Why Bill Gates Got Special Invite From Elon Musk To Drive Tesla Semi When Deliveries Begin Dec. 1
Why Bill Gates Got Special Invite From Elon Musk To Drive Tesla Semi When Deliveries Begin Dec. 1
$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ is all set to commence deliveries of its Semi on Dec. 1, and the first vehicles will be received by beverage giant $PepsiCo (PEP.US)$.
$特斯拉 (TSLA.US)$该公司将于12月1日开始交付其Semi,第一批车辆将由饮料巨头接收$百事可乐 (PEP.US)$.
What Happened: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday invited fellow billionaire Bill Gates to drive the Tesla Semi if he wants. Musk was replying to Tesla influencer @Teslaconomics' tweet that Gates, had in the past, said that the Semi will never happen.
发生的事情: 特斯拉首席执行官 埃隆·马斯克 周六受邀的另一位亿万富翁 比尔盖茨如果他想开特斯拉赛车的话。马斯克是在回复特斯拉有影响力的@Teslaconomics的推文时说,半决赛永远不会发生。盖茨过去曾发过这样的推文。
For the unversed, Gates opined in September 2020 that electrification may not be a better option for bigger EVs, as they would require big and bulky batteries to power them. Even with big breakthroughs in battery technology, electric vehicles may never be a practical solution for 18-wheelers, cargo ships and passenger jets, Gates said at the time.
对于不了解情况的人来说,盖茨在2020年9月认为,对于更大的电动汽车来说,电气化可能不是更好的选择,因为它们需要又大又笨重的电池来供电。盖茨当时表示,即使电池技术取得重大突破,电动汽车也可能永远不会成为18轮车、货船和客机的实用解决方案。
Although the Microsoft founder did not mention Tesla Semis by name, it was construed that he could be referring to EVs, including the Tesla Semi, a heavy-duty EV Class 8 semi-truck. Tesla unveiled two concept vehicles in November 2017.
尽管这位微软创始人没有提到特斯拉Semis的名字,但有人认为他可能指的是电动汽车,包括特斯拉Semi,一款重型电动汽车8级半卡车。特斯拉在2017年11月推出了两款概念车。
Musk, at that time, hit back at Gates and tweeted that the billionaire had no clue.
当时,马斯克回击了盖茨,并在推特上表示,这位亿万富翁对此一无所知。
Why It's Important: Musk and Gates have not shared the best relationship and have openly sparred with each other on a host of issues, ranging from their views on the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change.
为什么它很重要: 马斯克和盖茨的关系并不是最好的,他们曾在一系列问题上公开争吵,从他们对新冠肺炎疫情的看法到气候变化。
Then there was this friction between the two over Gates shorting Tesla shares. In a leaked private chat, Musk said he would not work with Gates on climate change as the latter was trying to profit from a fall in the stock of Tesla, which is working on bringing down pollution.
然后,在盖茨做空特斯拉股票的问题上,两人之间出现了摩擦。在一次泄露的私人聊天中,马斯克表示,他不会在气候变化问题上与盖茨合作,因为盖茨正试图从特斯拉股价下跌中获利,特斯拉正在努力降低污染。
The $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ founder later noted in a podcast that Tesla isn't short of capital, and the company has done a "fantastic job." He also said the company's cars are great.
这个$微软 (MSFT.US)$创始人后来在一次播客中指出,特斯拉并不缺乏资金,该公司做得很好。他还说,该公司的汽车很棒。