Sawyer Merritt
@SawyerMerritt
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EV/space/tech news. $TSLA investor. My posts aren’t financial advice.
Joined January 2011
BREAKING: Here is the first look at Tesla’s Cybercab. IT LOOKS SICK IN PERSON!!
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Boston Dynamics shows of their robots latest skills
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LMAO @elonmusk gave this picture of himself partying last night with Google founder Sergey Brin to the NYP, laughing off WSJ claims 😂
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GoPro released some incredible footage of firefighter Joseth Abel Espinosa's raw POV putting out a fire.
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Trump today: “I love Elon Musk; Three years ago I’m watching TV and I see this rocket come down landing. No wings no nothing; It’s landing on a barge in the middle of the ocean; I’ve never seen that before. If that were government you wouldn’t see that for another 50-100 years.”
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Someone wrapped their Cybertruck in a rust wrap. Thoughts?
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Elon sitting next to Trump tonight, scrolling 𝕏 and cracking up at memes 😂
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NEWS: Bugatti today unveiled their first all-new car since 2016 and the Chiron's successor, called the Tourbillon. Stats:.• Price $4.6 million.• First Hybrid Bugatti. V16 engine paired with 25 kWh battery & three electric motors. 800v system. • 1,800 HP.• 37 mile electric
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BREAKING: SpaceX just successfully caught its Super Heavy rocket booster in mid-air on its first try! This is the first time anyone has accomplished such a feat, marking one of the most significant engineering achievements in human history. Congrats @SpaceX team! 🚀
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One of my favorite Cybertruck photos. Long press on iOS to load in 4K.🤌
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This dude is literally running a laundry machine in the back of his Cybertruck in traffic using the truck bed outlets. This might be the best advertising ever 😂
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Here is a complete list of automakers currently producing cars in California:. 1) Tesla. That's it.
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NEWS: SpaceX engineer Mike Coryell, who has been with the company for 10 years, has spent the past week in North Carolina. He says they have already deployed over 1,000 Starlink kits in the valley, with each deployment enabling 10x more people to communicate. So far, they've
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BREAKING: President Biden just acknowledged Tesla as the nations largest electric vehicle manufacturer! @elonmusk . “From iconic companies, like GM and Ford building out new electric vehicle production, to Tesla, our nations largest electric vehicle manufacturer.”
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Interesting, never knew glow in the dark roads existed. Apparently Australia has been testing them since last year.
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NEWS: Elon Musk announced tonight that the first human implanted with @Neuralink’s brain chip has made a full recovery. The patient is able to control a mouse using only their thoughts. Incredible achievement!.
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Jay Leno on @elonmusk: He lives in a little Airstream trailer on the property (Starbase); There’s no yacht, there’s no huge Goldfinger looking thing, petting a car or any of that nonsense. I think he’s a true genius; It's fun to meet a dreamer who's a practical dreamer. 🚀
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NEWS: For the first time ever, @Tesla has overtaken BMW to claim the title of the top luxury car brand in the US for 2022. This marks the first time a US automaker has held this title in 28 years. Tesla sold 158,612 more cars in the US than BMW.
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SpaceX has released some new footage from the tower of the first Super Heavy booster catch yesterday. Absolutely epic shot. (Interstellar music added by me lol)
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Elon Musk's son, little X, just followed him on stage at tonight's Trump rally lol. "Sorry, little X just followed me on the stage here. He's a very enthusiastic supporter."
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NEWS: TV crews are using SpaceX's @Starlink to broadcast their live fire coverage in LA. "The only reason you're able to see us right now is because of Starlink. There's absolutely no cell service at all in this whole area."
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BYD has released a new video of its Yangwang U9 supercar jumping 6 meters forward over a pothole using its "jumping suspension" feature.
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Somebody wrapped their Cybertruck in Mirror Rose Gold and put matching 30 inch dual tone wheels on it. Thoughts?
