Technology billionaire Bill Gates has expressed doubts about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s plan to bring electric cars into the world of long-distance truck transportation, the latest questioning between the two business leaders.
The problem is that the battery is big and heavy, “Gates wrote in a blog post in late August
Even with significant breakthroughs in battery technology, electric vehicles may never become a practical solution for trucks, cargo ships, and passenger planes. When you need to travel short distances, electricity can come into play, but we need a different solution to deal with heavy-duty long-distance vehicles
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Gates pointed out that biofuels, not batteries, are a possible solution for commercial vehicles.
In his blog post, Gates also excluded Tesla from the list of companies that have made breakthroughs in electric vehicle technology, despite Tesla’s strong promotion of its yet to be launched Cyber Truck.
Technology billionaire Bill Gates has expressed doubts about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s plan to bring electric cars into the world of long-distance truck transportation, the latest questioning between the two business leaders.
The problem is that the battery is big and heavy, “Gates wrote in a blog post in late August
Even with significant breakthroughs in battery technology, electric vehicles may never become a practical solution for trucks, cargo ships, and passenger planes. When you need to travel short distances, electricity can come into play, but we need a different solution to deal with heavy-duty long-distance vehicles
ETSY enters S&P 500, Tesla does not
Gates pointed out that biofuels, not batteries, are a possible solution for commercial vehicles.
In his blog post, Gates also excluded Tesla from the list of companies that have made breakthroughs in electric vehicle technology, despite Tesla’s strong promotion of its yet to be launched Cyber Truck.
According to Reuters, Musk has instructed Tesla to increase production for its upcoming first model, the 500 mile range commercial vehicle Semi. By 2019, companies including Pepsi Cola, FedEx, Wal Mart, UPS and Systems had ordered Tesla semi steel. On January 7, 2020, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Tesla’s Made in China Model Y project held in Shanghai, China. Reuters/Archive Photo
Gates wrote, “The intensification of market competition means that consumers have many choices, from compact cars to stylish sports cars
Thanks to old companies like General Motors and Ford, as well as new car manufacturers like Riviera and Blinger, you will soon be able to buy an all electric pickup truck
These two billionaires do not always have the same opinion. Musk has repeatedly claimed that the coronavirus panic has been exaggerated, while Gates has warned that there may be a world changing pandemic in the coming years.
Musk called Gates “insignificant” and accused the Microsoft co-founder in his post of “The rumor that Bill Gates [and] I are lovers is completely untrue“
The meme about lovers comes from a recent Twitter incident, and it is suspected that the two of them were blacklisted on Twitter, but it cannot be confirmed.
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