Biggest humbug since PT Barnum! He was also going to get Puerto Rico up and running after the hurricane. https://electrek.co/2017/10/05/elon-musk-tesla-rebuild-puerto-ricos-power-grid-batteries-solar/amp/
Elon - it’s all about me.
having benefitted from American taxpayers:
30 May 2015: LA Times: Jerry Hirsch: Elon Musk’s growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies
Los Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels and launch rockets into space.
And he’s built those companies with the help of billions in government subsidies.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html#
Elon is moving a large portion of his business to China:
Updated 11 Jul: Bloomberg: Tesla Plots Bold China Factory Move, Stays Silent on Cost
Tesla Inc. and the Shanghai government have left out a crucial detail in announcing a groundbreaking deal for the biggest name in electric cars to build its vehicles in China: how much it’s all going to cost.
Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sealed a crucial agreement Tuesday to start building its second car assembly plant in the world...
It’ll take another two to three years for the factory to reach its capacity to build about 500,000 vehicles annually...
Tesla follows Harley-Davidson Inc. in charting plans to expand outside the U.S. to circumvent tariffs under Trump’s escalating trade disputes...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/tesla-is-said-to-plan-china-plant-with-500-000-vehicle-capacity