• BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Tesla Roadster was just a Lotus with a retrofit electric motor. Without Elons cash they wouldn’t have become what they are today. In effect he helped found a viable production car instead of staying as an aftermarket retro fit of another manufacturers car.

    He’s an absolute asshole douche, but I’m glad he brought Tesla to where it is, it forced all other ICE manufacturers to take EVs seriously.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      5 hours ago

      Tesla Roadster was just a Lotus with a retrofit electric motor.

      They worked with Lotus, but it only shares 6% of parts with the Elise. Musk wasn’t at Tesla at that time.