Why One Analyst Thinks Tesla's Stock Could Soar To $400

Oilprice.com ^ | 11-12-2019 | Irina

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Tesla just announced today that they’re getting into pickup trucks. That will be the deathblow, no way they’re competing there. This is like invading Russia in winter. For anybody invested in Tesla, better sell now.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I was a total flip-phone guy until about 3 years ago. I just couldn’t get texts anymore, or would get them like 4 hours late. I’d be lying through my teeth if I told you I knew the ins and outs of that. For whatever reason, my flip phone just couldn’t handle the technology anymore. I was a total Nokia guy for 15 years, their phones had features that I still don’t see being duplicated anywhere else (or I’m just too dumb to find them on the new more-complicated phones). Example: I liked the timed-mute on Nokia phones. Going into a meeting, set timed-mute for an hour. When that hour is up (and your meeting is over), it automatically comes out of mute. I’m the worst for going into silent mode, forgetting about it, and discovering that I’ve been missing texts and calls all morning. I don’t know why nobody has that feature, maybe it’s proprietary to Nokia or something.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Yep. When you go out to the desert, an extra gas can is good to take. Are you going to take a charging station with you out there?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Here’s a interesting way that owning an electric vehicle actually worked for my sister: a guy from California came out to Utah to take a management position in the company she works at. He brought out his electric BMW SUV, got concerned when he saw how few charging stations the state of Utah has, and sold it to her for $15,000. This dude must be too rich to care because when he sold it to her, it was a year used and he bought it for like $80,000. Her company parking lot has a few charging stations that they can use for free, she and one other person are the only ones who use it. Works great as a commute vehicle and maybe a run to mini-mart. They have a conventional Ford Explorer that they use on the weekends to go mountain biking and hiking and whatnot. I guess the only question is when to cut it loose because it’s too expensive to maintain. She’ll probably sell it for a song when it needs a new battery.

[crosdaddy]

Really don’t think BMW has an Electric SUV FRIend.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

You tell me: https://www.edmunds.com/bmw/i3/2017/review/

[SunkenCiv]

This guy has more fun than most people.

The Straight Pipes high mileage Ford Raptor is used to tow the Tesla Model 3 Performance while driving around Toronto Motorsports Park.

Can you recharge a Tesla Model 3 by towing it? That's a great question, and we're going to to use a Ford Raptor to find out. We'll also need to determine how quickly a Tesla can be recharged by towing it, and how far you'd need to travel to fully recharge the battery. The Tesla Model 3 can charge its battery through regenerative braking, where the wheels of the car force the electric motor to spin, which forces a charge into the battery. This is used to slow the car down, and improve its efficiency. However, if you tow the car, you might be able to use that regenerative braking to charge the battery, that is what this video seeks to find out.

On top of this, we'll determine what's more efficient - Option 1: traveling with a Ford Raptor from A to B, or Option 2: Using a Raptor to tow a Tesla, then driving the Tesla from A to B. To do this, we'll need to determine the Tesla's efficiency, the Ford's efficiency, and the Ford's efficiency while towing. Then, using the regen rate of the Tesla, we can find out what the Tesla's true fuel economy is while using a Ford Raptor to tow it. It's a super fun video with a fascinating conclusion; have a watch!

Can Towing A Tesla Model 3 With A Ford Raptor Recharge It? | Engineering Explained | Published on November 13, 2019

[xp38]

I think most people who see an i3 wouldn’t call it an SUV. It’s more in the category of an oversized Smart car.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Yep, actually that makes more sense. Standing by her vehicle, it seemed to be about RAV4 size, which is a cross-over at best. I don’t know if she exactly has the i3 or not, I’ll have to pay more attention the next time I see her.

By the way, I’m not at all advocating that a person go buy one of these. My sister fell a$$-backwards into a good deal and the circumstances were right (mainly a boss that was willing to take a total bath on the deal, what-the-heck?). She’s not accumulating miles fast, it’s a work-car only. Hopefully that will give her a few years before maintenance gets prohibitively expensive. Buying one for full price, I think about 80 grand, no way.