A photo of Tesla chief Elon Musk passed out against a Tesla Model 3, holding a sign declaring him “bankwupt”, has resurfaced on social media 3 years just after it 1st went viral. A Twitter account known as ‘Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley’ tweeted the 2018 pic this afternoon, getting an amused response from the billionaire entrepreneur himself.
“The most iconic photo of the decade is @elonmusk being passed out on production heLL of the model 3 and bankwupt,” Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley wrote although sharing the pic.
Elon Musk dropped two laughing face emojis in the comments section.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 2, 2021
The image is basically element of an April Fool’s Day prank that Mr Musk played on his Twitter followers in 2018. In a series of increasingly-hilarious tweets, he announced that Tesla had gone bankrupt and that its CEO had been identified “passed out against a Tesla Model 3… tracks of dried tears still visible on his cheeks.”
Elon was identified passed out against a Tesla Model 3, surrounded by “Teslaquilla” bottles, the tracks of dried tears nonetheless visible on his cheeks.
This is not a forward-hunting statement, due to the fact, certainly, what is the point?
Happy New Month! pic.twitter.com/YcouvFz6Y1
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 1, 2018
While Tesla was certainly possessing a difficult time in 2018, that does not look to be the case any longer. The electric automaker’s meteoric rise briefly created its CEO Elon Musk the richest particular person in the globe earlier this year.
Tesla is also developing a new factory in Austin, Texas, exactly where it plans to employ more than 10,000 persons.
“Over 10,000 people are needed for Giga Texas just through 2022!” CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, sharing a post by ‘Tesla Owners of Austin’ speaking about the company’s hiring plans. People applying for specific jobs at Tesla may possibly not need a college degree, the snapshot re-tweeted by Elon Musk revealed. For specific roles, persons can apply correct out of higher college.
Giga Texas or Gigafactory Texas is an automotive manufacturing facility close to Austin that is beneath building by Tesla. According to the Tech Republic, Tesla is hoping to total the building of the $1.1 billion plant by the finish of 2021.
In his tweet, Mr Musk revealed the factory is situated 5 minutes from the airport, correct on the Colorado river.
Over 10,000 persons are necessary for Giga Texas just by way of 2022!
– 5 mins from airport
-15 mins from downtown
– Right on Colorado river https://t.co/w454iXedxB— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 31, 2021
The tweet about Tesla’s hiring plans followed one more announcement by Elon Musk. A day prior to, he tweeted that SpaceX would be hiring “several thousand” personnel in the Brownsville/South Padre region of Texas.
“Please consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville/South Padre area in Texas & encourage friends to do so! SpaceX’s hiring needs for engineers, technicians, builders & essential support personnel of all kinds are growing rapidly,” he wrote, adding that Starbase would develop by numerous thousand persons more than the next year or two.
Starbase will develop by numerous thousand persons more than the next year or two
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2021
The quantity of jobs announced by Elon Musk for Tesla has far exceeded expectations. Yahoo News reports that the quantity is nearly double of what the automaker had initially indicated.