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Elon Musk Is No Climate Hero

During a live interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the former president literally said, “Drill, baby, drill.” Musk met the statement with … silence.

More recently, Tesla reportedly shifted resources from building a more affordable electric car, the mythical Model 2, to releasing a purpose-built robotaxi, even though the company has yet to reveal any true self-driving technology. In a 2018 WIRED cover story, writer Charles Duhigg uncovered the distinctly unpleasant working conditions during Tesla’s push to produce its “most affordable” vehicle yet, the Model 3 sedan. At about 10 o’clock on Saturday evening, an angry Musk was examining one of the production line’s mechanized modules, trying to figure out what was wrong, when the young, excited engineer was brought over to assist him.

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