| Yeah it’s really good. Yes, he also exaggerates (or more accurately I think is too ambitious about timelines). It makes him miss sometimes, but it also is the reason SpaceX is where it is and they can turn around a rocket insanely quickly. He sets crazy goals and even their “failures” are still 10x better than the rest of the market. His plan for the company’s future is clear. The roadster -> S -> 3 worked, building out the charger network worked, the other vehicles and best-in-class software were really a bonus. During all of this the competition and the press ranged from ignoring them to directly hostile. People complained about why charging was less viable than gas for years, Tesla built out the charging network and fixed it. Dealerships in the US fought for their rent seeking protections and local power - tesla fought them and won. I think when nearly everyone is driving an EV within the next 20 years, people will look back on that NYT story where they intentionally killed the battery so they could have a cover story of a model S on a tow truck and will recognize it for what it was. |