Elon Musk And Bob Lutz Mix It Up On Charlie Rose
From the first part of this clip from Bob Lutz and Elon Musk’s recent appearance on the Charlie Rose, in which the two discuss “The CO2 Thing,” you might guess that the two are at odds with each other. After all, Bob’s the gruff, “Global Warming is Bullshit” type and Elon is the sensitive, change-the-world type. But by the end of this brief clip, the two industry mavericks are falling all over themselves with mutual admiration. But then, both have learned from the other (however indirectly) over the past few years: Lutz’s legacy of the Volt was in part motivated by Musk’s endeavor, and Musk himself has a lot more respect for Detroit’s “old school” manufacturing know-how now that his firm is actually trying to build its own cars in volume. It’s a study in contrasts watching these two iconoclasts from such separate worlds going at it… and yet you get the distinct impression that these two guys aren’t quite as different as you might think.
Watch the complete Musk-Lutz interview here.
Watch Lutz’s one-on-one interview here.
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So much love and respect in the room... I wonder how much longer before Lutz goes to work for Tesla.
Both interviews were fascinating.. Lutz needs to get some cough drops and take care of himself.. love ya you old marine!.. and Musk did a good job.. he usually is not a good public speaker being today's uber geek. He has an excellent point on AGW, one that straddles the line between the Deniers and the Believers very well.
Ah, Tesla. Never thought I'd see the day when another automaker will be more delusional than GM.