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Elon Musk One of Time Magazine Top 100 Most Influential People

Benji Jerew — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:35:26 +0000

Mention Elon Musk, and you probably have no trouble at all recalling what he’s best known for, but is it Tesla Motors or SolarCity? The fact is, both of the above would be correct answers, and don’t forget Zip2, PayPal and SpaceX, more companies founded by or heavily influenced by the now-iconic Elon Musk. Finding […]

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SpaceX Dragon: The First Spacecraft Using Solar Panels (Video)

Mike Sandru — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:21:36 +0000

I wonder what it feels like to know that you’ve contributed to space expeditions and, indirectly, to the future of mankind? Very proud, I assume, as must feel the engineers from SpaceX, a private space transport company led by Elon Musk, also Tesla Motors’ CEO. During its first mission to the International Space Station, the […]

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Tesla Motors’ Model X Electric SUV Announced to Launch by 2013

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:18:56 +0000

Now, Elon Musk, Tesla Motors' CEO, has declared himself super-optimistic about their chances to produce an electric SUV and show it to us this year, as a concept. The Tesla Model X, as he called it, is set to go onto the production lines and to the market in about four years, way after the Model S sedan will have grown in popularity.

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