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> When assessing Musk's success, note that Tesla has singlehandedly pushed the entire auto industry towards electric vehicles.

No, it hasn't. First, because the long-term arc was in that direction anyway, and second because the whole industry hasn't adopted that as the short-term arc.

Tesla has single-handedly raised the near-term prominence of battery-powered all-electric vehicles, sure.




No, it pretty much has. And this is independent of any long-term arc.

The main competitor German car manufacturers see (internally) is Tesla. This is what they fear right now.




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