Jim Muttram

Jim Muttram

Elon Musk's strengths and weaknesses

I've been thinking about the melt-down which is happening now Elon Musk was reluctantly successful in his purchase of Twitter. To kill two birds with one stone I thought I would ask ChatGPT what it thought were his strengths and weaknesses: Elon Musk is a…

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Jim Muttram

the joys of vertical integration

One of the many benefits of Tesla vaunted vertical integration is well illustrated by the announcement that off-peak charging will be free at Tesla Superchargers in the California over the Thanksgiving holiday period. Because Tesla owns all its own charging infrastructure it has a comprehensive…

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Jim Muttram

Teslas drive further

No, I’m not talking about range - the perpetual first question in any discussion with non-ev-drivers. I talking about a survey by the RAC, a motoring organisation in the UK, which found that Tesla drivers drive more miles on average than drivers of any other…

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