Author Nationality

The fuel cell is just a fundamentally inferior way of delivering electrical energy to an electric motor than batteries.

Nationality : South Africa

Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we’re going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find some sustainable means of operating.

Nationality : South Africa

The X is an amazing car, but we kind of got carried away with the art and technology. Obviously, you want great art. You want great technology. But we did get a little distracted from our mission, which was to advance the cause of electric vehicles. And it probably delayed us a little bit with the Model 3 as well.

Nationality : South Africa

I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don’t believe in the whole thing of just using other people’s money. I don’t think that’s right. I’m not going to ask other people to invest in something if I’m not prepared to do so myself.

Nationality : South Africa

The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rockets, not having ever built anything, I mean, I would have to be insane if I thought the odds were in my favor.

Nationality : South Africa

The factory is the machine that builds the machine.

Nationality : South Africa

Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.

Nationality : South Africa

I’m glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That’s cool.

Nationality : South Africa

The key to making things affordable is design and technology improvements, as well as scale.

Nationality : South Africa

I would like to fly in space. Absolutely. That would be cool. I used to just do personally risky things, but now I’ve got kids and responsibilities, so I can’t be my own test pilot. That wouldn’t be a good idea. But I definitely want to fly as soon as it’s a sensible thing to do.

Nationality : South Africa