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Tesla

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Who’s Ready vs. Who’s Right?

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

Who’s Ready vs. Who’s Right?

Why the EV transition is no longer a debate about beliefs—and what it’s revealing about Tesla, Toyota, and the next phase of disruption.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Tesla Valuation

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The World’s First $8.5 Trillion Company? Tesla’s Board Thinks So.

Sep 15, 2025

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2 min read

The World’s First $8.5 Trillion Company? Tesla’s Board Thinks So.

The boldest compensation package in history asks if Tesla can reach $8.5 trillion.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

+3

Ford’s “Model T Moment” — Vision or Gamble?

Aug 15, 2025

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2 min read

Ford’s “Model T Moment” — Vision or Gamble?

Ford bets on new EV production to rival BYD. Can it deliver by 2027?

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

+3

The Most Bullish Analyst Just Got Musk’d

Jul 8, 2025

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2 min read

The Most Bullish Analyst Just Got Musk’d

Tesla tension can also get personal

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

AutomotiveIndustry

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Tales from the Beat with Ed Garsten

Jun 11, 2025

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2 min read

Tales from the Beat with Ed Garsten

A podcast discussion with long-time automotive journalist Ed Garsten

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

+6

Maybe the Tesla Miracle Already Happened

May 20, 2025

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4 min read

Maybe the Tesla Miracle Already Happened

The Model Y was the peak. What's come after hasn't measured up.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

+3

Tesla’s Road to $9 Trillion? The Predictions vs. The Reality

Apr 28, 2025

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5 min read

Tesla’s Road to $9 Trillion? The Predictions vs. The Reality

How one bold forecast made Cathie Wood famous—and why Tesla’s journey to deliver on future promises looks tougher than ever.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

BYD

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BYD vs. Tesla: The EV Shift No One Saw Coming—Except Charlie Munger

Mar 24, 2025

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5 min read

BYD vs. Tesla: The EV Shift No One Saw Coming—Except Charlie Munger

The most important EV company most Americans still don't know

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

+5

The Tesla Dilemma: Opportunity or Trap?

Mar 13, 2025

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3 min read

The Tesla Dilemma: Opportunity or Trap?

I had a text exchange with a friend yesterday who asked, “Is now the time to jump back in on Tesla [stock]?” My response was that I could not say with any confidence whether Tesla’s share price would rise or fall from Tuesday’s level, which was down over 50% since mid-December.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Tesla

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Electric Vehicle Evangelists vs. Reality

Mar 10, 2025

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4 min read

Electric Vehicle Evangelists vs. Reality

A guy calling himself “America’s EV Influencer” once responded to one of my posts, stating, “Toyota is doing well for now, riding the hybrid wave.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Waymo

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Does AI Fall for Market Hype? My ChatGPT Experiment on Tesla

Feb 17, 2025

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6 min read

Does AI Fall for Market Hype? My ChatGPT Experiment on Tesla

While conducting research for a recent TaaSMaster newsletter article, I used OpenAI’s ChatGPT to analyze Tesla’s valuation.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Waymo

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The Tesla Paradox: A $10 Trillion Robot, a Shrinking Auto Business, and the Power of Hype

Jan 31, 2025

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6 min read

The Tesla Paradox: A $10 Trillion Robot, a Shrinking Auto Business, and the Power of Hype

A tale of two automakers. One generates nearly $200 billion in revenue, sells over six million vehicles, and pulls in $14 billion in free cash flow. It has decades of experience, profitable gasoline and EV businesses, and some of the most recognized brands in the world.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Is There a Tesla 2.0? A Movie Most Of Us Are Not Watching?
LockSimple

Jan 6, 2025

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4 min read

Is There a Tesla 2.0? A Movie Most Of Us Are Not Watching?

Remember March 2020?

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Tesla

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The Trillion-Dollar Divide: Why Tesla Can Dream Bigger Than Detroit
LockSimple

Dec 23, 2024

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6 min read

The Trillion-Dollar Divide: Why Tesla Can Dream Bigger Than Detroit

On a crisp morning in Detroit, General Motors executives gathered in a boardroom to make one of their toughest decisions yet (I actually imagined this crisp morning in Detroit).

