Energy Quotes by Elon Musk

12 Energy quotes by Elon Musk

Musk’s remarks often skim the edge of what’s possible. This brief dozen of his thoughts on energy offers a snapshot of his forward‑looking mindset without getting lost in hype.

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The primary means of energy generation is going to solar. It will at least be a plurality, and probably be a slight…

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If you don't have sustainable energy, you have unsustainable energy. The fundamental value of a company like Tesla is the degree to…

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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

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So, there's quite a big keep-out zone, and when you factor the keep-out zone into account, the solar panels put on that…

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You could power the entire United States with about 150 to 200 square kilometers of solar panels, the entire United States. Take…

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A battery by definition is a collection of cells. So the cell is a little can of chemicals. And the challenge is…

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We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun, you don't have to do anything, it just works. It…

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The goal of Tesla is to accelerate sustainable energy, so we're going to take a step back and think about what's most…

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It would take six months to get to Mars if you go there slowly, with optimal energy cost. Then it would take…

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It's obviously tricky to convert cellulose to a useful biofuel. I think actually the most efficient way to use cellulose is to…

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The fuel cell is just a fundamentally inferior way of delivering electrical energy to an electric motor than batteries.

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Obviously Tesla is about helping solve the consumption of energy in a sustainable manner, but you need the production of energy in…

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Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.

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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…

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Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.

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A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited…

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I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.

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When we got Tesla going at the very beginning, if you asked me what I thought the odds of success were, I would have…

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If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things.

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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.

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The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed…

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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…

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If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure.

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You should be innovating so fast that you're invalidating your prior patents

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I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.

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I'm anti-tax, but I'm pro-carbon tax.

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