“It was clear that we were not going to see electric cars from incumbent manufacturers,” says Musk." Clear, perhaps, but not correct. Ford, GM, Nissan, Honda,

“It was clear that we were not going to see electric cars from incumbent manufacturers,” says Musk." Clear, perhaps, but not correct. Ford, GM, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Mercedes and Toyota all sell electric cars (though the latter two use Tesla's batteries). BMW is about to start. California has almost single-handedly willed these cars into existence.