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There's definitely some merit to this view. It's much like how in a political primary all candidates pander to the extreme so that they win and then immediately

There's definitely some merit to this view. It's much like how in a political primary all candidates pander to the extreme so that they win and then immediately ignore them and pivot to the other side to scoop up votes from the other party. If you are true left or right you are a captive audience of your respective center left or center right party. It's cynical and dishonest but it works. There's no reason to think that Musk isn't as single minded about his own goals as those parties are about winning. This is the best case for his behavior. Unless hydrogen takes off and captures the environmentalists, they have nowhere to go but EVs. Watch him pivot back fast if that does happen, and push further into the 'rolling coal' crowd until then. I still wish him success but I no longer like him. I doubt he cares.

8note 4y ago
The environmentally friendly option isn't electric or hydrogen powered cars, it's efficient transportation and efficient communities. Things like electric bikes and trains fit that bill much better
- over_bridge 4y ago
  I definitely agree with that but it's a whole other thing. It's a travesty that we don't have walkable cities and we are all hostage to cars and parking to get anywhere. All us 'New World' countries like the US, Canada, Australia, NZ had our cities emerge in the age of cars so they were never built for humans to begin with. Europe and Asia feel more like they made space for cars but didn't design for them. The change will be radical but we need mixed use areas where we can live, work, shop and play all together and not commute all over the damn place.