A utility can handle up to 20% of production from solar and that helps the grid because it produces electricity when needed. Solar power peaks in the middle of the day and that's also when air conditioning is running and businesses are operating, so power production matches usage. Elon Musk airbusinesscondition share on social
I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better. I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself. Elon Musk adviceconstantlyfeedback share on social
Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world. Elon Musk businessengineerpeople Change image and share on social
When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world. Elon Musk changecollegeinvolve Change image and share on social
It's important that we attempt to extend life beyond Earth now. It is the first time in the four billion-year history of Earth that it's been possible, and that window could be open for a long time - hopefully it is - or it could be open for a short time. We should err on the side of caution and do something now. Elon Musk attemptbillioncaution share on social
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. Elon Musk favorimportantodd Change image and share on social
You need to be in the position where it is the cost of the fuel that actually matters and not the cost of building the rocket in the first place. Elon Musk buildcostfuel Change image and share on social
I'm trying to construct a world that maximises the probability that SpaceX continues its mission without me. Elon Musk constructcontinuemaximise Change image and share on social
It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket. Elon Musk basketcontrolegg Change image and share on social
It is definitely true that the fundamental enabling technology for electric cars is lithium-ion as a cell chemistry technology. In the absence of that, I don't think it's possible to make an electric car that is competitive with a gasoline car. Elon Musk absencecarcell share on social