I don't think so

Good thing the level of genius isn't stated... "Rock-bottom" is a level.

An even earlier manufacturer was Baker Electric of Cleveland, Ohio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Motor_Vehicle. They werem't the first (EVs had been around since 1880), but by 1906 they were the biggest car maker, running the largest manufacturing plant in the world.

Main market was for those who made frequent short stops, and didn't want to get their hands dirty hand-cranking the gas or steam motor starters. Their coupe model had a 'boat-tiller' instead of a steering wheel.

Jay Leno has a restored 1909 Baker Electric he showed on an old car show: https://youtu.be/OhnjMdzGusc

There was a glut of electric cars, then gas-powered ones with longer range showed up. In 1912, the electric starter was introduced for gas cars, taking away one of the main features of EVs. By 1914, Baker would merge and then shut down.

I heard he invented electricity. I'd confirm that with the supercomputer in my pocket, but why bother? I have a great education, and in all my years in school, they never mentioned anyone else experimenting with electricity before Mr. Musk, so he must have invented it, and if you don't agree, you have Trump Derangement Syndrome.

His family's blood emerald money. But he had to COUNT the money, so that's almost the same as his.

Or the refrigerator on wheels that is the SwastiKKKar.

And you thought Walter White's Aztec was the ugliest car ever. Nope, Musk looked at that, and said "I can do worse." And he did.

Good taste and profits often conflict. When they do, profits almost always win.

It's a refrigerator on wheels, part of a weird Sociopathic Oligarchs' odd vision to make their vehicles match their kitchen appliances, for reasons that only a weird Sociopathic Oligarch can understand. Probably AI.

That's it. All my life, "smart" people would tell me that's Solar power isn't economically feasible, so we shouldn't waste time on it, and I'd say it would become economically feasible if we spent real time on it.

Eventually, over all those years we've gotten to the point where it is literally the better choice in many ways, but we could have gotten there many years ago.

Try going on a long distance trip somewhere and then get back to me.

These days it is a little more doable. However, you still have to wait for your car to charge.

And that's ignoring the wear on the battery from fast charging

A lot of the tech powering electric cars was only invented recently

He probably didn't even count it. I bet he hired a flunky to do that.

Valid, some accountant just did a wire transfer.

I highly suspect Musk had the idea for the swastikkkar as a kid and told some people, who proceeded to laugh at him. He then never let that grudge go, deluded that he is always the smartest boy.

The most fascinating thing I saw on that wiki page was that Lizzie Borden owned an electric vehicle... and she isn't even the worst person on the list. lol

You could probably make one with a bit of time and effort. People in wild west did.

(Driving it legally in most places would be a different thing.)