Behind the video
Megapacks are not counted as deployed until electrified. #Tesla #ElonMusk #AI
The thesis, the calls, and the words behind them. Play a quote to hear it in the original video.
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Overall Thesis
The speaker says Tesla Megapacks can be built and shipped without being counted as deployed until electrification and final payment become due. This can create lumpiness in reported deployments and uncertainty about how factory output translates into deployment figures.
Narratives
TSLATeslaThe speaker argues that Tesla's reported Megapack deployments may lag production and shipments because units count as deployed only after electrification. The discussion concerns operational reporting uncertainty and establishes no direction for Tesla's stock price or investment return.
Key Arguments
- Megapacks at Cortex 2 have reportedly been built and shipped but have not been counted as deployed.
- The speaker says deployment recognition waits until electrification, when final payment is due.
- Differences between shipment and electrification timing can make reported deployments lumpy.
- The speaker questions how potential output from Fremont, Shanghai and the new Texas factory reconciles with reported figures.
Risks acknowledged
- The extent of similar deployment delays at other locations is unknown.
- The speaker does not expect additional clarity on the figures.
Hedges & Caveats
- The number of other locations with shipped but unelectrified Megapacks is unknown.
- Factory output figures are presented conditionally.
- The speaker does not expect clarity on the deployment figures.
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