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suspect) that confuses different topics. One example is
that several articles argued that Elon became interested in
electric cars to save the environment. But that’s not true.
Elon became interested in electric cars because the world
is running out of oil. During one interview, he had to hang
up the phone because the journalist couldn’t understand
the difficult topics. But don’t worry - you don’t need to be
an engineer to read this book.
I’ve used 457 sources to write this biography. The goal
is that everything in the book is as truthful as it can be
in an unofficial biography. But since it’s after all rocket
science, some factual errors may exist. If you find an error,
I’m happy to correct it as soon as possible.
Several conflicts have happened throughout Elon’s life,
including divorces and angry employees. When describing
these conflicts, I’ve tried to be as neutral as possible by
including the views from both sides.
I’m not sponsored by and have no financial interest
in neither Tesla Motors or SolarCity. This book is for
informational, educational, and discussion purposes only.
Even though topics may be discussed in this book that
involve legal or investment issues, nothing in this book
shall be deemed to constitute the practice of law, legal
advice, or investment advice. If any reader takes action
or makes decisions based solely on the information in this
book, the reader does so at his or her own risk.
Erik Nordeus, M.Sc.
[email protected]