Elon Musk Sparks Reactions, Claims Petrol Powered Cars Will Be Viewed Like Steam Engines

• Elon Musk made a statement on social media that internal combustion engine cars will be soon be viewed in the same light as steam engines
• Steam engines were used by locomotives until the 1970s, but were hugely popular during the 20th century
• Trains are powered by diesel or electricity, and Musk compared the drop off in internal combustion engine cars to that of steam engines

Tesla boss Elon Musk said internal combustion engine cars will soon become relics, like steam engines.

The world's richest man took to Twitter and shared his opinion to over 100 000 million followers. It's important to note that Musk started Tesla, an electric car company, in California in 2003 with Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.

Here's what he tweeted below:

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Steam engines were predominantly used by locomotives until the 1970s, but were hugely popular during the 20th century.

The motor industry is in the middle of pendulum shift from internal combustion engine powered vehicles to more new electrically-powered cars being launched.

Internal combustion engine cars used fossil fuels and the motor industry has been forced by legislation set by countries to ban the sale of internal combustion powered cars, reports Top Gear.

South Africa currently has five carmakers that sell electric cars locally, namely Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Mini.

According to heycar.co.uk, sales of electric cars in the United Kingdom saw an increase of 186% in 2020.

Here are some responses to Musk's tweet:

@Robeno said:

"Love ya elon. Until I can charge an electric car in 2 minutes and not be tied to manufaturers software control it's gonna be a hard pass. You're building the infrastructure of massive population control."

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@IncomeSharks said:

"We need to find a better way to recycle lithium batteries. This is going to be a huge issue when we start seeing landfills fill up with toxic materials."

@saifedean said:

"Electric cars are older than gasoline cars & have always failed without government subsidies. They can only exist in a broken monetary system optimized for theft via inflation. Humanity won’t be stuck with that monstrosity money forever so good luck with your souped up golf cart."

Different ways drivers open Tesla electric car doors has internet intrigued in viral video

Briefly News reported that the door handles on a Tesla Model 3 are set flush against the door, and a video on social media shows different ways owner open the door.

A viral video illustrating the different ways to open a Tesla's door has gained traction on social media.

According to the Tik Tok account @poullarsenas, there are several 'types' of Tesla owners who have different ways to open the electric car's door.

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The video illustrates how the owners ranging 'old man', 'new guy', 'semi pro' and 'pro' would open the door.

According to Tesla, the entry-level Model 3 costs $35 000 or around R565 867 and is currently not for sale in South Africa. It offers range of over 500km on a single fully charged battery.

Source: Briefly News