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In a recent podcast interview, Musk claims there have been thousands of new (EDIT: American) consumer car companies and that every single one has failed besides
by jessriedel 7y ago
In a recent podcast interview, Musk claims there have been thousands of new (EDIT: American) consumer car companies and that every single one has failed besides Tesla (if I recall correctly). Presumably this counts every incorporated team that made a rudimentary prototype.
- aantix 7y agoDo you remember the podcast?
- jessriedel 7y agoThird Row. Can't remember if it was part 1 or 2, but probably 2. It's very fanboyish, but there are some good stories on there about the early days of SpaceX and Tesla.
- baybal2 7y agoBYD - been around for an eternity by silicon valley standards, few other genuinely new Chinese brands (ones which are not subsidiaries of BAIC or FAW,) Vinfast, Peroda
- jessriedel 7y agoSorry, I forgot to mention he specified American.
- cjhopman 7y agoTesla has burned through more money than all of them combined.