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Author Higgins, Tim (Journalist), author.

Title Power play : Tesla, Elon Musk, and the bet of the century / Tim Higgins.

Publication Info. New York : Doubleday, [2021]

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  338.7629 HIGGINS    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  338.76 HIGGINS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.7629 HIGGINS    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  338.7629 HIG    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult New Materials  338.76 HIGGINS    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  338.7629 HIGGINS    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  338.7629 HIG    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.76 HIG    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - New Materials  338.7629 HIGGINS    Billed
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  338.7629 HIGGINS    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 377 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-360) and index.
Contents Prologue: The beginning -- A really expensive car. Thei time could be different ; The ghost of EV1 ; Playing with fire ; A not-so-secret plan ; Mr. Tesla ; The man in black ; White whale ; Eating glass -- The best car. Special forces ; New friends & old enemies ; Road show ; Just like Apple ; $50 a shre ; Ultra hardcore ; One dollar ; A giant returns ; Into the heart of Texas -- A car for everybody. Giga ; Going global ; Barbarians at the garage ; Labor pains ; Close to S-E-X ; Changing course ; Elon's inferno ; Sabotage ; Twitter hurricanes ; The big wave ; Red tidings -- Epilogue.
Summary "Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the perfect car Elon Musk is among the most controversial titans of Silicon Valley. To some he's a genius and a visionary; to others he's a mercurial con artist. Billions of dollars have been gained and lost on his tweets; his personal exploits are the stuff of tabloids. But for all his outrageous talk of mind-uploading and space travel, his most audacious vision is the one closest to the ground: the electric car. When Tesla was founded in the mid 2000s, electric cars were novelties, trotted out and thrown on the scrapheap by carmakers for more than a century. But where most onlookers saw only failure, a small band of Silicon Valley engineers and entrepreneurs saw potential. The gas-guzzling car was in need of disruption; the world was ready for Car 2.0. So they pitted themselves against the biggest, fiercest business rivals in the world, setting out to make a car that was faster, sexier, smoother, cleaner than the competition. But as the saying goes, to make a small fortune in cars, start with a big fortune. Tesla would undergo a truly hellish fifteen years, beset by rivals, pressured by creditors, hobbled by whistleblowers, buoyed by its loyal supporters. Musk himself would often prove Tesla's worst enemy--his antics more than once took the company he had funded largely with his own money to the brink of collapse. Was he an underdog, an antihero, a conman, or some combination of the three? Wall Street Journal tech and auto reporter Tim Higgins had a front-row seat for the drama: the pileups, wrestling for control, meltdowns, and the unlikeliest outcome of all: success. A story of power, recklessness, struggle, and triumph, Power Play is an exhilarating look at how a team of eccentrics and innovators beat the odds--and changed the future"-- Provided by publisher.
When Tesla was founded in the mid 2000s, electric cars were novelties, trotted out and thrown on the scrapheap by carmakers for more than a century. But where most onlookers saw only failure, a small band of Silicon Valley engineers and entrepreneurs saw potential. They pitted themselves against the biggest, fiercest business rivals in the world, setting out to make a car that was faster, sexier, smoother, cleaner than the competition. Tesla would undergo a truly hellish fifteen years, beset by rivals, pressured by creditors, hobbled by whistleblowers, buoyed by its loyal supporters. Elon Musk himself would often prove Tesla's worst enemy. Higgins had a front-row seat for the drama: the pileups, wrestling for control, meltdowns, and the unlikeliest outcome of all: success. His book is an exhilarating look at how a team of eccentrics and innovators beat the odds-- and changed the future. -- adapted from jacket
Subject Musk, Elon.
Tesla Motors.
Electric vehicle industry -- United States.
Alternative fuel vehicle industry -- United States.
Automobile industry and trade -- United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Automobile Industry.
Musk, Elon. (OCoLC)fst01915600
Tesla Motors. (OCoLC)fst01917360
Alternative fuel vehicle industry. (OCoLC)fst00806148
Automobile industry and trade. (OCoLC)fst00822961
Electric vehicle industry. (OCoLC)fst00906126
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Business.
Other Form: Online version: Higgins, Tim (Journalist). Power play First edition. New York : Doubleday, [2021] 9780385545464 (DLC) 2020048533
ISBN 9780385545457 (hardcover)
0385545452 (hardcover)
9781984898241 (paperback)
1984898248 paperback
9780385545464 electronic book
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