SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday took a jibe at Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after the world's second richest man declared he has bought his first electric vehicle -- Porsche Taycan.
Gates in an interview stated that he purchased his first-ever EV Porsche Taycan and termed it "very, very cool".
"My conversations with Gates have been underwhelming tbh (to be honest)," Musk tweeted to a user who "wondered" why the Microsoft co-founder picked "Taycan instead of a Tesla".
The initial EV Porsche Taycan Turbo S model starts at $185,000 while the entry-level Tesla Model 3 starts from $35,000.
When Gates was asked about his thoughts on Tesla's dominance in the electric vehicle market, he acknowledged that the company is the cream of the crop when it comes to e-cars adding that a lot of manufacturers are moving to produce EVs because Tesla's appeal has increased over the past few years.
This is not the first time that Musk has tweeted his thoughts about tech honchos. Earlier, he has questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and called Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos a "copycat".
Gates recently commissioned a $644 million hydrogen-powered superyacht. The plans of buying the superyacht were unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in December last year.
Gates in an interview stated that he purchased his first-ever EV Porsche Taycan and termed it "very, very cool".
"My conversations with Gates have been underwhelming tbh (to be honest)," Musk tweeted to a user who "wondered" why the Microsoft co-founder picked "Taycan instead of a Tesla".
The initial EV Porsche Taycan Turbo S model starts at $185,000 while the entry-level Tesla Model 3 starts from $35,000.
When Gates was asked about his thoughts on Tesla's dominance in the electric vehicle market, he acknowledged that the company is the cream of the crop when it comes to e-cars adding that a lot of manufacturers are moving to produce EVs because Tesla's appeal has increased over the past few years.
This is not the first time that Musk has tweeted his thoughts about tech honchos. Earlier, he has questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and called Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos a "copycat".
Gates recently commissioned a $644 million hydrogen-powered superyacht. The plans of buying the superyacht were unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in December last year.
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