Let's kick off this video with some quick speculation from Joe Tettmeyer. He said the rumor is employees are working the Cybertruck lines today, but he could not confirm and dirty Tesla said someone sent me a very cool Cybertruck video for my birthday, but he couldn't share it and then Tesla Phoenix shared this screenshot saying ramp up starting Monday for the Cybertruck
It's like a ghost town in the factory right now And if you've been around the channel you will have seen that picture of the Cybertruck production line at Gigatexas being up and running to some degree So none of this really should be a surprise.
And the last bit of speculation leaked video of the secret Tesla van prototype designed for Elon's Vegas loop from inside the boring company's Las Vegas headquarters Yes, I agree this thing looks ridiculous I have no idea what it actually is if anything, but did one at least point out there is a Tesla steering wheel on it Along with a Tesla like screen right behind it.
So yeah, I understand why there's some excitement around this But yeah, even if this is a very early prototype I think we can do better than this could that be a very early version of something like this? Sure Tesla and Elon have talked about it in the past and it would make a lot of sense for a company like the boring company But for now in my book, it's pretty close to a nothing and for people thinking this is the Tesla van I'm not one of them.
I think Matt Smith brings up a really good point here talking about Rivians negative 81% gross margins right now I think a lot of people just think because Tesla did what it did that the Rivians and Lucids kind of have the path laid out of what they need to do But executing is an entirely different story and the truth is Tesla never really had gross margins to the extent that Rivian and Lucid do going back into the archives Tesla quarter two two thousand and twelve when the Model S was just getting started Automotive gross margin was nine percent quarter to 2011 Automotive gross margin was at a record 22% skipping ahead Q2 2014 non-gap automotive gross margin 26.8% Q2 2016 automotive gross margin 23.1% I think you get the picture this is worthy of a deeper dive one day in once some of the projects I'm working on are in a more stable position then I'll have some more time to dive in in arc invest weekly newsletter They were talking about potential take rates for autonomous ride-hailing companies Previously they were expecting Tesla maybe to be in the neighborhood of taking about 60% of any gross revenue That's generated from a Robotaxy platform now They're saying that number could be higher somewhere in the neighborhood of 80 to 90% of what Tesla takes Leaving that 10 or 20% for the people bringing their cars into the network their previous assumption was taking Ubers roughly two dollars per mile mark then Tesla could pay the customer or the owner of a Robotaxy between 20 to 30 cents per mile at scale Leaving about a dollar seventy four Tesla to capture Arc cited some new research. they did not consider before talking about cohesion transaction cost principles simple takeaway Marketplace is set fees based on the transaction costs they obviate or remove Autonomous ride-hail operators should be able to curtail execution costs mainly the cost of finding a good driver I'll put the research below but just a new number two keep in mind in case for some reason You still need to hear it Elon said autonomy is an insanely big deal. That's what really matters the Tesla China weekly sales numbers came in at 3200 just to show you a few of the recent week ones in new quarters back in Q4 2200 week one Q1 this year 2100 week one Q2 6900 and here we are today
So if anything week one of quarter two was more of an outlier on the high side then this number being an outlier on the low side Cuz it's really not and the question should be posed. What's going on with model 3 production in China? Are the line shut down? Are they being upgraded? We really don't know.
And just to touch on the rumors that Tesla has set the price for the next generation More affordable vehicle saying it's going to be between 22 and 25,000 now sure it'll probably fall in that range But let's not forget the cyber truck is entering production here in a matter of weeks And we still don't know the price of that vehicle. So for us to sit here and think that Tesla has a locked in a price for a vehicle that may not enter production until 2025 Seems unlikely to me.
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You may have seen this quote floating around the interwebs. It's from an LA freelance writer who used to report on the news in Detroit. He said what's painfully obvious is GM and Ford can't compete with Tesla. Which has been singularly focused on making EVs for more than 20 years and is overseen by a CEO whose technical competence exceeds the combined talents of Bara and Farley. The writer's name is Eric Starkman and overall it was a good piece, just a lot of things. We already know it'll be below if you're interested.
But there was something else that he mentioned. Do you remember when GM announced they were stopping reservations for the Hummer EV because it was so popular with over 90,000 reservations? Well, I do and if you look at their quarter to 2023 sales numbers and you scroll down a little bit, you will find the Hummer EV. They sold 47 units in Q2 this year, 49 units year to date in 2023. Just a good reminder of how much grace legacy auto gets in the media. Can you guys imagine if Tesla and Elon were doing numbers like that?
