Posted on 01/30/2018 1:28:05 PM PST by nickcarraway
It’s no shocker that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is wary of Elon Musk and Tesla — he once said there is “way too much hype” around the company.
At a conference in Sweden last week, Wozniak, who owns two Model S vehicles, doubled down on his Tesla criticism — while still leaving an opening for future optimism.
“Now, I don’t believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says,” Wozniak said. “But I still love the car.”
In his talk about Tesla, Wozniak recounted one incident at Lake Tahoe, where his Tesla skidded off an icy road and fell into a snow bank, according to Business Insider, which reported on the Q&A with Wozniak. Despite the accident, Wozniak said he maintained his trust for Tesla, upgrading his model when Tesla introduced the feature that allows Tesla owners to “summon” their self-driving vehicles.
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As a truck owner and farmer, I didn’t think I said anything derogatory about these vehicles. What I thought I said was they weren’t for me and my needs as well as saying what I thought were the manufacturers selling points.
Believe me, were I to “get in the grill” of electric car owners, I’d say a lot worse than they good for suburbanites.
What’s gets my ire is politicians whose mission is getting All drivers behind the wheel of these cars regardless of what we feel suits our needs.
Sorry you read more into my post than I actually intended.
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