• palordrolap@fedia.io
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    17 days ago

    I think they thought they could be the “true Tesla” to rival the “Edison” thief or mangler of ideas that the company named Tesla is or, at least appears to be*.

    Ironically, that seems to have been the only truly good idea they’ve had.

    * For legal reasons this is a hypothetical opinion I believe, in some form, might have belonged to the founder(s) of Nikola Motor, and says nothing of my own disappointment opinion.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      17 days ago

      I love that Edison Motors jokes that they chose their name because “we stole Tesla’s idea and made it better”

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      For those that hadn’t heard of them, Edison Motors is building electric (and hybrid) semi trucks after putting down a deposit of Tesla’s semi truck and not seeing any follow-up in more than 3 years.