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kleinbl00 · 3381 days ago · link · · parent · post: Porsche is throwing its hat into the electric car ring
Elon Musk is in SpaceX because he's a true believer. He wants humans to establish a beachhead on Mars. Elon Musk is in SolarCity because he's a true believer. He wants to end the hegemony of fossil fuels. Elon Musk is in Tesla for the same reason he was in Paypal - he knew some people and saw some market inefficiencies. Cars have never been his passion. But yeah - motors, controllers, batteries, charging stations, solar panels. That's the kind of vertical monopoly that would make the robber barons proud.