Quotes by Elon Musk

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Elon Reeve Musk is a South African-born, American business magnate, entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor. He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity.
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If we're going to have any chance of sending stuff to other star systems, we need to be laser-focused on becoming a multi-planet civilisation.

Elon Musk

I would like to fly in space. Absolutely. That would be cool. I used to just do personally risky things, but now I've got kids and responsibilities, so I can't be my own test pilot. That wouldn't be a good idea. But I definitely want to fly as soon a...

Elon Musk

Rockets are cool. There's no getting around that.

Elon Musk

I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email.

Elon Musk

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

Elon Musk

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

Elon Musk

I think there are more politicians in favor of electric cars than against. There are still some that are against, and I think the reasoning for that varies depending on the person, but in some cases, they just don't believe in climate change - they t...

Elon Musk

I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you're like, 'Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?'

Elon Musk

It's important that we attempt to extend life beyond Earth now. It is the first time in the four billion-year history of Earth that it's been possible, and that window could be open for a long time - hopefully it is - or it could be open for a short ...

Elon Musk

The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed by the Egyptians, the Romans, China. We're obviously in a very upward cycle right now, and hopefully ...

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Yeah, well I think anyone who likes fast cars will love the Tesla. And it has fantastic handling by the way. I mean this car will crush a Porsche on the track, just crush it. So if you like fast cars, you'll love this car. And then oh, by the way, it...

Elon Musk

Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.

Elon Musk

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

Elon Musk

It is definitely true that the fundamental enabling technology for electric cars is lithium-ion as a cell chemistry technology. In the absence of that, I don't think it's possible to make an electric car that is competitive with a gasoline car.

Elon Musk

My opinion is it's a bridge too far to go to fully autonomous cars.

Elon Musk

I've actually made a prediction that within 30 years a majority of new cars made in the United States will be electric. And I don't mean hybrid, I mean fully electric.

Elon Musk

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

Elon Musk

Tesla is here to stay and keep fighting for the electric car revolution.

Elon Musk

We could definitely make a flying car - but that's not the hard part. The hard part is, how do you make a flying car that's super safe and quiet? Because if it's a howler, you're going to make people very unhappy.

Elon Musk

A Prius is not a true hybrid, really. The current Prius is, like, 2 percent electric. It's a gasoline car with slightly better mileage.

Elon Musk

Tesla is becoming a real car company.

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Author Bio

  • NameElon Musk
  • Descriptionentrepreneur and inventor from South Africa
  • AliasesElon Reeve Musk; Musk; Elon R. Musk
  • BornJune 28, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America; South Africa
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur; Business Magnate; Aerospace Engineer; Engineer; Inventor; Businessperson