Since we're already talking about GM, they have cut the starting price for the Cadillac Lyric in China by 14%, dropping it from about 60.7 thousand and now sitting at 52.4 thousand. We have Esther again reporting now, what would be the third potential V4 supercharging location, again this one in France? Clearly not open yet, but it looks like they're going with a parallel setup for the stalls rather than the typical perpendicular that we often see. And really, these are almost more like version 3.5 because sure they have longer cables and the new stall, but they still have the same charging speeds that's supposedly going to be unlocked with a software update in the future.
Drive Tesla Canada shared this video of the Quartzite supercharging location that's being built in Arizona. And they know to pull through chargers, which is always good to see. Just sharing because I believe this would be the biggest supercharging location. There's 88 plus stalls outside of California. As we know with all of the recent NACS announcements, we can't have too many of these.
Drive Tesla Canada分享了这个在亚利桑那州建设的石英超级充电站的视频。他们知道如何使用拉通式的充电设备,这总能让人高兴。我分享这个视频是因为我相信这将是最大的超级充电站。在加利福尼亚州之外有88个或更多的充电桩。正如我们所知,随着最近的NACS公告,我们永远不会有太多这样的充电站。
Tesla has agreed to pay just over six million dollars to settle a class action lawsuit. The one regarding sudden solar roof price hikes in 2021. After these customers basically agreed to a certain price, then halfway through, after signing the contract, Tesla raised the price. And we're not talking a five hundred dollar Model Y price bump, we're talking nearly double in some cases. According to court filings, eight point six thousand Tesla customers were part of the group affected by these price hikes. Over 6.3 thousand have canceled their solar roof contracts with Tesla energy. Tesla completed about 1.6 thousand of those contracts at the original price quoted to customers, and 57 customers are slated for solar roof installations at the original price at the end of June. And it sounds like about 600 people are in limbo. They haven't yet canceled, but they don't have booked installations either.
There's been a lot of chatter about the used EV prices collapsing right now and that Tesla is leading the way, specifically the Model 3 and the Model X. We just have to remember from last year they were coming from unsustainably high prices. Looking at the year-over-year change in one to five year old used EV prices for June of this year, the average price sits at $40.9 thousand, down over $17,000 from that month last year or about 30 percent. But again, just keep in mind a huge portion of the used EV market is what company? Tesla. What is Tesla done all year? They've driven down their prices for new vehicles. So used vehicles will, of course, follow. So every month so far this year, used EV prices have been steadily declining. And now it's starting to taper off and normalize. Here's the chart with 10 used vehicles seeing the greatest year-over-year price drops for the month of June. Led by the Model 3 and the Model X, and then the Model S is in fourth place.
Just wanted to highlight if you see anybody trying to use this to paint the narrative that Tesla value is deteriorating, they really don't know what they're talking about. Again, coming from the unsustainably high prices last year and what Tesla has been doing with new car prices all year this year.
This is still apparently one of the weirdest stories related to Tesla. It's called Project 42 internally. It's that whole story with the special glass order that caused some internal questions. Then there was reporting that Elon was going to use some Tesla funds and materials to basically build a house for himself in Austin, with all of the land that he was acquiring in that area through his LLC. If you've been around the channel, you may also remember the reporting that Elon was planning a town somewhere in Austin, a full-on city. He immediately shot that one down. Just a weird one all around. It's not like Elon needs a few million dollars of Tesla's funds to build his own property if he really wanted to in the Austin area. And there's really no news in this article. It's all just speculation and talking about the other reporting. So there may be some board investigation That's ongoing internally at Tesla, but apparently Elon's not too concerned about it.
And finally we get some positive news from some of the competition when it comes to EV sales this time around Mercedes Their full on be EV sales rose to 56.3,000 units in quarter to up 123% year over year And in the first six months of this year, Mercedes sold 102.6,000 BEVs worldwide up 121% In the first half of this year in the United States, the percentage figure is big 505% but they're still only sitting at 23.8,000 full BEVs in the US. Toyota has decided to pivot yet again Now it's going to focus on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Europe and China And the goal for these hydrogen-powered trucks and cars 200,000 of them by 2030 And they're painting it not just as a focus for the commercial long haul trucking segment Which sure be my guest, but they're painting it as an alternative to electric vehicles. Toyota sold just over 3,900 fuel cell vehicles in all of 2022 Toyota is also looking to strengthen ties with other companies At this point, I really don't know if they're just trying to play in markets that Tesla's not playing in Or if they're really undecided on BEVs being the future Whatever the case, they better figure it out and soon.
And Loki, Tesla energy just out here executing quietly as has been the case for a while Now looking to expand in the UK with a job posting for head of operations Tesla electric retail energy Good catch by drive Tesla Canada and looking at the actual job posting what this role will do market activities resulting in obtaining electricity supply license in the UK To prepare for the commercial launch of a retail electricity product in the UK. When you look around you start to see plenty of seeds that Tesla has planted and is busy planting that one day will be watered and begin to grow.
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