News · moment 17 of 24

Tesla Moves to Austin, Texas vs. California vs. New York

from #272 - Night of The Beating | The Tim Dillon Show · #272

3 min

News

Tim discusses Elon Musk moving Tesla's HQ to Austin, calls Teslas cars for children, recalls mistaking Starlink satellites for a UFO invasion with John Shahidi, and ranks New York, Texas, and California in a hierarchy of importance.

In this bit7 moments
  • Tim and John Shahi watched Starlink satellites from a backyard in Texas and thought they were being invaded by aliens.
  • John Shahi joked about what brands aliens would align with if they landed.
  • Tim suggests kidnapping everyone in Austin and forcing them to clean it.
  • Building Tesla's Austin factory took less time than reaching high volume production, following Shanghai's model.
  • Texas and California are competing, but Austin won't be cheap either, despite the rivalry.
  • New York will always be the king; Texas and California can fight for second place because the East Coast has cultural and academic institutions.
  • Tim notes there's a reason Jeffrey Epstein didn't live in Austin, implying certain wealthy crimes require New York's infrastructure.
Mentioned here

Elon MuskTeslaJohn ShahiJeffrey EpsteinTom Segura

All 24 moments in this episode →