029: News: Judge approves SEC settlement, Tesla Drivetrain tested for 1,000,000 miles, VW copying Tesla distribution
Summary: News:<br> Judge approves SEC settlement<br> Tesla drivetrain tested for 1M miles and looks great<br> VIN registrations continue strong climb in Oct<br> Growth in headcount at Tesla<br> Elon says Gigafactory 1 headcount could eventually reach 20K<br> VW following in Tesla’s footsteps and will need to change dealer agreements<br> v9 rollout finally goes wide on model 3s<br> <br> <br> Looking to purchase a Tesla Model S, X or Model 3? Get $100 supercharger credit with my referral code:<br> <a href="https://ts.la/paul73599">https://ts.la/paul73599</a><br> <br> <br> Thanks to our sponsor <a href="https://www.sportstop.com/">SportStop.com</a><br> Get the latest <a href="https://www.sportstop.com/mens-lacrosse/complete-sticks/attack-and-midi">womens’s lacrosse sticks.</a><br> <br> <br> Sources:<br> <br> SEC settlement approved by judge:<br> <a href="https://electrek.co/2018/10/16/tesla-judge-approves-settlement-of-secs-complaint-tsla-elon-musk/">https://electrek.co/2018/10/16/tesla-judge-approves-settlement-of-secs-complaint-tsla-elon-musk/</a><br> <br> 1M miles on model 3 drivetrain:<br> <a href="https://electrek.co/2018/10/15/tesla-drive-after-million-miles-test/">https://electrek.co/2018/10/15/tesla-drive-after-million-miles-test/</a><br> <br> Vin registrations continue strong climb<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/model3vins?lang=en">https://twitter.com/model3vins?lang=en</a><br> <br> Early Q4 production rumors:<br> <a href="https://electrek.co/2018/10/12/tesla-model-3-production-strong-quarter/">https://electrek.co/2018/10/12/tesla-model-3-production-strong-quarter/</a><br> <br> 45K employees now at Tesla:<br> <a href="https://electrek.co/2018/10/15/tesla-45000-employees-elon-musk/">https://electrek.co/2018/10/15/tesla-45000-employees-elon-musk/</a><br> <br> April Email to employees:<br> <a href="https://www.recode.net/2018/4/17/17249040/elon-musk-tesla-losses-expenses-model-3">https://www.recode.net/2018/4/17/17249040/elon-musk-tesla-losses-expenses-model-3</a><br> <br> Gigafactory 1 employee count could reach 20,000:<br> <a href="https://electrek.co/2018/10/10/tesla-gigafactory-1-employees-housing-elon-musk/">https://electrek.co/2018/10/10/tesla-gigafactory-1-employees-housing-elon-musk/</a><br> <br> VW copying Tesla with over the air updates and Internet sales:<br> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-sales-contracts/vw-targets-online-sales-over-the-air-updates-in-new-contract-with-european-dealers-idUSKCN1MQ1TL?utm_source=applenews">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-sales-contracts/vw-targets-online-sales-over-the-air-updates-in-new-contract-with-european-dealers-idUSKCN1MQ1TL?utm_source=applenews</a><br> <br>
