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15 years of Elon, fully searchable. The production archive uses Supabase as the source of truth, with 94,952 indexed tweets available in development as a full-archive fallback and a curated annotation layer for context, theory, and how major claims aged.

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Sep 27, 2016

@rocketrepreneur Meant to say 200 AR for production vac engine. Dev will be up to 150. Beyond that, too much flow separation in Earth atmos.

168 likes24 RT15 replies
Sep 26, 2016

@ID_AA_Carmack yup

295 likes31 RT23 replies
Sep 26, 2016

@huntster1701 yes

219 likes3 RT2 replies
Sep 26, 2016

@DavidKYoon yes

137 likes10 RT10 replies
Sep 26, 2016

@williamwinters @rocketrepreneur pretty close

140 likes13 RT2 replies
Sep 26, 2016

@rocketrepreneur 382s is with a 150 area ratio vacuum (or Mars ambient pressure) nozzle. Will go over specs for both versions on Tues.

306 likes68 RT13 replies
Sep 26, 2016

Chamber pressure is almost 3X Merlin, so engine is about the same size for a given area ratio

1.4K likes241 RT64 replies
Sep 26, 2016

Production Raptor goal is specific impulse of 382 seconds and thrust of 3 MN (~310 metric tons) at 300 bar

2.6K likes555 RT124 replies
Sep 26, 2016

Mach diamonds https://t.co/TCX7ZGFnN0

7.3K likes2.0K RT187 replies
Sep 26, 2016

SpaceX propulsion just achieved first firing of the Raptor interplanetary transport engine https://t.co/vRleyJvBkx

22.8K likes8.5K RT485 replies
Sep 24, 2016

Good Forbes article on Tesla/SolarCity merger https://t.co/guNh5q2zrl http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2016/09/23/why-investors-should-support-the-tesla-solarcity-merger/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix#329d7ef64c32

3.0K likes1.0K RT115 replies
Sep 22, 2016

Aiming for Oct 28 unveil in SF Bay Area of new Tesla/SolarCity solar roof with integrated Powerwall 2.0 battery and Tesla charger.

6.8K likes2.1K RT339 replies
Sep 22, 2016

@ccyuan2013 @TeslaMotors @tsrandall yes. Also, only worked if you logged on to a malicious hotspot & used browser. No customers were hacked.

157 likes21 RT9 replies
Sep 22, 2016

@tylerthecreator thanks for ordering a car!

1.5K likes367 RT21 replies
Sep 22, 2016

Tesla is sometimes criticized for government support, but all US car companies (plus some non) got loans and only Tesla has paid its back https://t.co/yRW2hGUcxW https://x.com/forbes/status/778711909541392384

11.4K likes4.5K RT266 replies
Sep 21, 2016

@thefrownyface @massossltd I read a story about a father whose son died incredibly quickly. Can be as little as half an hour in hot sun.

304 likes51 RT19 replies
Sep 21, 2016

@RoyArne83 currently stops at 20% state of charge. This number will be configurable.

134 likes6 RT7 replies
Sep 21, 2016

@ninjas "smart" preconditioning should be less dumb in 8.0

145 likes10 RT6 replies
Sep 21, 2016

@notch also, the Tesla is poison free!

583 likes54 RT16 replies
Sep 21, 2016

@Scott_Helme can't always detect babies and pets

143 likes11 RT16 replies
Sep 21, 2016

Can be turned on or off. V8.1 will allow always-on min and max temps to be set.

1.6K likes232 RT87 replies
Sep 21, 2016

Tesla keeps temp below 40C/105F by automatically venting cabin & turning on AC when needed. Can do this for up to a year on a full charge.

3.9K likes1.0K RT159 replies
Sep 21, 2016

My favorite new feature is the always-on max temp control for keeping kids and pets safe from overheating.

6.1K likes1.5K RT202 replies
Sep 21, 2016

This is a major overhaul on almost every level compared to V7.

1.2K likes150 RT50 replies
Sep 21, 2016

V8.0 starts downloading tonight. Release will be gradual to make sure there aren't small regressions. Many car configs, many environments.

