Elon Musk on gasoline-powered cars: “Soon we will see them like steam engines”
New prediction from the richest man in the world
Elon Musk , the head of Tesla , a company that has changed the car space in recent years, through its electric proposals and the development of autonomous driving technology, has now come to make some sweeping statements about cars with internal combustion engines. .
Going into detail, through his ever-active Twitter account, the richest man in the world emphasized that we will soon see gasoline-powered cars as obsolete technology . In fact, he characteristically mentioned that it won’t be long before they resemble steam engines, which are apparently no longer widely used in commercial applications.
It is especially worth noting that Musk’s comments did not stop there, since the Tesla CEO has already revealed his belief that gasoline-powered cars bought today will not end up having the value that many expect in a few years, implying that they are not they are a good investment for someone buying a car now , compared to electric alternatives.
More specifically, through two consecutive tweets, Musk stated:
It won’t be long before we see gasoline cars the same way we see steam engines today.
The residual value of gasoline cars bought today will ultimately be much less than people think.
For the record and in case you don’t know, in addition to Tesla, Musk was instrumental in the creation of PayPal, thus shaping the way we transact online, and he also founded SpaceX which has achieved a lot in space of aerospace technology.
At the same time, he is also the founder of The Boring Company, which deals with the construction of tunnels in the United States, as well as the co-founder of Neuralink, which develops brain-machine interfaces.
