I don't think Elon was strategically necessary to get EVs over the adoption hump, in that the market was primed for _someone_ to do it. And retrspectively it's been a huge distraction from the change we really need, which is the improvement of public transportation in our largest cities.
But I can't comment on the reusable rockets thing, I suppose time will only tell.
But I can't comment on the reusable rockets thing, I suppose time will only tell.