Interesting Interview with Elon Musk

[Charley Lillard]

I was surprised to find out he didn't come up with the Tesla car. Simply invested and bought the company.

[70 copo]

Originally Posted by Charley Lillard

I was surprised to find out he didn't come up with the Tesla car. Simply invested and bought the company.

Tesla was started from the Technology that GM abandoned with the demise of EV-1

[scuncio]

Originally Posted by 70 copo

Tesla was started from the Technology that GM abandoned with the demise of EV-1

The original Tesla Roadster Propulsion system was largely based on AC Propulsion’s technology (San Dimas, CA). They were a few miles away from where I went to college and my roommate interned there one summer.

[scuncio]

Originally Posted by Charley Lillard

I was surprised to find out he didn't come up with the Tesla car. Simply invested and bought the company.

Right, Martin Eberhard’s company.

[70 copo]

Originally Posted by scuncio

Right, Martin Eberhard’s company.

That's correct. The founders of TESLA were die hard EV-1 loyalists who petitioned GM to keep the car alive or at least allow then to keep the car but GM was still liability shy so they forced the owners to give them back under the provisions of the lease arrangement.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-pr...aunched-tesla/


The founders of TESLA even organized the mock Funeral for EV-1 as well and begged GM to keep it.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scien...v-1-118595941/

[Tenney]

Originally Posted by Charley Lillard

I was surprised to find out he didn't come up with the Tesla car. Simply invested and bought the company.

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