ccap41
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I'm sure PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP isn't looking to go under with/for them. I couldn't imagine any accounting/auditing firm would be willing to put their life at stake over allowing fraud to happen under their oversight, but there's always a chance. I should clarify. I'm not trying to say they're clean of any wrongdoing. I'm just saying I couldn't imagine a company committing fraud that's comparable to Enron ever again, because of the measures that were put in place BECAUSE of Encon. I guess with David never saying anything positive about Tesla, it would be advantageous for him to continue to trash them while he's trying to short a stock. Buuuuut, it would be really smart of him to bet against the company in which he supposedly believes will fail.
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So they have one vehicle that's sliiightly different but still isn't more desirable than a Terrain Denali. Sooooo it's still just a useless brand. Okay, it isn't useless for GM. Everything is paid for and they just charge more than a Chevy for it, so I see their business case. I just don't understand their case as a consumer.
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You don't need to be "rich". Plus, you would have supposedly made a ton of money with your prediction! There's still plenty of time, because you think they're going to commit accounting fraud and go bankrupt.
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So you're predicting they will attempt to commit fraud..? What an asinine prediction for a company, just because you don't like the CEO. If you honestly believe this, why aren't you shorting the stock? Or, you don't actually believe what you're saying. I'm sure there are dozens and dozens of crappy, trashy, classless, and idiotic CEOs out there. You just don't know about them because you're not looking for them.
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Yeah, their lineup does absolutely nothing for me. I'm sure they're adequate vehicles, but why buy them over a Chevy or GMC? Why have a whole separate brand for lazy badge-engineered vehicles? If they at least offered powertrain options that aren't available on their Chevy or GMC counterparts, I could get behind them more. Maybe offer conventional hybrids, plug-in hybrids or more powerful tunes of their respective turbo engines. SOMETHING to differentiate them.
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That is not what Enron was doing. I think you need a refresher on what happened at Enron. Enron committed legitimate fraud to their shareholders in conjuncture with their accounting firm. There have also been MANY regulatory changes because of Enron's fraud. This lead to more checks and balances along with the most notably change in accounting, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Look that up and why it came about. I know you don't like Tesla nor the CEO, but I don't think they are committing fraud.
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What, exactly, is Tesla doing to scam stockholders? How are they like Enron?
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I'm actually not the member to Sam's Club... my in-laws are the members, haha. We use their membership card to shop and get gas there. I believe my father in law does have their credit card already, but he doesn't use it for gas. They're...uhhh...not the best with money management. They're not wasteful in buying stupid stuff, they just don't do things like this to "let their money work".
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Something like this is cute and all, but it needs to be like sub-20k here. This could replace the former Sonic, Fiesta, and Fits of the US. Obviously, it won't though.
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I'm pretty obsessive over fuel prices and locations, as well. I just don't quite have the options somebody living where you live has. There's only one Costco in the STL area that I'm aware of and it certainly is not in a location I'd get a membership for. There are a couple different Sam's Clubs that are much closer to me. I don't have a spreadsheet of fuel prices, but I do record every single fill up for my last four vehicles, 2013 Escape (24.87 lifetime average over 24,611 miles), 2016 Focus(32.5lifetime average over 26,590 miles), 2016 Lincoln MKC (22.6 lifetime average over 53,422 miles) and now my 2017 Navigator (16.8 mpg over 3341 miles).
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I've done it and showed @G. David Felt in the past (posted here). I've tried finding the video but have had no luck. If you have super hero powers as an admin/site owner, please find it! I'll try and remember to do it again the next time I get gas. There are places to wait in lines around here but those are the exception to the rule, not the rule. From my house, I could drive the two blocks away, fill up, and get back home in under 10 minutes. There are never lines in town and it takes no time to start pumping using a credit card. Or I could find a Sam's Club and wait 5-15 minutes in line before pumping gas, but they're the only places you're waiting in line and it isn't every time. I've certainly gotten gas at a Sam's Club and not waited in line. Yes, a heat pump would be necessary here for battery efficiency for at least a third of the year.
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Whatever site you're looking at is wrong. It's a 28 gallon tank and pretty easy to find that out. Edmunds: Car and Driver: So what silly site gave you 23 gallons taking 7 minutes? All I'm finding is 8-10 gallons per minute. https://www.franklinfueling.com/en/this-is-franklin/whats-trending/the-hidden-challenges-of-inaccurate-fuel-dispensing/
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I get that some are worse than others but a general 30% is pretty standard for the industry, as a whole. Yes, I'd need independent research for something I'd actually be buying, but most of those numbers aren't all that great. Yes, I also realize that ICE vehicles lose about the same efficiency in the winter months as well. But, we also all know it only takes 5-10 minutes to replenish an ICE tank in the winter.
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My biggest issue with sub-300 mile range EVs is the actual range in the winter. If said vehicle has a 260 mile range and to maintain the life of the battery I'm only charging it to 80% that then leaves it with 208 miles. Take another 30% off for 4-5 months out of the year when it's cold and crappy... 145 miles of range. Do I drive 150 miles a day? Absolutely not. Do I think a realistic range of 150 miles is adequate? No.
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