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

business

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Is Software Eating the Automotive Industry?
LockSimple

Dec 9, 2024

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3 min read

Is Software Eating the Automotive Industry?

In 2011, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Marc Andreessen famously declared, “software will eat the world,” predicting that software would become a dominant force in every industry.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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Musk Alumni Are Now Driving the Competition
LockSimple

Dec 2, 2024

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3 min read

Musk Alumni Are Now Driving the Competition

In a recent TaaSMaster Newsletter post, I discussed how Elon Musk is winning the automotive game.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

business

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Get Over It! Elon Musk is Winning the Automotive Game.
LockSimple

Nov 21, 2024

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6 min read

Get Over It! Elon Musk is Winning the Automotive Game.

When asked about Elon Musk, the late Charlie Munger (former Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s business partner) once said, “Never underestimate the man who overestimates himself... These weird guys who overestimate themselves occasionally knock it right out of the park.”

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

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Disruption vs. Incrementalism: Why Tesla Thrives While Legacy Automakers Struggle for Investor Attention
LockSimple

Sep 18, 2024

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6 min read

Disruption vs. Incrementalism: Why Tesla Thrives While Legacy Automakers Struggle for Investor Attention

On a cold, rainy Monday last year, I drafted a TaaSMaster Newsletter update that I eventually published on my Substack site. It was on November 20, 2023. I was with my wife in Kansas City, sitting in a rental car in the enormous parking lot at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. We were waiting to attend the Monday Night NFL footb...

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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The Business of a Political Preference: The Musk Trump Card
LockSimple

Aug 5, 2024

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3 min read

The Business of a Political Preference: The Musk Trump Card

Linette Lopez recently wrote a compelling article for Business Insider explaining why Tesla CEO Elon Musk supports Donald Trump for President.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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The FOMO-Free Way Elon Musk Hopes You Ignore
LockSimple

Jul 29, 2024

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3 min read

The FOMO-Free Way Elon Musk Hopes You Ignore

Here’s a follow-up post to last week’s TaaSMaster Newsletter update, The Myth of Tesla: Just Another Automaker Without Autonomy.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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The Myth of Tesla: Just Another Automaker Without Autonomy
LockSimple

Jul 25, 2024

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3 min read

The Myth of Tesla: Just Another Automaker Without Autonomy

During this week’s earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, “I recommend anyone who doesn’t believe that Tesla will solve vehicle autonomy should not hold Tesla stock.” Implicit in Musk’s statement is the notion that investing in Tesla purely as an electric vehicle (EV) company is unwise.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Tesla

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Cruise Control: Investors Could be Missing the Boat on GM’s Autonomous Driving Division
LockSimple

Jun 17, 2024

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3 min read

Cruise Control: Investors Could be Missing the Boat on GM’s Autonomous Driving Division

At a recent investor conference, General Motors CFO Paul Jacobson announced a $6 billion share buyback as well as an increase in the GM dividend.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

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Robotaxi Unveil: A Make-or-Break Moment for Tesla Investors
LockSimple

Jun 5, 2024

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4 min read

Robotaxi Unveil: A Make-or-Break Moment for Tesla Investors

Today, much of the valuation bloom has come off the Tesla rose as the company is now worth around $550 billion, still 1.7 times more valuable than Toyota.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Elon Musk

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The Perils of Pioneering: Henry Ford and Elon Musk
LockSimple

May 16, 2024

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3 min read

The Perils of Pioneering: Henry Ford and Elon Musk

A recent Barron’s article speculated that Elon Musk is making a similar mistake with Tesla that Henry Ford made with his namesake company in 1924.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory

Investing

+7

Electric Shock: Tesla’s Fumble, China’s Rise, and the Industry’s Reckoning
LockSimple

May 13, 2024

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5 min read

Electric Shock: Tesla’s Fumble, China’s Rise, and the Industry’s Reckoning

Once again, the automotive industry is at a crossroads.

Randall McAdory
Randall McAdory
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