Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars.

It's obviously tricky to convert cellulose to a useful biofuel. I think actually the most efficient way to use cellulose is to burn it in a co-generation power plant. That will yield the most energy and that is something you can do today.

I always see what’s... wrong. Would you want that? When I see a car or a rocket or spacecraft, I only see what’s wrong. I never see what’s right. It’s not a recipe for happiness.

Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell.

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.

There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.

I think long term you can see Tesla establishing factories in Europe, in other parts of the U.S. and in Asia.