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Every one of those already had an engineering base that was flourishing, he just dumped capital into them and then PR'ed the shit out of his own idiocy to make it seem like each company's idea was his own.
I'm going to say one good thing about Musk below. It's probably the only good thing I will ever say about him going forward.
The American car industry is a cesspool led by some of the biggest villains who exist. The existing car manufacturers were not heavily investing in EV. They liked the status quo. Also, the barrier to entry for any new car company is extremely high, as well. For example, a lot of states have laws passed requiring car manufacturers to sell from traditional dealerships, which is specifically to stop new small car companies from succeeding.
Because of this massive corruption in America, I fully expected that any EV developments would start internationally. You'd have to be a complete moron who was also flush with money to try to fight them. And then Elon Musk came onto the scene. He was a complete moron who was flush with money.
I don't know that Musk pushed the EV industry forward, but he certainly pushed the American EV industry forward. If Musk had been smarter, he'd have tried something more reliable with his money, and he wouldn't have started an impossible fight. I know Tesla has almost bankrupt at least once since he took over. His luck stat must be off the charts.
This is my take as well. Tesla wouldn't have succeeded without his money and absurd hype, and they have pushed electrification and batteries and solar with them, at least in the U.S.
He's a horrible person who mostly makes bad decisions, and when he makes good decisions it seems to be for the wrong reasons, but it's unfair to say he hasn't had any positive impact.
I just threw up in my mouth a bit.