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NEWS: Renault has created a R17 electric restomod based on the 1970s 17 fastback coupe. • Rear-mounted 270-hp electric powertrain.• Body is 6.7" wider.• LED lights .• Deep Galactic Brown paint.• Wheels look like a vinyl record.• Weighs 3,086 pounds
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.@elonmusk: “My kids were basically educated by Reddit & YouTube; Let’s just get a bunch of content creators that we think are cool on YouTube & say, “Hey, would you consider putting your content on Twitter, & we’ll pay you 10% more than YouTube & see how it goes?” Let’s do that”.
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A bomb went off in the Cybertruck's bed and the tires didn't pop/deflate, the exterior of the truck is intact, the bed door is still attached & the 1.4mm-1.8mm steel exterior (2x thicker vs normal trucks) helped contain the blast. It's the toughest & most badass truck ever made!
NEWS: Law enforcement officials have released images of the exploded Cybertruck and the leftover fireworks and gas tanks. The truck itself helped contain the blast and held up extremely well. Authorities believe the items in the bed were connected to a detonation system
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NEWS: Elon Musk says @SpaceX will release Starlink Mini later this year. It'll be small enough to fit in your backpack. You'll be able to pull the terminal out of your backpack in the middle of nowhere and connect to fast reliable internet. Incredible🛰️
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All-electric Renault R17 restomod.
NEWS: Renault has created a R17 electric restomod based on the 1970s 17 fastback coupe. • Rear-mounted 270-hp electric powertrain.• Body is 6.7" wider.• LED lights .• Deep Galactic Brown paint.• Wheels look like a vinyl record.• Weighs 3,086 pounds
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NEWS: @Tesla Model Y wins the 2023 safety car award from What Car?. "There is no safer place to put your money or your family in 2023 than the Tesla Model Y.". In addition, the Model 3 won the Executive Car Of The Year, as well as the Efficiency award.
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Kim Kardashian leaves Starbucks in her Cybertruck.
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BREAKING: Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave Biden's Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh a tour of his company's nearly-completed $1.1 billion factory near Austin, Texas yesterday. Elon & Marty had a 75-minute conversation about inflation, American innovation and job creation in Texas.
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BREAKING: Carnival, the world's largest cruise company, today announced that 100% of its ships across its global fleet are now equipped with @SpaceX's Starlink global internet. Carnival CEO: "Starlink has been a game-changer. We've already seen a surge in guest satisfaction."
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Elon Musk tonight on overregulation:. "I got a bunch of nutty stories. SpaceX had to do this study to see if Starship would hit a shark. And I'm like. it's a big ocean. There are a lot of sharks! It’s not impossible, but it’s very unlikely. So we said, 'Fine, we’ll do the
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BREAKING: Tesla shareholders have officially re-approved Elon Musk's 2018 compensation package, and approved Tesla's reincorporation to Texas, according to @elonmusk. Let's goooooo!!!
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SpaceX landed their 250 ton Super Heavy rocket booster today on small lifting legs/hooks near the grid fins. The level of precision is insane.
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NFL player Isaiah Simmons wrapped his Tesla Cybertruck in matte white with white wheels.
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NEWS: Bill Gates on Elon Musk & Tesla in new interview:. "Tesla's done a fantastic job; I give a lot more money to climate change than @elonmusk or anyone else; He's (Elon) done a great job, but somebody shorting the stock doesn't slow him down or hurt him in any way.". Ya….ok🥴
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NEWS: SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell defends @elonmusk in email to employees. “I believe the allegations to be false; not because I work for Elon, but because I have worked closely with him for 20 yrs & never seen nor heard anything resembling these allegations”.
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Politics aside, it's remarkable how much Elon Musk continues to beat the odds and succeed. Do not bet against him, ever.
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NEWS: Chinese EV maker Xpeng showed off its modular flying vehicle called Land Aircraft Carrier. • Starting price: $280,000.• They've received 2,000 orders.• Takes 5 minutes to put the aircraft back in the carrier.• Aircraft cabin fits two people.• Supports 5-6 short
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SpaceX innovation is incredible.
