I've been following Tesla and Elon Musk for a few years already and I've seen many instances when you can see Elon doing dubious stuff.
Just before of Tesla's acquisition of Solar City (his cousin's company) they presented the Solar roof [0]. It has been reported [1] that the roof just didn't work, it didn't generate any electricity. In fact, my understanding is that even today they are having many issues with the system. How is announcing a "solar roof" that doesn't generate electricity different that announcing a truck that doesn't move?
Also, people often forget that when Nikola went mainstream, an email from Elon Musk was leaked to the press stating that Tesla was going to ramp up production of the Tesla Semi [3]. Goes without saying that the Tesla Semi has been delayed yet another year since its unveiling back in 2017.
Just before of Tesla's acquisition of Solar City (his cousin's company) they presented the Solar roof [0]. It has been reported [1] that the roof just didn't work, it didn't generate any electricity. In fact, my understanding is that even today they are having many issues with the system. How is announcing a "solar roof" that doesn't generate electricity different that announcing a truck that doesn't move?
Also, people often forget that when Nikola went mainstream, an email from Elon Musk was leaked to the press stating that Tesla was going to ramp up production of the Tesla Semi [3]. Goes without saying that the Tesla Semi has been delayed yet another year since its unveiling back in 2017.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sfwDyiPTdU
[1] https://www.fastcompany.com/40422084/inside-steel-pulse-the-...
[2] https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/06/10/musk-presses-the-g...