Exclusive: In deep with Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Financials, Falcon doors and finding fau

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Tesla Motors Elon Musk spends about half his working life - i.e., almost all of his waking hours - in his office at SpaceX in Los Angeles. The automotive CEO is, after all, also in charge of the rocket company, which means that he’s thinking about a lot more than just ramping up production of the Model S. But he is thinking about that a lot, too. More than you might expect.

AutoblogGreen recently got to sit down with Musk at SpaceX for a one-on-one, wide-ranging interview. Musk, comfortable and relaxed in an “Occupy Mars” t-shirt, was forthcoming about most things we asked - but questions about Tesla’s upcoming Supercharger network of fast chargers, which can deliver so much more juice per minute than any other plug-in vehicle charger on the market, were deflected, since the company is planning a big announcement at the end of this month or early October - and we got into Tesla’s financial situation, why the Model X has those falcon doors and how Daimler saved Tesla. We learned a lot, including that Musk really doesn’t like the rear seat access in the Audi Q7. Not one bit.

Read the whole interview below.Continue reading In deep with Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Financials, Falcon doors and finding faults in the Model S
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