Originally published on EVANNEX. In spite of tremendous obstacles, Elon Musk has succeeded where others have doubted him. According to USA Today*, “Musk, 45, has twice defied odds and pundits, once by scaling rocket company SpaceX in the face of government-funded global competition and again by growing Tesla while shunning input from Detroit.” That … [continued]
A new fan-created Tesla ad is “one of the most powerful fan-based Tesla ads ever done,” according to our sister site Gas2. The new ad does a wonderful job using beautiful nighttime footage of the Milky Way interspersed with image of Tesla’s electric vehicles, SpaceX’s rockets, and a brief reference … [continued]
Back when I planned and wrote about why Elon Musk is loved so much, I said I’d write a piece about why some people hate him so much as well. I’m finally getting to that piece. The thing is, everyone receives hate, and probably everyone is hated by someone or … [continued]
Elon Musk has never been accused of dreaming small dreams. Transforming all cars to run on electricity. Colonizing Mars. Even his most ardent supporters were ambivalent about whether Musk could meet these visions. Now he’s massively advanced one of his key strategic milestones related to Tesla. The quarterly shareholder letter‘s first line contains … [continued]
Elon Musk is a man of clear vision. While most college students were out partying their brains out, Elon was busy pondering not just his upcoming exams or his future career… but the future of the entire human race. What he settled on way back then was that humanity needed sustainable … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Elon Musk’s companies Tesla Motors and SpaceX are at the top of the list when it comes to the (self-reported) “meaningfulness” of the work done by employees — as well as being at the top of the list when it comes to stressful work environments, … [continued]
To kick off 2016, Tesla has announced a new and improved — or at least updated — referral program. This is just about the only way to get a discount or credit on a Model S. Elon Musk mentioned this in Tesla’s Q4 earnings call, stating proudly that even he had … [continued]
Originally published EV Obsession. This is an article I’ve been planning to write for approximately half a year. Alas, so many other hot news stories, EV reports, conferences, and the daily truckload of editing, email, social media, and side projects have blocked that from happening. Many touching videos and insightful comments … [continued]
We talk a lot on CleanTechnica about future forms of transportation, with a lot of that focus landing on the technologies that are revolutionizing transportation for people around the world today — electric vehicles. As such, a lot of attention lands on Tesla Motors as the company bringing the most … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla’s been on a bit of a roll lately, with the successful launch of the “Autopilot” feature late last year, and the recent, well-received rollout of the Autopark function, both being good examples of the company’s good fortune as of late. So, what comes next? … [continued]
