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Someone tell the President: Tesla committed to pay $320 million/year in taxes to China.  

Tesla pays no income taxes to the USA.  Tesla received $700M+ in subsidies from US taxpayers in the third quarter of 2018 alone.  
Instead of providing jobs for Americans to export cars to China, Tesla is building a new $2B factory in China.  
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/someone-tell-the-president-tesla-s-musk-promised-china-320m-tax-revenue-a-year-15036212

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Still haven't been able to master a basic manufacturing technique that the "Big 3" had down cold in the mid 1960's. See you on Mars, Elon.

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What's he getting that any other manufacturer isn't getting?

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Walmart Inc. is suing Tesla Inc. over a spate of roof fires at several Walmart stores that the retailer alleges were caused by Tesla solar panels.

"To state the obvious, properly designed, installed, inspected, and maintained solar systems do not spontaneously combust, and the occurrence of multiple fires involving Tesla's solar systems is but one unmistakable sign of negligence by Tesla," according to the complaint filed on Tuesday.  
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/walmart-sues-tesla-over-solar-panel-rooftop-fires-2019-08-20?siteid=rss&rss=1

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You're closer to correct than you realize.  He gave an interview many years ago where he said that around 2003 he and his cousins dreamed up the Solar City business model while driving to Burning Man, as a way to extract government clean energy tax credits.

Solar City would install a solar system on a house and lease it to the home owner.  Because Solar City owned the system, they got the juicy government tax credit.  Then they would package up the leases into securities and sell them to investors to recoup the upfront investments.

Elon, Kimball, Lyndon, and Peter became very rich off of it while receiving over $3B of government largese.  And when Solar City ultimately failed, Elon convinced Tesla shareholders to bail it out and save the Musk clan's holdings.  Lyndon and Peter left the company soon after with a mountain of Tesla stock to sell.  Kimball is still on the board of directors of Tesla and sells every share of Tesla stock he gets, as soon as it vests every month, like clockwork.

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Forbes: Tesla has failed massively as a public company
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimcollins/2019/08/21/tesla-has-failed-massively-as-a-public-company

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Forbes: Tesla has failed massively as a public company
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimcollins/2019/08/21/tesla-has-failed-massively-as-a-public-company

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Author missed my favorite stat.  He pointed out that Tesla has raised over $20B in Other People's Money, but he missed the opportunity to point out that Elon has managed to turn that $20B into a mere $6.5B of book value that generates ongoing losses.  He's destroyed over $13B of value to create a money losing hobby business.

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When Musk decide to use Tesla money/debt to buy his family/buddy-owned failing business, it was proof that Tesla shareholders would let him do absolutely anything.

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Amazon joins Walmart in reporting solar panel fires.  
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-23/amazon-joins-walmart-in-saying-tesla-solar-panels-caught-fire

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Tesla says they're looking for a new manufacturing site in Germany.

LOL.  When they ask Musk where's he going to get the cash, I'm sure Musk will say "Funding Secured."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-germany/tesla-scouting-sites-for-possible-factory-in-germanys-nrw-rheinische-post-idUSKCN1VF0MH

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Tesla says they're looking for a new manufacturing site in Germany.

LOL.  When they ask Musk where's he going to get the cash, I'm sure Musk will say "Funding Secured."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-germany/tesla-scouting-sites-for-possible-factory-in-germanys-nrw-rheinische-post-idUSKCN1VF0MH

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Forbes: Tesla has failed massively as a public company
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimcollins/2019/08/21/tesla-has-failed-massively-as-a-public-company

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-bull-im-buying-as-many-shares-as-i-can-150646601.html

Poor Galileo Russell.  The last time we were in a bear market, he was in the eleventh grade and had no idea that he wanted to be a youTube-based stock analyst for a career.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/galileo-russell-6560993b

He's the epitome of starry eyed dreamer millennials who invest on stories and not fundamentals.  Last year Russell gave an interview where he said, "I actually like that Tesla is losing money."  He's already deeply in the red based on statements he made last year about how many shares he had.  When TSLA eventually reaches a reasonable valuation based on fundamentals, he's going to be looking at an overall 70-100% loss.

Also, lol @ starting a youTube channel making you a "CEO."  

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWFjfYa28A0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZhrZJ-rdBo

FWIW, itt took 3 or 4 months for TFL to get their M3's minor body damage repaired. IMO, their experience highlights some flaws in Tesla's dealer-less model.
And it cost a shitload to get said minor body damage repaired, IIRC it was about 15k.

Singapore has a message for Elon Musk: Taking mass transit is a better climate-change solution than tooling around in one of his Tesla electric vehicles (EVs).

The city-state, which has said its efforts to cope with climate change are as crucial as military defence, has prioritised greater use of its trains and buses, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, minister for the environment and water resources, said in an interview on Wednesday (Aug 21).

Mr Musk has criticised the country for being slow to adopt EVs and said in a January tweet that the Government "has been unwelcome".

"What Elon Musk wants to produce is a lifestyle," Mr Masagos said on Wednesday when asked about the entrepreneur's comments. "We are not interested in a lifestyle. We are interested in proper solutions that will address climate problems."

Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

The low-lying island nation faces an existential threat from the impacts of climate change and the country's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a national address on Sunday that it could cost more than $100 billion over the next century to protect it from rising sea levels, hotter temperatures and more intense rainfall.

Singapore's trains and buses cover much of the island's 720 sq km, with the newest subway routes featuring driverless carriages and several of the most-popular bus routes traversed by double-decker carriers. The country, with a population of about six million, is aiming to enhance mass transit options so that by 2040, any trip within the country will take no longer than 45 minutes.

Even though Singapore is focused on public transport, the nation is still uniquely positioned to transition to plug-ins, according to Mr Masagos. That's because the state controls car ownership licences, which it gives out on a 10-year basis and can be used as an instrument of change, he said in the interview.

"If there's any country which can convert from petrol cars to 100 per cent EVs, it will be Singapore," he said. But, he added, it would be difficult to develop adequate charging stations with 85 per cent of the population living in high-density, government-supported housing.

"Just choosing a parking spot is already problematic," Mr Masagos said. "And now you want to say who gets the charging point. We do not have the solution yet."

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Another flawless Tesla product launch:  https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/tesla-insurance-ppst

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Another flawless Tesla product launch:  https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/tesla-insurance-ppst

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Another way for Elon to scam money from gullible Tesla fan boys.