

Tesla Daily: Tesla News & Analysis
Rob Maurer
Tesla Daily is a podcast covering all things Tesla, Inc., published every weekday. News on Tesla Motors, Tesla Energy, Tesla Solar, and Tesla Network is discussed in a concise and consistent manner, making it easy to stay up-to-date on the latest from Tesla. Dedicated to keeping investors and customers well-informed, Tesla Daily host Rob Maurer provides analysis and opinions on Tesla as a company, TSLA stock, and the future of the many industries Tesla competes in. Additionally, Tesla Daily covers major news from Elon Musk's SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company.
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Oct 27, 2020 • 17min
TSLA 10-Q Analysis, Capital Expenditures, Musk Compensation (10.26.20)
➤ Tesla publishes 10-Q SEC filing for Q3 2020, detailing $10B+ capital expenditure plans and sharing more details on Elon Musk CEO performance compensation plan ➤ More information on Elon Musk’s compensation plan can be found here: https://youtu.be/XfHWl_Lhf5o ➤ Additional information on Tesla’s deferred revenue, production rates, delivery constraints, Energy gross margins, and Tesla’s $5B capital raise ➤ Tesla begins to export Model 3 from China ➤ Shanghai places additional restrictions on license plates Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Oct 24, 2020 • 13min
Model S/X China Recall, Model 3 Shanghai Exports, TSLA Stock, More Product Updates (10.23.20)
➤ Tesla issues a recall of 30,000 Model S and Model X vehicles in China ➤ TSLA stock finishes down for the week despite strong earnings, FSD beta release ➤ Discussion on recent reports of Tesla’s plans to export Model 3 from Giga Shanghai in China ➤ Twitter user @greentheonly reports on firmware details which may hint at further product updates to Tesla’s Model 3, Model Y ➤ Reports of continuing discussion between Tesla, Indonesia on possible factory ➤ Tesla adds more solar panels to Giga Nevada Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Oct 22, 2020 • 10min
Full Self-Driving Limited Beta Released, Videos Surface (10.22.20)
Video available here: https://youtu.be/7nhBTSg4zWQ ➤ Tesla releases full self-driving rewrite beta to limited set of customers ➤ Videos surface showing step-change in capability ➤ Compilation and analysis of videos from @teslaownersSV and @brandonee916 ➤ Elon Musk says Tesla will raise price of FSD option next week ➤ Discussion on the near-term financial impact of the FSD update Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Oct 21, 2020 • 15min
Q3-20 TSLA Earnings Report Recap (10.21.20)
Highly recommend this episode on video due to the amount of numbers: https://youtu.be/vq3_IzrD5MY Recap of Tesla's Q3 earnings report and shareholder letter. Rob Maurer analyzes Tesla's results and why TSLA stock is trading up after the report. You can listen to Tesla's Q3 earnings call and hear Rob's reaction here: https://youtu.be/bXjUzIvkEW4 (reaction starts at 1:03:30) #Tesla #TSLA #Investing Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Oct 20, 2020 • 20min
TSLA Q3 Earnings Preview & Estimates (10.20.20)
Tesla Q3 earnings preview by Rob Maurer of Tesla Daily. Forecasts for Tesla's revenue, profit, expenses, and earnings are discussed in detail and compared to Wall Street consensus estimates for the third quarter. Tesla reports earnings on Wednesday, October 21, after market close and will host an investor call at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 9:30 p.m. UTC. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Oct 17, 2020 • 9min
All of Tesla’s 2021 Model Year Updates! (10.16.20)
➤ Tesla has updated their entire vehicle lineup for model year 2021, extending range and adding features ➤ Breaking down all the changes over the last week and possible explanations for the advancements Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Oct 15, 2020 • 1h 30min
TSLA Bull Case / Q&A With Alex Potter and Rob Maurer (10.15.20)
