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Tesla Roadster engineers learned of Musk's revised acceleration specs on Twitter
“He decided to Himself without, without telling anyone else that that it's gonna go twice as fast as I said before, so instead of going from zero to 60 in 1.9 seconds, which is very fast, like, think in your mind how long Okay, that was about two seconds, like …”
Steve LeVine May 15, 2024 ▶ 5:43 Tesla’s extremely hardcore pivot
Assertion Supported
Musk financed Twitter deal with $12.5B in Tesla stock collateral
“Because this deal is being financed by 12 and a half billion dollars of Tesla stock, the banks are holding that stock as collateral for the Twitter deal, and if his shares continue to fall, he has to sell those shares, and if he continues to sell those shares,…”
Stephen Lacey May 4, 2022 ▶ 2:35 Could Elon Musk’s risky Twitter takeover hurt Tesla?
Opinion
Unlike Jeff Bezos at The Washington Post, Musk courts public controversy
“Bezos, Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post, but because of that, you don't really have any more insight into how Jeff Bezos feels about the political issues that the Washington Post covers. He's in the background. I'm sure he has his opinions, but he doesn't…”
David Ferris May 4, 2022 ▶ 16:55 Could Elon Musk’s risky Twitter takeover hurt Tesla?
Disclosure
Researcher received hate mail and abusive tweets after publishing gas stove study
“I have gotten some hate mail. I've also gotten a lot of Hate tweets and hate messages in my Twitter.”
Brady Seals Feb 15, 2023 ▶ 1:42 A surprising history of gas stove pollution
Assertion Partly supported
Musk's Twitter buyout would be the second-largest private takeover in history
“If and when it does, and Musk takes Twitter off the public market, it would be the second biggest private takeover in history.”
Stephen Lacey May 4, 2022 ▶ 0:41 Could Elon Musk’s risky Twitter takeover hurt Tesla?
Assertion Partly supported
Tesla stock fell nearly 20% in the week after Twitter deal announcement
“The share price dropped by nearly 20% over the following week, and many wondered, is this going to be a problem for Tesla?”
Stephen Lacey May 4, 2022 ▶ 0:50 Could Elon Musk’s risky Twitter takeover hurt Tesla?
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