G6 - Elon Musk:
The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity...
Tesla
Starting idea
Question
What are the problems that most likely affect future of the world or humanity?
Importance
sustainable transport
sustainable energy production
Problem
overall energy problems
Why electric car?
at least twice as better off than normal source fuel
more efficiency
transmit waste heat into secondary power source
sustainable means of electricity generation
What innovation?
really energy efficient car
incredibly light
all-aluminum body & chassis car
rocket design techniques
lowest drag coefficient
low energy usage
most advanced battery pack
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SpaceX
responsiveness
mind meld with the car
like the car has ESP
How to be mass
Model S
Model 3
Roadster
Supercharging technology
high price, low volume
medium price, medium volume
low price, high volume
$100,000
$50,000
$30,000
coverage
California, Nevada, Eastern seaboard: Boston to D.C., LA to NewYork
charge for free
ratio of drive to stop
drive for 3 hours(160-170 miles), stop for 20-30 mins
SolarCity
Why solar?
No feedstock, no operational costs
How to go solar?
Giant distributed utility
pay zero up-front, they’ll install panels on the roof
can work for decades
Empowering for homeowers and businesses
key point
customers can buy or lease the solar system
goal
advance rocket technology
have rapidly and reusable rocket
starting idea
What are the things that need to happen in order for the future to be an exciting and inspiring one?
lower the cost
initial installation cost
reply on question: how to do space travel possible for all people?
financing cost
Big innovation
reusable rocket
the rocket stage be able to return to the launch site
to launch again within hours
Vision
space-faring civilization
Test project "Grasshopper"
vertical landing portion of the flight
Elon Musk
personality
confident
take crazy risks
hundredfold improvement in the cost of spaceflight
copy what others do with slight variations
pay attention to negative feedback and solicit it particularly from friends
think at a system level of design that pulls together design, technology and business
A plurality of power
study physics
more power from solar than any other sources
discover new things
help the environment
works hard
multi-planetary life
establishing a base on another planet
Giant fusion generator---sun
think different
bet on his fortune
advanced technology
airframe
engines
electronic
launch operation
energy is no longer monopolistic
competitive range: 250 miles
unlimited, reliable source of energy
fixed low monthly payments
cost less than traditional electricity
control the energy cost
secure predictable electricity costs for years to come