Vijay Govindan
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Tesla’s Q1 Financials Highlights & Lowlights
My family used to say I had an obsession with Tesla and Elon. I bought a Model 3 as “investment research.” Not to mention it was safe, cool, and it seemed the good folks were making a difference for once. I have written many pieces supporting Elon and Tesla’s vision for a sustainable planet against […] → Read More
SunPower Turns Our Roof Into A 30 MWh/Year Powerhouse
Our upgraded SunPower solar system turns our roof into a 30 MWh a year powerhouse. Find out why we increased the system. → Read More
SunPower Texas Solar Panels — 3 Month Review
It's been 3+ months since our SunPower solar panels were first installed on Twosday. I review the quality, financing and other factors. → Read More
Reduce High Energy Costs With A Solar System — Texas Edition
I'll cover how electricity from a new Texas residential solar system are already cheaper than grid electricity costs. → Read More
Tesla’s Q4 2021 Revenue Should Exceed 17 Dow Components
Tesla's Q4 2021 revenue would qualify it for the Dow, beating many well known Dow components such as Coke, Visa, and Nike. → Read More
Elon: You Can Donate Your Money To These Worthy Cleantech Causes
Dear Elon/Technoking of Tesla, Congratulations! Soon, you will have more cash than King Solomon’s entire wealth. What can you do with this enormous sum? Donating some of the cash is a good option. I’m not → Read More
SunPower & Tesla Solar — Rooftop Solar Comparison
As part of my family's journey to learn more about residential renewable energy, I decided to look into solar panels for our house. We are in the middle of Texas, and who can forget power → Read More
Observations on Tesla’s AI Day
Tesla's AI Day took place on August 19th, 2021. You can find the official YouTube link here, and Lex Friedman has a good summary here. These are my observations, completely as a non-technical person. Remember, → Read More
25 Unasked Questions On Tesla's Q2 Earnings Call
This was a great quarter for Tesla. Record production, record deliveries, tremendous growth, and excellent margins in a difficult operating environment. I felt some opportunities for questions were missed, though. What's the status of → Read More
Analysis of My Tesla Financial Model on GitHub
Yesterday, I got some good feedback on my post about releasing a Tesla Financial Model on GitHub*. It occurred to me an analysis of my Tesla financial model would be useful. I can't expect everyone → Read More
First Crack At Releasing A Tesla Financial Model On Git
Based on the analysis I did of ARK Invest's Tesla bull and bear cases, here and here, I decided to create my own financial model for Tesla growth. Tesla has a lot of moving parts, → Read More
Diving Into ARK Invest's Bear Case On Tesla [TSLA]
I got a few requests from my last post to do a deeper dive into ARK's Tesla bear case after providing my thoughts on its bull case. Breakdown of the Model's Assumptions One of our → Read More
Ark Invest & Tesla 2025 Analysis
Dear Ark Invest team, Thanks for taking the time to run a detailed Monte Carlo analysis of Tesla's 2025 fortunes. It's easy to criticize, and not so easy to do the work. I appreciate your → Read More
AutoX Releases Autonomous Robotaxi Video In Shenzhen, China
AutoX has released a new video in English announcing that the company's autonomous robotaxi service is open to the public in China. → Read More
114 Things For A Biden–Harris Administration To Do Right Away & Later
When the President does move out of the White House, I imagine he'll do it one day before the inauguration. President Biden and Vice President Harris will be facing a divided Congress, with no Cabinet, and most likely a Republican majority in the Senate → Read More
Win Or Lose, The President Has Majorly Damaged ExxonMobil
Given the US president's pro fossil fuel behavior, the question is simple: How come he has done major damage to ExxonMobil and Big Oil? I can't answer that directly, but I can show how severe the damage has been → Read More
Tesla Bears Prove Easy Q3 Math Is Hard [TSLA]
Congrats to Elon and the workers at Tesla for a record setting Q3, by almost every measure. I'll cover below what I feel are some of the financial highlights → Read More
Tesla Bears Prove Easy Q3 Math Is Hard
Congrats to Elon and the workers at Tesla for a record setting Q3, by almost every measure. I'll cover below what I feel are some of the financial highlights → Read More
Jeda Wireless Pad V3 for Tesla Model 3 — Review
Get Jeda sent us a Jeda Wireless Pad V3 and Jeda USB Hub for review in my Model 3 (pre June 2020). Photos are from the Get Jeda website or from the author → Read More
Jeda Wireless Pad V3 for Tesla Model 3 — Review
Get Jeda sent us a Jeda Wireless Pad V3 and Jeda USB Hub for review in my Model 3 (pre June 2020). Photos are from the Get Jeda website or from the author → Read More