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arvind3199

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arvind3199··on Taking Tesla Private
Yes he is, Where do you get 66 billion $. Investor support dosen't mean he has the financing. Don't quote a tweet, get some real sources.

"And yet it also left many questions unanswered, namely how Musk -- who owns almost 20 percent of the company -- would be able to come up with the $66 billion necessary to complete the transaction. At $420 a share, Tesla would have an enterprise value of about $82 billion including debt. To take it private, the billionaire would have to pull off the largest leveraged buyout in history, surpassing Texas electric utility TXU’s in 2007."

arvind3199··on Taking Tesla Private
He is bluffing trying to squeeze the shorts, no one rational can value it 82B unless it was waymo level tech.
arvind3199··on Drones that can haul a 20-pound load for 500 miles and land on a moving target
Simple solution - mandate that drones are implemented with a parachute system, it's already being done on prop planes (cirrus)
arvind3199··on Drones that can haul a 20-pound load for 500 miles and land on a moving target
Admirable, sets a timeline for instant delivery systems
arvind3199··on We May Not Have Enough Minerals to Even Meet Electric Car Demand
Why isn't a electric road or a overhead third rail a viable alternative to batteries? Batteries - become depleted, are expensive, heavy. With a grid - unlimited range, that can be supplemented by smaller batteries. Are there technical limitations more than cost.