Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Muskis a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, engineer and inventor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 June 1971
CityPretoria, South Africa
CountryUnited States of America
expectations
I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.
mistake technology people
People often mistake technology for a static picture. It's less like a picture and more like a movie. It's the velocity of technology innovation that matters. It's the acceleration.
engineering magic world
Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world.
smart book mean
I read books and talked to people. I mean that's kind of how one learns anything. There's lots of great books out there & lots of smart people.
sky sun fusion
We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun, you don't have to do anything, it just works. It shows up every day.
innovation united-states culture
The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.
winning years car
Winning 'Motor Trend' Car of the year is probably the closest thing to winning the Oscar or Emmy of the car industry.
mars greenhouses greenhouse-gases
You could warm Mars up, over time, with greenhouse gases.
cost fuel matter
You need to be in the position where it is the cost of the fuel that actually matters and not the cost of building the rocket in the first place.
cells numbers challenges
A battery by definition is a collection of cells. So the cell is a little can of chemicals. And the challenge is taking a very high-energy cell, and a large number of them, and combining them safely into a large battery.
vision important mars
My vision is for a fully reusable rocket transport system between Earth and Mars that is able to re-fuel on Mars - this is very important - so you don't have to carry the return fuel when you go there.
law effort competition
Automotive franchise laws were put in place decades ago to prevent a manufacturer from unfairly opening stores in direct competition with an existing franchise dealer that had already invested time, money and effort to open and promote their business.
running mean needs
Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we're going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find some sustainable means of operating.
years appreciate support
For all the supporters of Tesla over the years, and it's been several years now and there have been some very tough times, I'd just like to say thank you very much. I deeply appreciate the support, particularly through the darkest times.