Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Selling an electric sports car creates an opportunity to fundamentally change the way America drives. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
It is definitely true that the fundamental enabling technology for electric cars is lithium-ion as a cell chemistry technology. In the absence… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I really do encourage other manufacturers to bring electric cars to market. It's a good thing, and they need to bring it… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The overarching goal of Tesla is to help reduce carbon emissions and that means low cost and high volume. We will also… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Tesla is here to stay and keep fighting for the electric car revolution. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I think there are more politicians in favor of electric cars than against. There are still some that are against, and I… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
There's a real opportunity to have a vertical takeoff and landing electric supersonic jet. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Yeah, well I think anyone who likes fast cars will love the Tesla. And it has fantastic handling by the way. I… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
A Prius is not a true hybrid, really. The current Prius is, like, 2 percent electric. It's a gasoline car with slightly… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
People will buy the car just because it's a great car. We want them to think it's excellent value for money and… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I don't think very highly of Henrik Fisker. [...H]e thinks the reason we don't have electric cars is for lack of styling — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The fuel cell is just a fundamentally inferior way of delivering electrical energy to an electric motor than batteries. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I've actually made a prediction that within 30 years a majority of new cars made in the United States will be electric.… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Well, my motivation behind Tesla is really to do as much good as possible for the environment and the electric-vehicle revolution. I… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
When we got Tesla going at the very beginning, if you asked me what I thought the odds of success were, I would have… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
In order for us to have a future that's exciting and inspiring, it has to be one where we're a space-bearing civilization. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I'm not trying to be anyone's… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image