Automotive on the Joe Rogan Experience
2 fact-checked claims across 1 episode · Sep 2018 · updated Jul 8, 2026
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- Elon Musk (2)
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“You know, there's only two car companies in the history of American car companies that haven't gone bankrupt, and that's Ford and Tesla.”
Musk claims that Ford and Tesla are the only two American car companies in history that have never gone bankrupt.
“if it was 100% electric, that's only about 100 million per year. So it would take, if you could snap your fingers and instantly turn all cars and trucks electr…”
Musk states that even with all new car production instantly switched to electric, it would take about 25 years to replace the global transport fleet.