Elon Musk Quotes
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It's not as though we can keep burning coal in our power plants. Coal is a finite resource, too. We must find alternatives, and it's a better idea to find alternatives sooner then wait until we run out of coal, and in the meantime, put God knows how many trillions of tons of CO2 that used to be buried underground into the atmosphere.
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Winning 'Motor Trend' Car of the year is probably the closest thing to winning the Oscar or Emmy of the car industry.
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My approach is simply to seek out very talented people, ensure that the environment at SpaceX is as motivating & enjoyable as possible and establish clear & measurable objectives.
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If we can build something that is capable of taking people and equipment to Mars, such that it can service a transportation infrastructure for humanity becoming a multi- planet species - which I think is a very, very important objective - then I would consider the mission of SpaceX successful, at that point.
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A Prius is not a true hybrid, really. The current Prius is, like, 2 percent electric. It's a gasoline car with slightly better mileage.
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I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don't believe in the whole thing of just using other people's money. I don't think that's right. I'm not going to ask other people to invest in something if I'm not prepared to do so myself.
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A great deal of bargaining power with suppliers. We are never locked in to anyone.
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Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars.
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I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.
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If you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it's always expensive.
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I usually describe myself as an engineer; that's basically what I've been doing since I was a kid.
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The pace of progress on Mars depends upon the pace of progress of SpaceX.
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If nothing else, we are committed to failing in a new way.
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I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious.
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My opinion is it's a bridge too far to go to fully autonomous cars.
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Biofuels such as ethanol require enormous amounts of cropland and end up displacing either food crops or natural wilderness, neither of which is good.
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I think Tesla will most likely develop its own autopilot system for the car, as I think it should be camera-based, not Lidar-based. However, it is also possible that we do something jointly with Google.
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I'm trying to construct a world that maximises the probability that SpaceX continues its mission without me.
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Over time I think we will probably see a closer merger of biological intelligence and digital intelligence.
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I feel very strongly that SpaceX would not have been able to get started, nor would we have made the progress that we have, without the help of NASA.
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I think there are more politicians in favor of electric cars than against. There are still some that are against, and I think the reasoning for that varies depending on the person, but in some cases, they just don't believe in climate change - they think oil will last forever.
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Life is too short for long-term grudges.
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If we can be one of the companies that makes it possible for humans to become a multi-planetary species, that would be the Holy Grail. It sounds a bit crazy but it's going to happen, and only if people build the means to do so. We're making progress toward a greater philosophical goal while building a sound business.
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You could warm Mars up, over time, with greenhouse gases.