Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal. Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.

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

The biggest mistake, in general, I've made, is to put too much of a weighting on someone's talent and not enough on their personality. And I've made that mistake several times. I think it actually matters whether somebody has a good heart, it really does. I've made the mistake of thinking that it's sometimes just about the brain.

People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.

I'm increasingly inclined to think there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level just to make sure that we don't do something very foolish.

People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.

I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better.