No, he's not a genius. Rather he's an extremely rich, highly motivated visionary who surrounds himself with geniuses.
I don't know of one auto company CEO who knows how to change the ballasts in a fluorescent light. That's up to the electricians who work for them.
He’s not a visionary.
He’s a Deep State cutout/front man for military/intel tech-based products.
Why bother. All the flourescents have been replaced by LED. No ballast needed. I tried to buy a simple, 4ft. flourescent shop light last week...no way, no how. Though, your point is still valid.
Pssst - no one changes ballasts in fluorescent lights any more. That’s as anachronistic as saying you’re going to tape something.
You’d replace that ballasted fixture with LEDs.