Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter

Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by elliotec on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:01PM (#37936463)

I think there’s a very very low chance. I live in Utah and have land in Wyoming. I own the hybrid (powerboost) F150 and use it for its intended purposes constantly. I am in southern Utah and northern Wyoming all the time. There is simply zero infrastructure for electric vehicles in the areas I frequent. I get 600 miles per tank and there are gas stations everywhere, zero charging stations. Plus people hate Elon and the cybertruck is the ugliest car ever made.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by dboreham on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:05PM (#37936503)

Montana here. If you have a petrol pickup you're considered a bit of a sissy. Diesel is what you want to demonstrate masculinity. Electric. Yeah no.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by dieselgate on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:40PM (#37936775)

Gassers are better for starting in sub-0F temps, thought it would get that cold in Montana but guess it's location dependent

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by windowshopping on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:12PM (#37936561)

do people in the west really say petrol? east coaster here and never heard that outside of britain

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by ethanbond on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:17PM (#37936602)

I grew up in Arizona around plenty of macho truck people and never heard “petrol.” I suspect an expat.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by msmith on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:23PM (#37936653)

I'm going to guess dboreham is Canadian?

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by filoleg on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:44PM (#37936803)

I don’t think so. Been living in Seattle for almost 8 years, spent a lot of time in CA and Oregon as well. The only time I ever heard word “petrol” was in british media.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by kylehotchkiss on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:46PM (#37936825)

“gas” is ambiguous, especially when there are CNG vehicles on the road.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by elliotec on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @09:57PM (#37937344)

No, never.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by red-iron-pine on Thursday October 19, 2023 @09:28AM (#37942612)

I'm in Alberta, aka North Montana. Can confirm Diesel is big here, tho there is arguably a practical need.

There is some anecdotal story about how Chevy had a batch of diesel Colorado trucks and they sold out couple hours hour they made them available online.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by thehappypm on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:11PM (#37936553)

Wouldn’t folks just charge at home? How many miles per day do you drive? I own an EV and I charge at home except on 300+ mile road trips

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by tiahura on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:11PM (#37936556)

I would imagine Wyoming and Montana pickup buyers aren’t particularly representative.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by ClassyJacket on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:08PM (#37936527)

I think it looks fantastic. It's the only car that doesn't look like every other car. I just don't want a ute, I want that exterior design on a Model Y layout.

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by kylehotchkiss on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:45PM (#37936815)

600 miles per tank is enviable! I’d love to not need to fuel up so much. What’s your actual milage?

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Re:Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter by elliotec on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @10:03PM (#37937377)

My lifetime mpg is just about 20 on the dot. It’s a 30.6 gallon tank. Keep in mind I’m driving through canyons and mountain passes and just about maxing out my payload over half the time I drive. It’s incredible.

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