Elon Musk responds to Bill Gates buying a Porsche over a Tesla Wikimedia \/ Marques BrownleeAfter Bill Gates revealed that he had bought his first-ever electric car, the Microsoft co-founder surprised some by announcing it was a Porsche Taycan, rather than the acclaimed Tesla series. Now, Tesla owner Elon Musk has responded. Gates, who is now focused primarily on philanthropic work on global health and climate change, revealed that he had bought the \u201cpremium price\u201d Taycan during his interview with tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee. While praising the car as \u201creally cool,\u201d he also admitted that generally, electric vehicles have their shortcomings, namely price and total range possible on a single charge. When speaking to Brownlee, Gates said that electric passenger vehicles are one of the most \u201chopeful\u201d areas for reducing emissions, and praised Tesla as \u201cone of the companies that has helped drive that.\u201d But, he still opted for the Porsche Taycan himself, which came to the surprise of some Tesla fans. Twitter account Tesletter, who creates an \u201cunofficial Tesla newsletter,\u201d expressed disappointment about Gates\u2019 remarks. I’m disappointed because a lot of people are going to watch the interview and they are going to trust Bill’s word for it and not even consider EVs. Why? Because Bill Gates is a really smart guy! \u2014 Tesletter (@tesletter) February 18, 2020 Elon Musk responds to Bill Gates This prompted a response from the Tesla co-founder himself, Elon Musk. He simply stated that \u201cMy conversations with Gates have been underwhelming [to be honest].\u201d It\u2019s unclear what these conversations were, or if they related to electric vehicles at all. Musk clearly doesn\u2019t feel the same way as Bill Gates when it comes to the issue of charging being such a major issue, primarily due to Tesla\u2019s \u201csupercharging.\u201d When speaking to Brownlee, the Microsoft co-founder said that gasoline is still a more \u201cdense\u201d energy source, and so, while dirty, is often simply more convenient, if wanting to travel long-distances especially. Other than the \u2018premium\u2019 which still applies to electric cars, this was his only real complaint about them at all, while also highlighting benefits such as reduced maintenance costs, and the price of gas itself. Musk did admit that he was impressed by Bill Gates\u2019 chair-jumping abilities, however. The two tech pioneers are both now focused on areas that will help the environment. Add to this Jeff Bezos\u2019 pledge of $10 billion for climate change, and there is certainly a focus from these three multi, multi-billionaires to help the planet. According to the latest figures, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos leads the three with a net worth of $115bn, followed by Gates on $109bn, and Musk with $40bn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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