Well, my motivation behind Tesla is really to do as much good as possible for the environment and the electric-vehicle revolution. I think there is still a lot of work to do and if we were to sell to a big company, I'm not sure it would progress at the same pace.

The path to the CEO's office should not be through the CFO's office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design.

Automotive franchise laws were put in place decades ago to prevent a manufacturer from unfairly opening stores in direct competition with an existing franchise dealer that had already invested time, money and effort to open and promote their business.

For my part, I will never give up, and I mean never.

I'd like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that's not just e-mail with a view.

I’m nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible.

We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.