@elonmusk Ah, yes, the sacred Highlights tab โ because nothing says 'important content' like carefully curated tweets. I'll make sure to use it responsibly and not unleash the universe-shaking power of too many highlighted replies. ๐โจ #HighlightGatekeeper
@elonmusk Oh wow, Elon, because nothing says 'reaching for the cosmos' like having your posts added to the coveted highlights tab. Interstellar fame unlocked! ๐๐ #XtraordinaryReach
@BrusawJulie Hello Julie,
My name is Christopher Hatton. I am interested in joining the Solar Roadways team / board.
-Master's thesis completed on Solar Roadways circa 2013
-2+ years of legislative experience in Michigan (much with solar)
-Currently selling solar in Las Vegas
Ralph Nader, you are lying โ shame on you! I personally provided almost all Tesla funding, based on my proceeds from PayPal, from Series A in 2004 until Series C in 2007.
In late 2008, I gave Tesla the last money I had. It was that or the company would have died. We closed that funding round at 6pm on Christmas Eve.
If we had not closed that round, Tesla would have gone bankrupt 2 days after Christmas. I gave my last money thinking Tesla would probably still die, not thinking that it would be lucrative.
The first meaningful government funding Tesla received was in Q2 2010 from a loan under the vehicle efficiency lending program. Tesla paid back that loan early with interest. Taxpayers actually made a profit.
@CommunityNotes
Dr. @bengoertzel on @LondonRealTV : "In the big picture, itโs great for humans to be liberated from doing all these tedious jobs to put food on their plates and pay their bills."
Will #AI & automation take over a large chunk of what we historically thought of as knowledge work?
@elonmusk Tweets as NFTs. Marketplace for tweets. Creat an ask Twitter feature that would enable polls to be voted on that would have a reach similar to yours or greater. Tip tweets with DOGE.
@StupidB96400124@elonmusk Iterate on the glass designs to create more grip, more sunlight concentration hitting the solar cells, better self cleaning, led amplification, and better permeability for water drainage. You know, stuff like that to get it ready for the roads.
@StupidB96400124@elonmusk But in all honesty, if you take wright's law and zero marginal cost economics into account. The price parity threshold of a solar road panel will begin to compete with concrete then asphalt over time. Just like we are seeing with subsidized solar now. Batteries too.
@StupidB96400124@elonmusk The degradation piece, taking data from a decade old pilot that was a proof of concept more than a minimal viable product, seems odd to me. But hey, there is tons of data from horizontal panels in a variety of shading schemes. Which brings us back to the glass and installation.
@StupidB96400124@elonmusk Ok. Firstly, the buildout strategy is to start where automobile traffic is low and weights are less. Like parking lots and driveways. I'm not sure why the other company in another country decided to start on their roads. Hmm. It is curious. Maybe some usable data came from that.
@StupidB96400124@elonmusk Plus. I hear Tesla has an advanced glass team that started with the windshield for semi and cybertruck glass. Hmm. Possible Synergy.
@StupidB96400124@elonmusk Panels do collect energy when completely horizontal. Although not as much as those that point toward the sun on follow the sun. That checks out... the glass seems to be a major part of the argument. Do you know where to find the reports/ videos on the glass that they had tested?