Swisher: Musk deserves more credit than anyone for pushing EVs forward
Kara Swisher · Kara Swisher Rates Tech Leaders · Apr 20, 2024 · at 8:24
Tech journalist Kara Swisher reflects on Elon Musk's historical accomplishments in the automotive industry.
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“There's no one you could give more credit to than him in pushing forward the electric vehicle thing. Google tried a little bit, but he really did it, right? And so a lot of people tried and he did it.”
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