This billionaire is shilling tesla like mad, anybody have a contradictory view against what he is saying with some ground ?
Quite like this guy, remains true to his beliefs in a non-aggressive way. He's a mix between a book-talker and a Tesla enthusiast.
My only critique is that swapping a combustion engine for battery is not as big of a deal as he makes it sound. YouTube has videos of amateur guys converting their 30+ year old combustion cars to fully functional EVs.
Given a strategic decision, the main competitors like Daimler, BMW, Wolks, can make the adjustments in their production line, and convert 50% of their global output to electric vehicles. WITHIN ONE MONTH! Takes no more than 6 months to totally abandon the production of combustion engine cars in favor of electric.
Since the competition has major investments in non-EV, I believe they just want to avoid aggressive shifts which would result in short-term book losses. Until at least 2025, they will likely continue to feed on non-EV sales, gradually testing the demand for EV models, ramping up the production. Not because they can't make the shift to compete with Tesla today, but because they don't want to slaughter a healthy milk cow to chase the latest trends. A hundred speeches by Merkel or Thunberg won't change this. Only radical measures like a 200% hike in fuel taxes, or equivalent subsidies to EV, in one of the major markets will.