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Old 01-20-2019, 02:01 AM   #868 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Aside from losses to shareholders,it doen't appear that Elon Musk would be shattered if Tesla was run completely out of business,as long as whoever supplanted the company produced an affordable EV and nationwide charging infrastructure.
This seem to be his primary motivation.
If hes' not nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize,I'd say..................................
He could share the stage with James Hansen.
Elon cares about maintaining control of Tesla because he's a competitive guy and thinks he knows better than everyone else (which he probably often does).

Nobel Prize will be tough for him to get with the pedo tweets and other abrasive character traits though. It's those unpleasant traits that are probably necessary to have achieved the success he has.
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