Raptor 3 (sea level variant). Thrust: 280tf.Specific impulse: 350s.Engine mass: 1525kg.Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass : 1720kg
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Apple tried to make an EV for 10 years, has a cash pile of $162 billion, and still ultimately came to the conclusion that it's too hard, and that margins would be too small—even at a $100k price. Originally, Apple wanted it to be a fully autonomous vehicle, but they didn't have
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“The Tesla Autopilot AI team, it’s about 150 engineers, and they’re outperforming teams that they’re competing against that are 3,000 engineers.” - @elonmusk
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YouTuber Brandon Herrera turned his @Tesla Cybertruck into a Halo Warthog with a functioning M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun. Full video:
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Jimmy Kimmel put his 85 year old aunt, who knows nothing about driverless cars, into a Waymo and had it drive off. She was PISSED 😂. Aunt to Kimmel: "You little bastard"
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SpaceX’s Starship debris falling from the sky, with the “Arrival to Earth” soundtrack from the 2007 Transformers movie
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BREAKING: SpaceX has introduced their next generation Starlink terminal. • New design that's slimmer & more portable.• Starlink kit also includes Gen 3 router with improved range & speeds.• No motors. Simple kickstand.• 10% better field of view vs previous gen.• Higher IP67
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Hyundai shows off their Crab Driving, Zero Turn and Diagonal Driving features.
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Three 165ft flagpoles have now been installed at the entrance of @Tesla's Giga Texas factory. • American flag 🇺🇸.• Tesla flag 🚗.• Texas flag 🤠. Full video from Brad Sloan:
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Last year, the FCC upheld its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX's @Starlink an $885 million subsidy to bring broadband to 642,000 Americans living in rural areas. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel didn't think Starlink could deliver the promised service. Today, Starlink is connecting
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UPDATE: He finished it lol.
@TSLAFanMtl @DoctorJack16 I didn’t start the fight, but I will finish it.
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NEWS: Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin has filed a comment to the FAA saying they should cap SpaceX's Starship launches from Cape Canaveral due to "impact on local environment". Blue Origin, founded in 2000 (~2 years before SpaceX), has not reached orbit yet.
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BREAKING: @Tesla says ALL new Model 3 vehicles in the US now qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit, meaning the Model 3 now starts at $32,740 (with incentives). In some states, you can get it for under $30k. Before, the RWD and Long Range versions only qualified for $3,750.
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Elon Musk: "We're gonna take DOGE to Mars! Can you imagine how awesome it will be to have American astronauts plant the flag on another planet for the first time! How inspiring would that be?!"
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BREAKING: Tesla has released an update on its Optimus humanoid robot. Here’s everything that’s new:. • It can now explore unseen spaces autonomously.• Can locate & self navigate to the nearest charging station and plug itself in using its rear cameras.• Optimus can now pick up
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PepsiCo said today that their drivers who operate the company's Tesla Semi trucks have reported that, after driving the electric truck, they don't want to go back to driving a diesel truck. via IAA Transportation event
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Police Tesla Model S Plaid vs police Ford Explorer acceleration test.
Officers from eight Police Departments tested Tesla police vehicles built by @UpfitTesla, a division of @UnpluggedTesla. They loved them. Officer: "The difference is absolutely staggering. I don't want to go back to this (ICE car) now; After driving the Tesla modified package,
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Elon Musk met with various world leaders today in New York during the United Nations General Assembly. • Italian Prime Minister.• President of South Africa.• President of Argentina. Elon meets with more world leaders than some world leaders lol.
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I forgot to add, this is Bugatti's new steering wheel and instrument cluster. The middle is fixed while the wheel turns around it.
