I tend to approach things from a physics framework. And physics teaches you to reason from first principles rather than by analogy.

Fear is a hard thing to deal with. I feel it quite strongly. If I think something is important enough, I'll make myself do it in spite of fear. But it can really sap the will. I hate fear, I wish I had it less.

Mars is the only place in the solar system where it's possible for life to become multi-planetarian.

The rumours of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated.

There are some important differences between me and Tony Stark, like I have five kids, so I spend more time going to Disneyland than parties.

The overarching goal of Tesla is to help reduce carbon emissions and that means low cost and high volume. We will also serve as an example to the auto industry, proving that the technology really works and customers want to buy electric vehicles.

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.