Live discussion on Tesla stock with Alex Potter, analyst at Piper Sandler, and Rob Maurer of Tesla Daily. Discussion includes valuation of Tesla's autonomous driving and energy business lines, reactions to Battery Day, TSLA's upside, analyst perception, and more. Potter and Maurer field questions live from both institutional investors and YouTube chat. You can find the previous conversations between Potter & Maurer here: https://youtu.be/ey3UeFJqSqY https://youtu.be/z9k3ppSk0oA Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Background on Tesla Daily 3:37 Tesla autonomy, robotaxis, and energy 18:22 How does Tesla achieve a $25k car? 26:22 Tesla's pricing strategy 30:42 Framework for Tesla Energy 45:02 Tesla's Battery Day 50:26 China's EV startups 57:07 TSLA's valuation/product expansion 1:01:23 TSLA to $5 trillion? #Tesla #TSLA #Investing Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Editing assistance by Jasem Ashkanani Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives Disclosures for universe of: Alex Potter 1. I or a household member has a financial interest in the securities of the following companies: none 2. I or a household member is an officer, director, or advisory board member of the following companies: none 3. I have received compensation within the past 12 months from the following companies: none 4. Piper Sandler beneficially owns 1% or more of a class of the following companies: none 5. Piper Sandler has had a client relationship or has received compensation for investment banking services from the following companies within the past 12 months: UBER, VRM 6. Piper Sandler expects to receive or intends to seek compensation for investment banking services from the following companies in the next 3 months: UBER, VRM 7. Piper Sandler was a managing underwriter of a public offering of, or a dealer manager of a tender offer for, the securities of the following companies within the past 12 months: VRM 8. Piper Sandler has had a client relationship and has received compensation for non-investment banking securities related products or services in the past 12 months for the following companies: none 9. Piper Sandler has had a client relationship and has received compensation for non-securities services in the past 12 months for the following companies: none 10. Piper Sandler is a registered market maker for the following companies: APTV, GRUB, LYFT, VRM 11. Piper Sandler will buy and sell securities on a principal basis for the following companies: 1211 HK, 300750 CH, CARG, CVNA, NIO, NIU, TSLA, UBER

Oct 15, 2020 • 12min
Musk (Again) Cuts Model S Price, Ron Baron on TSLA, Q3 Earnings Questions, 7-Seat Model Y (10.14.20)
➤ Ron Baron discusses Tesla on CNBC, says he expects TSLA valuation to eventually increase to $2 trillion ➤ Goldman Sachs increases TSLA price target to $450 ➤ Question submission and voting process opens up for Tesla’s Q3 earnings call ➤ Rob’s question 1: https://saytechnologies.com/s/9b288e7d ➤ Rob’s question 2: https://saytechnologies.com/s/92747835 ➤ Elon Musk announces another price cut to Tesla’s Model S, just one day after a $3,000 price cut ➤ Analysis on profitability impact from reduced price ➤ Lucid Motors announces base price of “elemental” version of the Lucid Air ➤ Elon Musk announces timeline for 7-seat Model Y ➤ Tesla Solar Roof installed in four days and captured in time-lapse video: https://youtu.be/K_clgu0PT6k ➤ JB Straubel to speak at energy storage symposium: https://energy.stanford.edu/storagex-initiative ➤ Alex Potter of Piper Sandler joins Rob Maurer for a live discussion and Q&A on TSLA on October 15th at 10am PT, 1pm ET, 5pm UTC Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Oct 14, 2020 • 11min
Model S Price Cut, X Range Increase(?), FSD Rewrite, S&P Upgrade (10.13.20)
➤ Tesla cuts Model S price by $3k ➤ Model X vehicle delivered to customer shows higher range ➤ Tesla full self-driving software rewrite to launch in “limited beta” next week ➤ S&P Global upgrades Tesla credit rating ➤ China-made lithium iron phosphate Model 3 deliveries begin ➤ Update on Tesla’s plans in India ➤ Renault looks to partner on EU emissions ➤ HBO pursuing limited series on SpaceX, Elon Musk Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Oct 12, 2020 • 57min
Interview: Pierre Ferragu on Tesla and $578 Price Target (10.12.20)
Pierre Ferragu of New Street Research recently published a street-high TSLA price target of $578 per share. In today's live interview, Pierre joins Rob Maurer of Tesla Daily for a discussion on Tesla's position in the automotive market, TSLA's stock price, Battery Day, institutional investor sentiment, and more on Tesla. You can find Pierre on Twitter @p_ferragu New Street Research: https://www.newstreetresearch.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives