➤ 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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Plaid producer Who Why
Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

➤ 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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Plaid producer Who Why
Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

➤ 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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Plaid producer Who Why
Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

➤ 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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Plaid producer Who Why
Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

On Tesla Daily’s third anniversary, we’re checking in behind-the-scenes on what has been accomplished and, more importantly, what is yet to come.

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Plaid producer Who Why
Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

➤ TSLA stock continues to hit new all-time highs, hitting $2,000 per share and a $375B market cap
➤ Panasonic discusses expanding investment in Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada, demand for Tesla’s vehicles
➤ Exploring Tesla’s production capacity
➤ California heat wave causing wildfires and blackouts incites criticism of renewable energy sources, demonstrates need for energy storage

Stay tuned for the 3-year anniversary episode of Tesla Daily.

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Plaid producer Who Why
Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Jim Cramer joins Rob Maurer on Tesla Daily to discuss Tesla’s valuation, Elon Musk, Wall St.’s expectations for Tesla’s upcoming battery day, and Tesla’s advantages versus its competition.

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:43 How has Cramer’s thinking on Tesla evolved over time?
4:18 Is TSLA stock overvalued at $1,900 per share?
6:08 What are the expectations for Tesla’s Battery Day? Does Tesla have a million mile battery?
13:43 Why isn’t Tesla advertising?
15:12 Tesla’s differentiating factors
16:32 Will Tesla’s Cybertruck be successful?
21:20 What is exciting about Tesla right now? S&P 500 inclusion? Stock split? Why is Tesla ahead?
30:44 Is Elon Musk TSLA’s biggest risk?
32:45 Is Tesla stock being manipulated?
39:28 Tesla is a technology company

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Plaid producer Who Why
Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

➤ Is Tesla quietly developing and building the world’s fastest, most advanced supercomputer? Looking at the details of Tesla’s “Project Dojo”.
➤ TSLA stock continues to set new all-time highs after announcing a 5 for 1 stock split and continued analyst upgrades
➤ Elon Musk provides an updated timeline for “quantum leap” Autopilot update
➤ Is Elon Musk teasing the Plaid powertrain on Twitter?
➤ Tesla is attempting to ramp Powerwall production
➤ Reports indicate Tesla may be ready to test production of their next-generation full-self driving hardware computer chip
➤ Elon Musk tweets about an electric vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL) supersonic plane

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Plaid producer Who Why
Plaid producer Doug Pauly
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

➤ Tesla has founded an insurance brokerage business in China
➤ Following up on questions about TSLA’s upcoming stock split
➤ Elon Musk tweets about Tesla’s one-piece casting machine for the rear body of the Tesla Model Y
➤ Is Elon Musk teasing the Plaid powertrain on Twitter?
➤ Tesla makes significant change to its destination charging program
➤ Lucid Air gets 517 miles of range in unofficial replication of EPA test
➤ Tesla’s Hornsdale Power Reserve battery pack project achieves impressive results during full charge/discharge power tests
➤ Tesla reportedly informs some Powerwall installers of product shortage
➤ Tesla’s President of Automotive says Giga Texas is happening at full speed
➤ Tesla lists job opening for design center in China
➤ In a survey of questionable validity, Tesla scores well on employee happiness
➤ Tesla Daily will return on Tuesday, August 18th

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Plaid producer Who Why
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

➤ Rob Maurer presents the bull case for TSLA stock and why the company is not overvalued at its current market cap near $300B
➤ This presentation was given to Northwestern master’s program students on August 12, 2020 and was followed by a question and answer session

Timestamps
2:21 Background on Tesla Daily
3:52 Bull case presentation begins
7:16 Tesla’s lead in electrification
10:43 Tesla’s lead in autonomy
12:53 Tesla’s lead in energy
14:30 Is Tesla overvalued?
26:35 Competition has completely given up the market
28:37 Beginning of question and answer section
30:39 Will infrastructure scale fast enough?
33:33 Will people really want to share their vehicles for ridesharing?
36:36 Is Tesla prepared for supply and battery constraints?
40:58 Does The Boring Company come into play for mining?
41:53 Will Tesla’s innovation slow down as they enter a higher volume phase?
45:35 Is Tesla’s lack of advertising sustainable?
48:03 Who is a legitimate competitor to Tesla?
53:12 Thoughts on Rivian and partnerships?
56:05 How did you feel during the Cybertruck unveiling?
58:20 What are your thoughts on the new Roadster and will you be purchasing one?
1:00:46 Is Tesla’s executive turnover a concern?
1:04:29 Do you own a pair of Tesla short shorts?
1:05:00 Any thoughts on TSLA’s stock split?
1:06:55 How have you looked at Elon Musk’s actions and legal issues the last few years? Do you think he is comparable to Steve Jobs?
1:10:00 What do you think Apple’s ambitions in the space are?
1:11:58 What is your backround?
1:13:15 What do you think keeps Elon Musk and Tesla’s management team up at night?

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Plaid producer Who Why
Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Rish Singh
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Nick Wood
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Music by Evan Schaeffer

Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives