I Realized That A Methane-oxygen Rocket Engine

A Battery By Definition Is A Collection Of Cells. So The Cell Is A Little Can Of Chemicals. And The Challenge Is Taking A Very High-energy Cell, And A Large Number Of Them, And Combining Them Safely Into A Large Battery.

I Do Think There Is A Lot Of Potential If You Have A Compelling Product And People Are Willing To Pay A Premium For That. I Think That Is What Apple Has Shown. You Can Buy A Much Cheaper Cell Phone Or Laptop, But Apple's Product Is So Much Better Than The Alternative, And People Are Willing To Pay That Premium.

So, There's Quite A Big Keep-out Zone, And When You Factor The Keep-out Zone Into Account, The Solar Panels Put On That Area Would Typically Generate More Power Than That Nuclear Power Plant.

In The Case Of Apple, They Did Originally Do Production Internally, But Then Along Came Unbelievably Good Outsourced Manufacturing From Companies Like Foxconn. We Don't Have That In The Rocket Business. There's No Foxconn In The Rocket Business.

Tesla Motors Was Created To Accelerate The Advent Of Sustainable Transport. If We Clear A Path To The Creation Of Compelling Electric Vehicles, But Then Lay Intellectual Property Landmines Behind Us To Inhibit Others, We Are Acting In A Manner Contrary To That Goal. Tesla Will Not Initiate Patent Lawsuits Against Anyone Who, In Good Faith, Wants To Use Our Technology.