NEWS: Bugatti today unveiled their first all-new car since 2016 and the Chiron's successor, called the Tourbillon. Stats:.• Price $4.6 million.• First Hybrid Bugatti. V16 engine paired with 25 kWh battery & three electric motors. 800v system. • 1,800 HP.• 37 mile electric
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Pepsi in new CNN video: “These (Tesla Semi) trucks can run up to 500 miles on a single charge in a single day, so between two drivers one truck and 24 hours, we were able to run 1,076 on a single electric truck.”
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BREAKING: Tesla files for bankruptcy after disrupting auto industry, posting record margins & 1,900% stock return past 3 years. As Forbes brilliantly & eloquently stated in 2019: "Musk is living on borrowed time; Tesla’s business model just doesn’t work."
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Elon Musk to the crowd today: “I’m going to work my ass off for you guys!”
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NEWS: The US Navy has installed @SpaceX's Starlink on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, enabling high-speed internet anywhere they travel for a fraction of the cost. The Navy said that it has "dramatically transformed the maritime experience for sailors; The new system
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NEWS: Boeing has fired the head of its space and defense unit. Starliner has cost Boeing $1.6 billion in overruns since 2016. Since the start of 2022, the defense and space division as a whole has lost $6 billion, slightly more than Boeing’s airplane business.
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BREAKING: @elonmusk met with two top Biden administration officials on Friday in Washington to discuss shared goals around electrification, a White House spokesperson said.
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PERSPECTIVE: Since January 2022, @Tesla has had 21 "recalls" for 4,132,303 cars (some counted multiple times). 99% of those cars were fixed using a software update that didn’t require customers to go to a dealership or replace parts. Meanwhile, Fiat-Chrysler, Kia, Hyundai, VW &.
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Elon Musk and Lil X spotted at Capitol Hill today on their way to meet with members of the GOP.
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Imagine one of your companies unveils a robotaxi, and within less than 72 hours, another of your companies achieves one of the greatest engineering milestones in history by successfully catching a rocket booster.
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Tesla has released a new picture of its current and future family of vehicles, and Tesla Bot lol.
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BREAKING: Elon Musk says @xAI's Grok will be launching in Tesla vehicles soon. "You'll be able to talk to your Tesla and ask for anything."
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BREAKING: Elon Musk's estimated net worth has just hit an all-time high of $442 billion, making him the first person in history to surpass the $400 billion mark. Elon has founded or co-founded seven multi-billion-dollar companies and currently is the CEO of six. These companies
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Warren Buffett today on @elonmusk: There's this Bill Maher program, he interviews Elon. Elon does a terrific job toe to toe with Bill Maher. It's worth watching. Elon is a brilliant guy; He dreams about things and his dream have got a foundation. Munger: He likes taking on the
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BREAKING: @Tesla has officially introduced the all-new Model 3, the car's first major refresh in 6 years!. Below is a thread of what's new:
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I slowed down today’s @SpaceX booster catch, zoomed in a little, added some badass music, and a few other touches. Wow, those Raptor engines look beautiful! 🚀
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Here is @elonmusk meeting with the President of South Korea today in Washington D.C. Source:
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NEWS: NASA will no longer use Boeing's Starliner for two crew rotation missions next year, and will instead use @SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for the missions to the International Space Station.
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NEWS: Elon Musk is planning to start a university in Austin, according to tax filings for the billionaire’s latest charity called The Foundation. The new institution, seeded with a roughly $100M gift from Musk, will start with a STEM-focused primary and secondary school. Once
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The WSJ is reporting that after Biden’s inauguration, Tesla officials reached out to the White House multiple times hoping to connect Biden and @elonmusk. Elon repeatedly got the cold shoulder. The reason: Biden officials didn't want to anger the UAW union, which leaned on the
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The WSJ tested out @SpaceX's Starlink Wifi on an Airplane and was blown away: "It was like working from home, but home is an airplane seat. Google Docs, slack web browsing, Spotify, it all kept up the whole time and there were no dropped connections.". Starlink had 4x lower
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