Disruption at Scale

There can be no other disruptor in Chief to focus on today, than Elon Musk and his various enterprises.  Tesla is of course, his best known company and its publicly traded on the Nasdaq market, under the symbol TSLA.  This is not a recommendation nor an endorsement of buying or selling any stock, bond or security but rather just a commentary on the kinds of innovation, technology and disruption that we seek in our more growth oriented investments. 

The above photo of Elon Musk in front of and to the side of Tesla's newest EV vehicle - the Tesla Semi.  The manufacturer also claims that the Semi is capable of climbing a 5 percent grade at a steady 105kph, whereas a diesel truck maxes out at 72kph on the same. The clutch-less electric truck recovers 98 percent of kinetic energy thanks to regenerative braking and is claimed to be more responsive, able to covers a larger distance than a comparable diesel truck in the same amount of time, and be safer thanks to integration with passenger car traffic. Lastly, Elon advises the Semi has a solid 500+ mile range and will haul more weight than todays diesels. This announcement went with very little fan fair, something that investors who see the vision may take note of. Often times, the news cycle is controlled by people who have an agenda for reasons we do not wish to publish online nor get into, but this may be one of those times.