤ Major TSLA investor Baillee Gifford reduces stake in the stock ➤ Bank of America increases TSLA price target ➤ Elon Musk in Germany for Giga Berlin meetings

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Potential $5B Capital Raise, TSLA S&P 500 Inclusion Check-In, China Model Y (09.01.20) Sep 02, 2020

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➤ Tesla sets up possible $5B capital raise through an equity distribution offering of TSLA stock ➤ Exploring the dynamics of the offerings and what it means for Tesla's business ➤ Checking in on S&P 500 inclusion after TSLA's stock split, surge in share price, and potential capital raise news ➤ Tesla Model Y spotted with camouflage in China ➤ Remembering Jack Rickard: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/mo/cape-girardeau/marion-jack-rickard-11373892

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

TSLA All-Time High After Stock Split, Musk Heads to Germany, Firmware 2020.36, Supercharging, Ford Battery Strategy (08.31.20) Sep 01, 2020

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➤ TSLA stock hits new all-time highs as 5-for-1 stock split is completed ➤ Tesla begins rolling out firmware version 2020.36 with new features ➤ Elon Musk heads to Germany for Giga Berlin and Tesla RNA microfactories ➤ Tesla expands supercharging partnership with major US retailer ➤ Neuralink progress update includes mention of Tesla ➤ Ford's chief of product development and purchasing discusses the company's battery strategy ➤ US court of appeals rules against 2019 policy reducing emissions violations penalties

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

No, Tesla Doesn't Need Regulatory Credits to Make Money (08.28.20) Aug 29, 2020

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➤ Tesla has faced criticism for its reliance on regulatory credit sales to achieve full-year GAAP profitability and S&P 500 inclusion eligibility. Today's episode explores this argument and other considerations that should be made when discussing TSLA's profitability. ➤ California approves budget of hundreds of millions of dollars for electric vehicle charging infrastructure

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Battery Day Teaser, Extortion Sting Operation, Octovalve Updates, Lucid Air Battery (08.27.20) Aug 28, 2020

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➤ Tesla CEO Elon Musk gives some new hints on Tesla's upcoming Battery Day and what Tesla is teasing in the background image on the Battery Day webpage ➤ Walking through Tesla's tabless battery patent ➤ Sandy Munro reports on some updates from a new Model Y ➤ Tesla prepares to open a new high-capacity delivery center in China ➤ New job openings at Giga Shanghai hint at progress on Phase 2, Model Y ramp ➤ Data extortion attempt made on Tesla, Russian citizen arrested after sting operation ➤ Lucid reveals battery capacity on Lucid Air

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

TSLA Bull/Bear Debate: Rob Maurer of Tesla Daily & David Trainer of New Constructs (08.26.20) Aug 27, 2020

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Founder & CEO of New Constructs, David Trainer, joins Rob Maurer of Tesla Daily to discuss the recently published research by New Constructs which calls TSLA stock "The Most Dangerous Stock for Fiduciaries". David and Rob discuss valuation metrics, profitability, risk vs. reward, long-term growth, investment philosophies, valuation models, market share, competition, and more.

You can find New Constructs' research note here: https://www.newconstructs.com/tesla-the-most-dangerous-stock-for-fiduciaries/

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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:58 Why do you think Tesla is overvalued? 4:04 Tesla's market cap per vehicle sold 9:17 Influence of regulatory credits on Tesla's business 11:46 Tesla's market share, growth, and competitive outlook 17:26 Modeling Tesla's valuation 25:42 Counterpoints to the valuation models 37:05 Risk vs. reward when investing in TSLA 40:46 Tesla insurance bull case 42:16 Scaling up and Tesla's competitive position 48:44 Are other automakers finally catching up? 55:09 Wrapping up

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Model Y Casting Stats, California Fires, New Model 3 Trim (08.25.20) Aug 26, 2020

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➤ Tesla China posts infographic detailing improvements to the Tesla Model Y from Tesla's one-piece casting machine ➤ California fires lead to evacuation orders and warnings near Tesla's Fremont factory ➤ A new application from Tesla may show Tesla's plans to update the trim on the Tesla Model 3

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Silicon Nanowire Batteries: Amprius and Tesla Battery Day(08.24.20) Aug 25, 2020

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➤ Tesla announces event details for upcoming Battery Day & annual shareholder meeting and includes a background image which may be a teaser for the events ➤ Discussion on silicon nanowire anode battery technology and a battery startup which has moved their headquarters next to Tesla's Fremont facilities: Amprius Technologies ➤ Fortune article discussed: https://fortune.com/longform/race-build-better-battery/

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Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

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