Elon Musk is stepping on the brakes: With his Teslas, the eccentric billionaire helped e-cars achieve a breakthrough. Despite his pioneering role, Musk does not believe that we will be able to do without oil and gas completely in the near future. Otherwise catastrophe threatens.

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Whether biting Netflix criticism or derogatory jokes about Bill Gates: Elon Musk does not mince his words. In Norway, the Tesla founder once again lived up to his reputation as a friend of clear words.

Elon Musk: World still needs oil and gas

Musk was a guest at an energy conference there and brought an uncomfortable truth with him (source: Reuters). Because who on one According to Musk, anyone hoping to switch quickly from fossil fuels to renewable energy will have to be proven wrong. “Realistically, I believe that we will still need oil and gas for a limited time,” said the 51-year-old. “Otherwise, civilization will collapse.”

According to Musk, the shift to a sustainable economy and energy production is one of the greatest challenges the world has ever faced. “That will take decades.”

For Norway, Musk had special advice when asked. The Scandinavian country should continue to search for additional oil and gas resources.

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Stellantis overtakes Tesla and is on its way to becoming the EV king in Europe

Last things weren’t going quite so smoothly for Tesla as usual. In Europe, for example, Stellantis is preparing to become the new e-car king. Behind the large corporation with the awkward name are such well-known brands as Citroën, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Opel. But VW is still at the forefront.

At least the headwind hasn’t caused the Tesla boss and PayPal founder to lose his well-known sense of humor. Elon Musk recently caused a stir with a troll tweet about Manchester United.