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BigOrangeMojo said:
I know I've mentioned this in the past. My wife (before we met/got married) interned at Enron in 1999-2000. When she left the Company, she had accumulated some stock and bought a Pontiac Sunfire. She claims those were the two worst investments in her life.
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Hilarious
 
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Anyone else have MDYV? On days with a lot of red it’s consistently the only thing in my portfolio that stays green
 
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Hope WMT continues to rebound into it's ex div date and AAPL stays beat down. I will probably move some of my profits over if that happens.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
I'm eyeing Toyota (TM) at this point. Very good P/E, and my bet is once they turn to EV full time, they will do it better than anyone.
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Is the future of auto EV? Or is it self-driving EV?

It's argued that TSLA has a significant advantage with the latter.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
I get that - I just wonder if the self-driving aspect will always make those cars too expensive for the average driver.
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You know, it never crossed my mind. That's a good question, and from everybody I have talked to, I gathered it's not a serious problem. Quite a few cars actually already have all the physical hardware they need to drive, and the software is the area under development. I haven't asked anybody that direct question, though.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
I get that - I just wonder if the self-driving aspect will always make those cars too expensive for the average driver.
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They're getting more affordable. You can get a base model Tesla now for roughly 36k, which is about the same price as most luxury sedans. And Biden will likely reinstate the federal EV tax break of $7,000, which could reduce the cost of a base model Tesla to under 30k.

And as more EV cars come to market, Tesla will be forced to adjust as well. Not many people are gonna pay 100k for a Tesla when they get similar features on a VW for half the price.
 
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I also tend to wonder if self-driving will take off nationwide. I have my reservations about it, and I know I'm not alone. There's always going to be a large segment of the population that would rather drive themselves.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
I also tend to wonder if self-driving will take off nationwide. I have my reservations about it, and I know I'm not alone. There's always going to be a large segment of the population that would rather drive themselves.
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I don't love the idea of self driving cars for myself, but as an investment, i can totally see it being the direction.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
I also tend to wonder if self-driving will take off nationwide. I have my reservations about it, and I know I'm not alone. There's always going to be a large segment of the population that would rather drive themselves.
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I think it's like other tech, following a similar adaptation curve.

The fact that it frees up the driver's attention to do other things will be a strong selling point.
 
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Velo Vol said:
I think it's like other tech, following a similar adaptation curve.

The fact that it frees up the driver's attention to do other things will be a strong selling point.
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Have there been reports about how expensive or inexpensive Teslas are to service and maintain?

I would imagine that's a way a large automaker like Toyota could beat them even if they are behind on the tech.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
Have there been reports about how expensive or inexpensive Teslas are to service and maintain?

I would imagine that's a way a large automaker like Toyota could beat them even if they are behind on the tech.
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Knoxville is getting a showroom and repair center.
 
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I think that demographics help self driving cars. As Boomers age they can continue to “drive” while not actually “driving”.

On the other hand, self driving vehicles will likely be highly correlated with tide sharing. Those vehicles will be on the road many hours every day rather than being parked the majority of time. So fewer cars are needed, but they will also be needing more repairs.
 
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Did anyone else get in on the HQGE hype several weeks ago? Think there's any chance for it to rebound?
 
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Kingston Vol said:
Have there been reports about how expensive or inexpensive Teslas are to service and maintain?

I would imagine that's a way a large automaker like Toyota could beat them even if they are behind on the tech.
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I don't know. Cathie Wood justifies ARK's TSLA stake by claiming it has a large data advantage with which to produce autonomous vehicles. She could be wrong--I'm just putting forth the argument.
 
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Velo Vol said:
I don't know. Cathie Wood justifies ARK's TSLA stake by claiming it has a large data advantage with which to produce autonomous vehicles. She could be wrong--I'm just putting forth the argument.
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Yeah, I don't really know either. I assume she is correct.

I'm not saying I can personally pick which traditional automaker will take over the EV space, I just feel like once one of them decides to do it, they will have a capital and resource advantage over Tesla. Toyota makes the most sense to me given their reputation as forward-thinking and making long-lasting vehicles.

Teslas are definitely cool - and cool will take you a long way. But what happens during a market downturn or recession? They haven't been tested to that extreme yet.
 
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So can anyone explain the recent $RKT dividend? Was this just a one off or are they planning for a yearly/quarterly dividend?
 
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Velo Vol said:
I don't know. Cathie Wood justifies ARK's TSLA stake by claiming it has a large data advantage with which to produce autonomous vehicles. She could be wrong--I'm just putting forth the argument.
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Control fallacy. She's lost her mind.

Anyway, to answer Carp I think RKT special dividend shouldn't ever be repeated. I have no idea why they did it.
 
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$FUBO looking very sexy currently.

But Imma keep my large position in $WMT instead. At least until after the ex div. If FUBO runs below $30 again, I'm gonna have to jump back in.
 
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SpringBokVol said:
I don't love the idea of self driving cars for myself, but as an investment, i can totally see it being the direction.
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I read about some study where they wanted to understand the psychological effects of self driving cars. So they would take them out with someone in the front passenger seat and cameras facing the sidewalks. The vast majority of older people reacted with horror because they assumed the car was driverless and would either try to help or call for help. Younger people just saw it and kept going or ignored it.
 
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