The Cult of Elon Musk: A Night With the ‘D’ and Thousands of Tesla Fanatics
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Steve Jobs used to rehearse, rehearse, rehearse before a presentation. Every moment of the event was choreographed, every word picked with purpose. Elon Musk does not do this. He wings it.
On Thursday night, the chief executive officer of Tesla Motors unveiled a new version of the Model S all-electric sedan at an event in Los Angeles. The short of it is that the car is amazing. It has two motors—one in the front, one in the back—and all-wheel drive. It’s a sedan that can go 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds. A sedan; 3.2 seconds.