Flight data obtained by The Washington Post shows that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a private jet that logged about 150,000 miles in 2018. While many billionaires have private jets, Musk's jet stands out in the number of trips it made and miles it logged, the Post reports. Perhaps most egregious, the plane logged a number of 20-mile trips, repositioning from the south side of Los Angeles to the north side. "Tesla said Musk never used the plane to fly between different spots in Los Angeles," the Post reports. Instead, the jet would make the 20-mile repositioning flights to meet the CEO at a closer airport. Flying is an extremely carbon-intensive activity, made worse when only a few people are transported rather than many are on a commercial jet. According to the Post, the 150,000 miles that Musk's jet flew represents roughly 250 flights. Although it's not always clear that Musk was aboard every flight, the CEO's private jet made 100 more flights than the private jet … [Read more...] about Elon Musk‘ private jet flew 150,000 miles in 2018, Washington Post reports
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Elon Musk’s 80-Hour Workweek Could Be Bad For You
Jan 29, 2:09 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Technology By Precious Silva 01/29/19 AT 1:48 AM Elon Musk is famous for his "changing the world" view, which almost synonymously goes along with working nonstop. Musk, Silicon Valley and the "Thank God it's Monday" movement have created the idea that performative workaholism is advantageous, but experts say it is otherwise.After pointing out last year that “no one ever changed the world on 40 hours a week,” Musk recommended doing “80, sustained” hours a week that, at times, should peak at 100. However, such a laborious routine isn’t always on the right side of things that even Musk himself admitted that working too hard for Tesla made him forget about his birthday.Despite Musk's admission that working 120 hours a week and staying in the factory for three or four days caused him to miss precious time with … [Read more...] about Elon Musk’s 80-Hour Workweek Could Be Bad For You
Elon Musk told people how to unlock a bunch of secret Tesla features, and Stephen King is a fan
Isobel Asher Hamilton, provided by Published 4:16 am PST, Monday, January 28, 2019 Thos Robinson/Getty/AP/Business Insider composite Elon Musk revealed that Tesla drivers can find a bunch of hidden features by pressing the Tesla logo on their car's touchscreen. Horror writer Stephen King responded that he enjoyed the "fart app." Musk thanked King for owning a Tesla. Elon Musk is well known for being a prolific and sometimes volatile tweeter, but it's not often one of his tweets garners a response from a best-selling horror writer. Musk tweeted on Sunday that Tesla owners can access a hidden cache of special features via the Tesla logo on the car's touchscreen. Soon afterwards, Stephen King tweeted at Musk for the first time having tried out the Easter Eggs. Tweet Embed: //twitter.com/mims/statuses/1089628524472909824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Okay. I'm sort of liking the "fart" app. Pretty stupid, but also quite amusing. It is not entirely clear from King's tweet exactly how … [Read more...] about Elon Musk told people how to unlock a bunch of secret Tesla features, and Stephen King is a fan
Elon Musk jokes about Rick and Morty defense system for Teslas
Tesla's Elon Musk knows his Rick and Morty episodes. On Saturday, Musk tweeted about the Adult Swim animated show -- with a rather grim reference."Tesla Sentry Mode will play Bach's Toccata and Fugue during a robbery (and keep Summer safe)," the billionaire tweeted.Let's break down that sentence. Musk tweeted about Sentry Mode a few days ago, on Jan. 22, when a Tesla owner tweeted about a dent and wished the car featured "360 (degree) dash cam feature while parked."And a Tesla owner's wish is Musk's command, apparently, as he responded, "Tesla Sentry Mode coming soon for all cars with Enhanced Autopilot."Will Sentry Mode actually play Johann Sebastian Bach's iconic Toccata and Fugue, that famed-from-horror-movies classical tune you may think of as Dracula's theme? What exactly Sentry Mode entails is still mysterious. A Tesla rep told me in an email that the company wasn't ready to say more than what Musk tweeted. Engadget has surmised that Sentry Mode will feature … [Read more...] about Elon Musk jokes about Rick and Morty defense system for Teslas
Elon Musk was right — Wall Street’s take on Tesla is boneheaded and boring (TSLA, F, GM, FCAU, RACE)
Matthew DeBord, provided by Published 7:57 am PST, Saturday, January 26, 2019 Joe Skipper/Reuters Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused Wall Street analysts of asking boring and bonehead questions. He later apologized — but he was actually right. Wall Street's inability to understand the Tesla's and the traditional auto industry business for the past five years has been staggering. America's newest publicly traded automaker has also become one of its most valuable, but its market capitalization of between $50 billion and $60 billion is unstable and based on challenging growth expectations. When Tesla was still a relatively small manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles, the confusion was understandable. Some analysts were placing big bets, while others were more skeptical. A large number of investors didn't care: the stock was up 1,000% from the company's 2010 IPO. Short of bankruptcy, they couldn't lose. Everything changed early last year, as Tesla was … [Read more...] about Elon Musk was right — Wall Street’s take on Tesla is boneheaded and boring (TSLA, F, GM, FCAU, RACE)