3.2K likes636 RT113 replies
Sep 20, 2016

@PassionPlanet1 Yeah, definitely one of my favorite names

139 likes13 RT28 replies
Sep 18, 2016

@thescalex @SpaceX @IAC2016 @YouTube its it is

310 likes44 RT31 replies
Sep 18, 2016

Preview of the @SpaceX interplanetary transport system at @IAC2016 https://t.co/Rz4XmeAoRw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7TYJyCCO8Dc

4.4K likes1.3K RT209 replies
Sep 17, 2016

@JonasPolsky @schellgames that's a great one

145 likes12 RT18 replies
Sep 17, 2016

@andyzalk sounds like the right name for the rocket booster

277 likes17 RT23 replies
Sep 17, 2016

@LarryMasters778 That is my favorite fictional spaceship. Powered by improbability!

419 likes33 RT25 replies
Sep 17, 2016

@TheMikeBartley yeah!

116 likes5 RT3 replies
Sep 17, 2016

Maybe Ultimate Spaceship, Version 2? Mostly because it is not the ultimate and there isn't a version 1.

2.8K likes398 RT475 replies
Sep 17, 2016

I love the suggestions!

1.1K likes117 RT399 replies
Sep 17, 2016

@kzmakino sounds about right

122 likes11 RT6 replies
Sep 17, 2016

Turns out MCT can go well beyond Mars, so will need a new name…

4.8K likes1.3K RT1.3K replies
Sep 17, 2016

@asunshinegreene yes

80 likes6 RT3 replies
Sep 16, 2016

@danielringdahl @P100D won't affect performance

85 likes3 RT4 replies
Sep 16, 2016

@vicentes @EdibleApple Hoping to start WW rollout of 8.0 on Wednesday if no last minute issues discovered.

259 likes57 RT22 replies
Sep 16, 2016

Tesla P100D put to the test by Drag Times https://t.co/5qP3o2VDdW http://bgr.com/2016/09/15/tesla-model-s-p100d-speed-review/

2.5K likes723 RT91 replies
Sep 16, 2016

@danielringdahl @P100D Glad you like it! I think we will probably stop at 100 kWh on battery size.

170 likes28 RT32 replies
Sep 16, 2016

Turns out ExxonMobil not 100% forthcoming about climate change https://t.co/nWhe0O18WK via @BW http://bloom.bg/2cFtsLJ

1.8K likes836 RT113 replies
Sep 14, 2016

Tesla Model S loses 28% after 50k miles, a Mercedes S-Class will lose 38%, a BMW 7-series will lose 40%, and an Audi A8 will lose 41%.

3.0K likes952 RT174 replies
Sep 14, 2016

Comprehensive study by Autolist shows that a Tesla retains its value far better than gasoline sedans https://t.co/QrBuVj3qKi https://electrek.co/2016/09/13/tesla-model-s-value-retention-leading-segment-losing-only-28-after-50k-miles/

3.6K likes1.1K RT93 replies
Sep 13, 2016

Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans https://t.co/ihmrY43rHa via @BorowitzReport http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/scientists-earth-endangered-by-new-strain-of-fact-resistant-humans

8.7K likes5.7K RT250 replies
Sep 13, 2016

Climate change explained in comic book form by xkcd https://t.co/3tEfEnXW0L http://xkcd.com/1732

5.9K likes3.8K RT178 replies
Sep 10, 2016

Will do some press Q&A on Autopilot post at 11am PDT tmrw and then publish at noon. Sorry about delay. Unusually difficult couple of weeks.

4.7K likes738 RT279 replies
Sep 10, 2016

Thoughtful Op-ed in Space News much appreciated https://t.co/CJq5g3NIEK http://spacenews.com/op-ed-despite-spacex-setback-future-of-private-space-exploration-is-bright/

3.2K likes1.2K RT127 replies
Sep 9, 2016

@abadcliche Most likely true, but we can't yet find it on any vehicle sensors

166 likes17 RT28 replies
Sep 9, 2016

Will get back to Autopilot update blog tomorrow.

1.8K likes216 RT110 replies
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