[scottyah]

maybe? Tesla is the biggest reason there are any electric vehicles on the road today, I haven't heard of anyone (knowledgeable) who has even hinted otherwise. I can understand not liking Elon, but trashing the companies he's formed and the marvels they've created is just proof you don't value a truthful understanding of the world.

[jfoster]

I agree with you, but I find it interesting that BYD got started around the same time as Tesla. They took quite different paths to international distribution.

[habinero]

Elon bought Tesla, he didn't start it.

[scottyah]

I guess that may be technically correct, but that's really just a anti-elon reddit type comment you're parroting. There were like four people and him "buying it" was just investing way more money in than anyone else wanted to.