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A country that runs on oil is a country that runs on a countdown clock. We wanted to stop that clock.
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We don't need better batteries. We need a better business model. Swap the battery like you swap a propane tank. The car never stops.
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I raised $850 million to prove that electric cars could work for everyone. We proved they could. We just couldn't prove we could make money doing it.
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Israel was supposed to be our proof of concept. A small country, short distances, high gas prices. If it didn't work there, it wouldn't work anywhere. It didn't work there.
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I was the youngest person on the SAP executive board. I walked away from a clear path to CEO. People thought I was insane. Maybe they were right.