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And without Musk, Tesla wouldn’t exist. Martin and Marc wouldn’t have a company today without signing on Elon, who, like them, tried AC Propulsion’s tzero (anot
by ilikehurdles 3y ago
And without Musk, Tesla wouldn’t exist. Martin and Marc wouldn’t have a company today without signing on Elon, who, like them, tried AC Propulsion’s tzero (another entity without which Tesla wouldn’t exist) and wanted to turn it into a production vehicle. Without AC Propulsion separately rejecting the visions of both Martin and Elon, the two may never have met.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Propulsion_tzero https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Propulsion_tzero
- gumby 3y agoWhat if they had had a different investor?
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- Retric 3y agoTzero had major timing issues. They used lead acid batteries which were too heavy to offer long ranges and at the time lithium ions just couldn’t hit a reasonable price point. Worse they couldn’t wait around for batteries to get better. Thus the company gave up on trying to get into production for basic economic reasons. Tesla was founded so roughly 5 years down the line when they could start roadster production battery technology would ready for the ultra enthusiasts. With a luxury sedan to hit a few years later. As to Musk’s role he wasn’t involved in seed funding, was the largest but not only Series A investor, and became the 3rd CEO 6 months after the roadster entered production and 6 months before the Model S was unveiled. So he may have influenced the Model S, but it was well into development at that point. The company may have been less successful without his involvement, but it would have likely gotten both the Roadster and Model S into production.