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search and also science and engineering edu-
cation
2002.eBay acquired PayPal. Founded Space Ex-
ploration Technologies (SpaceX)
2004.Invested in Tesla Motors. The twins Grif-
fin and Xavier were born
2006.The triplets Kai, Damian, and Saxon were
born. Co-founded SolarCity
2007.Sold the McLaren F1
2008.Became CEO of Tesla Motors. Divorced
Justine Musk and met Talulah Riley
2010.Married Talulah Riley. Had a small role
in the movie Iron Man 2
2012.Divorced Talulah RileyTesla Motors.
1900.38 percent of US automobiles are pow-
ered by electricity, but as Henry Ford designed
the much cheaper T-Ford, the electric cars
began to disappear
1970s.The price of gasoline hits record because
of a series of energy crises, so the interest in
electric cars increased again
1996-1999.General Motors produced an elec-
tric car called EV1 and leased it to customers