038: Larry Ellison added to Tesla Board, 2018 Tesla news review, 2019 look ahead at Tesla

Summary: In the News:<br> <br> * <br> 2 new independent board members added to Tesla’s Board of Directors<br> <br> * <br> Tesla pushes quarter end sales at US full tax credit deadline hits Dec 31<br> <br> * <br> Tesla cuts prices in China<br> <br> <br> Looking to purchase a Tesla Model S, X or Performance Model 3.  Get 6 months unlimited supercharging with my referral code:<br> <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> Save on huge selection of <a href="https://www.sportstop.com/promo/Sale">sale lacrosse equipment</a><br> <br> <br> Sources:<br> Tesla Model 3 vin registrations per quarter:<br> <a href="https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-ends-q4-2018-over-190k-total-model-3-vin-registrations/">https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-ends-q4-2018-over-190k-total-model-3-vin-registrations/</a><br> <br> Tesla headcount back to pre-layoff numbers:<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> Has Tesla nearly sold out of on hand inventory in Q4?<br> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/01/tesla-completely-sold-out-almost/">https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/01/tesla-completely-sold-out-almost/</a><br> <br> Elon SEC Settlement:<br> <a href="https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226">https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226</a><br> <br> Elon musk year in one stock chart:<br> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/01/tesla-ceo-elon-musks-year-in-one-chart/">https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/01/tesla-ceo-elon-musks-year-in-one-chart/</a><br> <br> <br> <br>