The primary means of energy generation is going to solar. It will at least be a plurality, and probably be a slight… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I read books and talked to people. I mean that's kind of how one learns anything. There's lots of great books out… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we're going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find… — 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
SpaceX has the potential of saving the U.S. government $1 billion a year. We are opposed to creating an entrenched monopoly with… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
We have a strict 'no a-hole policy' at SpaceX. And we fire people they are. I mean, we give them a little… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Funded by the government just means funded by the people. Government, by the way, has no money. It only takes money from… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rockets, not having ever built anything, I mean, I… — 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
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
I always had an existential crisis, trying to figure out ‘what does it all mean?’ I came to the conclusion that if… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If you look at our current technology level, something strange has to happen to civilisations, and I mean strange in a bad… — 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