One the other hand, with internal combustion engines a lot of energy is lost in the form of heat, used to overcome friction in the engine, etc. A lot goes on.
Lots of questions, but at least a firm is trying to push in a different direction, and if that forces other manufacturers to be more responsive to this side of things, or more discoveries and efficiencies are developed, then it is a win.
They are already starting to spin some of their technology off into profit centres.
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He also signaled that Tesla was expanding its side business of building electric powertrains for other car companies. That has been the only part of Tesla’s business that is profitable. In January, the company signed on to build battery packs for Daimler’s electric Smart cars. “The deal is likely to be the first in a series of strategic partnerships between Tesla and other auto manufacturers to engineer and produce electric cars,” Mr. Musk wrote.
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