Elon Musk, Passed Out And “Bankwupt.” Pic Of The Decade? You Tell Us

A photograph of Tesla chief Elon Musk handed out towards a Tesla Model 3, holding an indication declaring him “bankwupt”, has resurfaced on social media three years after it first went viral. A Twitter account referred to as ‘Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley’ tweeted the 2018 pic this afternoon, receiving 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 whereas sharing the pic. 

Elon Musk dropped two laughing face emojis within the feedback part. 

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 2, 2021

The image is definitely a part of an April Fool’s Day prank that Mr Musk performed on his Twitter followers in 2018. In a collection of increasingly-hilarious tweets, he introduced that Tesla had gone bankrupt and that its CEO had been discovered “passed out against a Tesla Model 3… tracks of dried tears still visible on his cheeks.”

Elon was discovered handed out towards a Tesla Model 3, surrounded by “Teslaquilla” bottles, the tracks of dried tears nonetheless seen on his cheeks.

This just isn’t a forward-looking assertion, as a result of, clearly, what is the level?

Happy New Month! pic.twitter.com/YcouvFz6Y1

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 1, 2018

While Tesla was undoubtedly having a tricky time in 2018, that does not appear to be the case anymore. The electrical automaker’s meteoric rise briefly made its CEO Elon Musk the richest individual on the earth earlier this yr. 

Tesla can be constructing a brand new manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, the place it plans to rent greater than 10,000 folks. 

“Over 10,000 people are needed for Giga Texas just through 2022!” CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, sharing a put up by ‘Tesla Owners of Austin’ speaking in regards to the firm’s hiring plans. People making use of for sure jobs at Tesla might not require a university diploma, the snapshot re-tweeted by Elon Musk revealed. For sure roles, folks can apply proper out of highschool. 

Giga Texas or Gigafactory Texas is an automotive manufacturing facility close to Austin that’s beneath development by Tesla. According to the Tech Republic, Tesla is hoping to finish the development of the $1.1 billion plant by the tip of 2021.

In his tweet, Mr Musk revealed the manufacturing facility is positioned 5 minutes from the airport, proper on the Colorado river. 

Over 10,000 persons are wanted for Giga Texas simply by means of 2022!
– 5 minutes from airport
-15 minutes from downtown
– Right on Colorado river https://t.co/w454iXedxB

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 31, 2021

The tweet about Tesla’s hiring plans adopted one other announcement by Elon Musk. A day earlier than, he tweeted that SpaceX could be hiring “several thousand” staff within the Brownsville/South Padre space 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, including that Starbase would develop by a number of thousand folks over the subsequent yr or two.

Starbase will develop by a number of thousand folks over the subsequent yr or two

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2021

The variety of jobs introduced by Elon Musk for Tesla has far exceeded expectations. Yahoo News experiences that the quantity is nearly double of what the automaker had initially indicated. 

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