Tesla (TSLAThe stock sank Thursday after the electric vehicle giant’s Global Investor Day event yielded few details on new products. Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk announced an ambitious “Master Plan 3” with calls for a total shift to electric vehicles and spending $10 trillion to create a “sustainable energy future.”
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The event, at the Tesla factory in Austin, Texas, kicked off with a keynote presentation from Musk. The CEO outlined his plan for the future of energy and throughout the event, Tesla executives touted cost-cutting plans. Tesla also confirmed that it is building a manufacturing plant in Mexico, in Monterrey.
The EV company also announced a “Tesla Electric” program for customers in Texas this summer. Tesla will offer a $30 per month retail electricity plan for Tesla owners to get unlimited overnight home charging.
The global EV giant has also reiterated that its long-awaited Cybertruck is coming in 2023. However, Tesla hasn’t unveiled a next-generation vehicle, saying that it will come at a “later date.”
Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn said Wednesday that while they are “looking forward” to Tesla’s next-generation vehicle, the company’s goal is to reduce costs by 50%. This will result in an affordable car, according to Kirkhorn. The CFO added that Tesla is working on “Robo Taxi” variants of its next-generation platform.
“This is a product that we expect to have cost per mile to be significantly lower than the world’s top selling products,” Kirkhorn said.
Tesla added that the next generation of the car will be produced at its new factory in Mexico.
In the run-up to Investor Day, analysts expected Tesla to unveil its low-cost EV platform. Tesla has repeatedly teased an electric car that would be around the $25,000 price point. Kirkhorn, during the fourth-quarter earnings call, said the “next-generation vehicle platform” was a priority.
Tesla Investor Day and Master Plan #3
Elon Musk laid out a broad plan for a “sustainable future” on Wednesday. His “Master Plan 3” includes $10 trillion in capital expenditures to cover mining and refining of raw materials along with the development of storage batteries and vehicles. Musk’s global plan calls for massive energy storage of up to 240,000 GWh and sustainable energy production occurring on 0.2% of Earth’s land area.
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“As we improve the energy densities of batteries, you will see all means of transportation being all-electric, except for missiles,” Musk said Wednesday.
His goal is for the energy grid to be completely renewable, and a total conversion to electric vehicles and heat pumps in all homes and businesses. Musk also believes that high-temperature industrial processes should be electrified, as should freight fleets and aircraft.
Musk said his vision is achievable and is “a message of hope and optimism.”
Tesla’s first master plan, unveiled in August 2006, presented the company’s goal to build a wide range of electric vehicles. Ten years later, Musk revealed his second “master plan.” This focused on the ability to self-driving and battery energy storage systems.
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TSLA shares fell 7% to 188.70 Thursday in pre-market trading. During regular trading on Wednesday, Tesla stock fell 1.4% to 202.77 amid below-average traffic. Tesla shares fell 0.9% to 205.71 on Tuesday, after jumping 5.5% on Monday. The stock arguably has a cup pattern with a handle back to early November (or a very low handle on a base starting in September). This may indicate 217.75 buy points.
However, Tesla stock could face potential resistance at the 200-day moving average, currently just above 221.
Prior to the Tesla event, TSLA shares had doubled from their 0f 101.81 bear market lows of Jan 6. This followed a historical pattern of TSLA shares running ahead of similar events. In 2016, Tesla stock held a month-long gain of 22% before Musk’s second “Master Plan” announcement on July 20, 2016.
TSLA stock ranked fourth in IBD Automotive Group. Tesla stock has a composite rating of 73 out of 99. The stock also has a relative strength rating of 27. The EPS rating is 99.
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