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May 12, 2013

@dpinsen People tell me Cory Johnson is a shill for the shorts. Don't know if true, but he sure behaves that way.

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May 12, 2013

Would also recommend the Cheese Shop, Spam or Fish License by Monty Python.

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May 12, 2013

Hold down voice button & say "Play Amish Paradise by Weird Al Yankovic". Model S can play almost any song via Internet.

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May 9, 2013

@realbhuwan Don't forget the mystery announcement. Part 5 of the trilogy.

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May 9, 2013

There is a way for the Tesla Model S to be recharged throughout the country faster than you could fill a gas tank.

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May 9, 2013

@HowardReiter Totally agree. Tesla will circle back and do something cool for Roadsters next year.

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May 9, 2013

@mjasandoval Stay tuned

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May 9, 2013

Just want to say thanks to customers & investors that took a chance on Tesla through the long, dark night. We wouldn't be here without you.

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May 9, 2013

@westcoastbill Thanks Bill!

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May 7, 2013

Am a fan of Larry, Sergey & Google in general, but self-driving cars comments to Bloomberg were just off-the-cuff. No big announcement here

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May 7, 2013

Tesla priority is electrification of cars, so priority is Model S, Model X, then mass market third gen vehicle & truck

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May 7, 2013

@rebel_sal exactly

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May 7, 2013

Creating an autopilot for cars at Tesla is an important, but not yet top priority. Still a few years from production.

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May 7, 2013

@DJFrustration Tested it myself this weekend and was working well. Some songs have licensing prohibiting direct request.

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May 6, 2013

Anyone interested in doing ultra hardcore vehicle engineering at Tesla, please apply!

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May 6, 2013

Chris Porritt from Aston Martin just joined as head of vehicle engineering at Tesla http://t.co/MNUIWDxoXt http://ir.teslamotors.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=762317

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May 6, 2013

@bdcs Yup, it is super far. Moon is basically in our back yard relative to Mars.

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May 5, 2013

@nirdthebird Definitely a lot of potential for geothermal, but depends on well depth. Too expensive in most places.

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May 5, 2013

@DetlefKroeze Yeah, that probably makes sense.

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May 5, 2013

@DouglasBullard @teslamotors Most people have never heard of Nikola Tesla. That will hopefully change over time.

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May 5, 2013

@flyguynscc @teslamotors yes, that has been the goal from the beginning

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May 4, 2013

@fink_justin It can definitely strain relationships, but I loved doing my first company with my brother

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May 4, 2013

@WehbyJammin Earnings call next week, then Supercharger week after and then... the mystery announcement/demonstration :)

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May 4, 2013

@TeslaTrip you're welcome :)

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May 4, 2013

@thebradholt we need a compelling video that convinces TX lawmakers to pass the direct sales law just approved by their committee.

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May 4, 2013

@Rocco_TheStreet Guaranteeing the world's best resale value in industry is unprecedented and backed up my other assets. Why isn't that good?

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May 4, 2013

@ChrisCowan_ Chris is great. Took a long time for me to find someone w truly hardcore engineering skills, who fully understood the system.

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May 3, 2013

Am getting lots of questions about the big Supercharger announcement. Aiming to do that the week after next.

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May 3, 2013

@stoneymonster Yes, this does put an indirect floor on resale value. Should help all owners.

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May 3, 2013

@yatpay Side boosters fall short & center core goes too far + Florida is heavily populated. Landing permission tricky :)

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May 3, 2013

@pataneous We can't formally provide a guarantee w/o restating accounting, but I feel confident about the value anyway.

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May 3, 2013

@2552nsf Yeah, that is super tricky. Will have to sacrifice a lot of payload to boost back or land on ocean platform.

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May 3, 2013

@rebel_sal Yes, your article (and many others) rightly identified that we made a mistake. New financing is not perfect, but much better.

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May 3, 2013

@Alan_Nestos The legs are nested tight against the body of the rocket in flight, so rotate about 120 degrees to deploy

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May 3, 2013

@darma_setia More likely that pigs will fly over the frozen wastes of Hell. Clarkson doesn't understand technology.

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May 3, 2013

@JSONberland We did a ton of testing until they could handle 4X legally required impact energy. Extremely tough.

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May 3, 2013

@BigBalli High pressure helium. Needs to be ultra light. All 4 legs together (~60 ft span) weigh less than Model S.

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May 3, 2013

F9R (pronounced F-niner) shows a little leg. Design is a nested, telescoping piston w A frame. http://t.co/H49TSS2CYl

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May 2, 2013

@roulezelectric This is about getting a prior announcement right. Not part 4 yet.

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May 2, 2013

Time to up the ante (and fix some mistakes). Tesla announcement tomorrow.

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May 2, 2013

@astrostephenson We're aiming for late 2015, but NASA needs to have overlapping capability to be safe. Would do the same

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May 2, 2013

@MelissaMontoyaO Anne's role is launch site engineering. Don't think she has anything against media -- just not her role.

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May 1, 2013

@realbhuwan @teslamotors Cool :)

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May 1, 2013

@rebel_sal Just read it. Good piece.

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May 1, 2013

@RealTomLangel Maybe a v long time from now. Paying div is a sign that a company cannot find good ways to spend money.

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May 1, 2013

@wfww Our software is requesting the right song, but Slacker has a bug in their code. Supposed to be fixed by tomorrow.

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May 1, 2013

@eirene_inc @sciam Interesting piece

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May 1, 2013

Auto Dealer Sterling McCall makes the case for Tesla direct sales in Texas http://t.co/JcHETe0d2l http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Let-s-drive-business-in-Texas-forward-4473447.php

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Apr 30, 2013

Congrats to @VirginGalactic and @RichardBranson on supersonic test flight!

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Apr 28, 2013

First test of the Falcon 9-R (reusable) ignition system. Not long now before the hold down fire http://t.co/5r5nJWaNrI

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