Hedge Fund Manager: Tesla The “Clear Winner” In Electric Cars, Elon Musk The Thomas Edison Of Our Generation
May 1st, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The founder of hedge fund Social Capital and one of Facebook's first executives, Chamath Palihapitiya, gushed to CNBC today about how Tesla is the "clear winner in electrification." Palihapitiya cited Tesla's first-mover advantage, as the company that truly defined the modern electric vehicle and is the current sales leader in the market segment. Palihapitiya also called Tesla CEO Elon Musk the Thomas Edison of our generation
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