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Pfund: Tesla Could Not Go Public in Today's Market
“When Tesla went public in, you know, the Model S didn't come out until, I mean, there were no real cars there. That, that wouldn't happen today.”
Wesoff: Tesla likely would not exist today without $465M DOE loan guarantee
“Without that diving save of getting that venture capital, and without the half a billion dollars in loan guarantee, it's quite likely that the Tesla of today would not exist.”
Baglino: Early Tesla Superchargers Reused Model S Onboard Chargers
“The first supercharger, it's sometimes called, like, V-II or V-I, you know, the chargers in the supercharger are the onboard charger for Model S. Like, it's, it really, like, that's just, I think, exemplifies the platform play that is possible with smart reuse…”
Baglino: Tesla Built 1,000 'Powerwall Zero' Units From Model S Batteries
“Tesla had done a very early, we call it like, it doesn't even have a name, it was called, you could call it like Powerwall Zero. It was like a sort of cobbled together Model S battery module. I think we did a thousand of these early systems with SolarCity. And…”