{"id":291143,"date":"2021-03-23T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=291143"},"modified":"2021-03-23T12:03:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T16:03:18","slug":"elon-musk-cites-2003-test-drive-as-inspiration-for-tesla-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-cites-2003-test-drive-as-inspiration-for-tesla-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk cites 2003 test drive as inspiration for Tesla success"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-cites-2003-test-drive-as-inspiration-for-tesla-success%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=291143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2390573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2390573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The company logo is seen on the hood of an unsold Tesla at a dealership late Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:52 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 23, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Earlier this month marked the five year anniversary of the day the Tesla roadster began regular production. However, the man who brought the iconic car to worldwide fame got his inspiration for the future of electric vehicles years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk attributes his ascent to automotive power to a test drive he took nearly 20 years ago when he got behind the wheel of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpropulsion.com\/\">AC Propulsion<\/a> tzero. In past interviews, he mentioned that despite the car\u2019s lack of a roof, doors and airbags, he was intrigued by its potential.<\/p>\n<p>According to Musk, proof of concept is all the guys at AC Propulsion had in mind. Musk, however, had bigger ideas. A year later he joined the board of Tesla and got to work bringing the ride of his life to major markets across the world.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Third Row Tesla Podcast \u2013 Episode 7 - Elon Musk&#039;s Story - Director&#039;s Cut\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J9oEc0wCQDE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Now, seven years later, Tesla commands 79 percent of the U.S. electric car market and Musk has recently promised new designs will head to production soon.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/after-hours-toxic-battle-between-britney-spears-her-father-spurs-congressional-action-on-conservatorships\/\">\u2018Toxic battle\u2019 between Britney Spears &amp; her father spurs congressional action on conservatorship<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company logo is seen on the hood of an unsold Tesla at a dealership late Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Littleton, Colo. 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