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 $PepsiCo (PEP.US)$.
$特斯拉 (TSLA.US)$該公司將於12月1日開始交付其Semi,第一批車輛將由飲料巨頭接收$百事可樂 (PEP.US)$.
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.
發生的事情: 特斯拉首席執行官 埃隆·馬斯克 週六受邀的另一位億萬富翁 比爾蓋茨如果他想開特斯拉賽車的話。馬斯克是在回覆特斯拉有影響力的@Teslaconomics的推文時説,半決賽永遠不會發生。蓋茨過去曾發過這樣的推文。
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.
對於不瞭解情況的人來説,蓋茨在2020年9月認為,對於更大的電動汽車來説,電氣化可能不是更好的選擇,因為它們需要又大又笨重的電池來供電。蓋茨當時表示,即使電池技術取得重大突破,電動汽車也可能永遠不會成為18輪車、貨船和客機的實用解決方案。
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.
儘管這位微軟創始人沒有提到特斯拉Semis的名字,但有人認為他可能指的是電動汽車,包括特斯拉Semi,一款重型電動汽車8級半卡車。特斯拉在2017年11月推出了兩款概念車。
Musk, at that time, hit back at Gates and tweeted that the billionaire had no clue.
當時,馬斯克回擊了蓋茨,並在推特上表示,這位億萬富翁對此一無所知。
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.
為什麼它很重要: 馬斯克和蓋茨的關係並不是最好的,他們曾在一系列問題上公開爭吵,從他們對新冠肺炎疫情的看法到氣候變化。
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.
然後,在蓋茨做空特斯拉股票的問題上,兩人之間出現了摩擦。在一次泄露的私人聊天中,馬斯克表示,他不會在氣候變化問題上與蓋茨合作,因為蓋茨正試圖從特斯拉股價下跌中獲利,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.
這個$微軟 (MSFT.US)$創始人後來在一次播客中指出,特斯拉並不缺乏資金,該公司做得很好。他還説,該公司的汽車很棒。