Tesla's Musk Turns on Gates Over Tesla Short

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24-04-2022, 00:17

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The Tesla CEO questions the Microsoft founder's commitment to environmentalism.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk thinks he's saving the world with his electric-vehicle and solar-power efforts (and he might be doing just that).

Microsoft Founder Get Microsoft Corporation Report Bill Gates has followed a more traditional path to philanthropy. His foundation, which he runs with his ex-wife, Melinda, has devoted billions to solving inequities around the world.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has worked on everything from bringing vaccines to parts of the world that don't have them, to making sure people have clean water, and to all sorts of projects designed to protect the planet.

The Gates Foundation has a clear philosophy when it comes to how it plans to achieve its goals.

"We can’t achieve our goals on our own. We work together with businesses, government, and nonprofits, and each partner plays a specific role in accelerating progress," the foundation says on its home page.

Bill Gates was hoping Musk would consider partnering on those efforts and the two were planning to meet, according to a text chain that has been widely reported on and that Musk has since confirmed.