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Musk Refuses to Say If He’s Still Committed to Cheaper Tesla EVs

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  • Billionaire cut off a reporter asking about Tesla’s woes

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Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk doesn’t want to talk about whether he’s committed to bringing a low-cost electric vehicle to market, or the carmaker’s rough last few months.

The CEO largely avoided questions on the topics during a remote appearance Thursday at the VivaTech conference in Paris. He gave one reporter an indirect answer, then cut off a second journalist because he dislikes her publication.