Actually he didn't even find that configuration. He just patented it so that others couldn't use it. That's the point. I really don't get the Elon Musk hero na

Actually he didn't even find that configuration. He just patented it so that others couldn't use it. That's the point. I really don't get the Elon Musk hero narrative. It's actually the very reason that throws him off track, since any kind of valid criticism gets lost in noise. Tesla depends on a whole bunch of high precision components of older manufacturing companies that Tesla acquired. The reason why Tesla does so well is a mixture of good consumer oriented product development and the collective ignorance of the old farts in the car industry who are all buddy buddy with their government subsidies to keep their old factories afloat. It's very hard to compare that with the Edison case.