When I talked to Gates in person, he said “experts tell me a long range electric semi truck is impossible”.
However, when I asked what his assumptions were about battery energy density and vehicle energy consumption per mile, which are the two numbers needed to determine range, he did not know either number!
I also offered to let him take one of our semi trucks for independent testing, but he declined. Not sure what more I could have done. 🤷♂️
BREAKING: Elon Musk alongside President Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan, AMD CEO Lisa Su, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, and Apple's Tim Cook.
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