"I see a path to Twitter exceeding a billion monthly users in 12 to 18 months."
"Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes."
"Trump will be reinstated."
"We should credit Tesla owners $100 if we change appointments with less than 24 hours notice. Should be reciprocal."
"Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate & execute lawsuits. The team will report directly to me. Please send 3 to 5 bullet points describing evidence of exceptional ability."
"SpaceX is starting a program to take CO2 out of atmosphere & turn it into rocket fuel."
"The Starship fleet is designed to achieve over 1000 times more payload to orbit than all other rockets on Earth combined.
Almost no one understands this."
"True [bitcoin incentivizes renewable energy]"
"We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel"
"Speed will double to ~300Mb/s & latency will drop to ~20ms later this year"
"Earning power post augmentation would easily pay for itself (if that’s even necessary). This is the best thing I can think of to ensure that collective human will decides the future."
"I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house. [...] Don’t need the cash. Devoting myself to Mars and Earth. Possession just weigh you down."
"Based on current trends, probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April"
"Kids are essentially immune, but elderly with existing conditions are vulnerable."
"There is considerable conflation of diagnosis & contraction of “corona”. Actual virality is much lower than it would seem. I think this will turn out to be comparable to other forms of influenza."
"A Tesla works as a boat for short periods of time, as an electric car has no air intake or exhaust to block & battery/motor/electronics are water-sealed."
"Loans available for those who don’t have money. There will be a lot of jobs on Mars!"
"Building 100 Starships/year gets to 1000 in 10 years or 100 megatons/year or maybe around 100k people per Earth-Mars orbital sync"
"All Tesla Supercharger stations in regions affected by California power outages will have Tesla Powerpacks within next few weeks. Just waiting on permits."
"Spooling up production line rapidly. Hoping to manufacture ~1000 solar roofs/week by end of this year."
"The fundamental message consumers should be taking today is that it's financially insane to buy anything other than a Tesla. It'll be like owning a horse in three years."
"The next thing we want to add is if a car detects something wrong - like a flat tire or a drive unit failure - that before the car has even come to a halt, there's a tow truck and service loaner on the way."
"Will use SpaceX cold gas thruster system with ultra high pressure air in a composite over-wrapped pressure vessel in place of the 2 rear seats."
"Vast majority of vehicle motion is returned to the battery, as the electric motors act like a generator in reverse. Brake pads on a Tesla literally never need to be replaced for lifetime of the car."
"By next year, a Tesla should be able to drive around a parking lot, find an empty spot, read signs to confirm it’s valid & park."
"Sorry for this foolish oversight. Tesla will aim to cover all regions of NA (not just big cities) within 3 to 6 months. Same goes for all countries within which we officially operate by end of next year."
"Tesla owners can refer someone to buy a Tesla & get any image they want laser etched in glass & sent to deep space for millions of years"
"Started building our own car carriers this weekend to alleviate load."
"Ultimately helping [...] the average citizen to be able to travel to other planets. It's a great thing."
"Aiming for same day soon, then under an hour. Goal is for repaired car to be better than before accident. Should always be true if damaged/used parts are correctly replaced with newer parts."
"Boring company will transport your car all the way into your garage."
"Fossil fuel merchants of doubt have been pushing that bs for years. Tesla Gigafactory will be 100% renewable powered (by Tesla Solar) by end of next year."
"Fares are not finalized, but the trip is expected to cost about $1, and riders would be able to purchase tickets in advance through a mobile app."
"You know what, don't bother showing the video. We will make one of the mini-sub/pod going all the way to cave 5 no problemo. Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it."
"Please consider this a commitment that I will fund fixing the water in any house in Flint that has water contamination above FDA levels. No kidding."
"We’re working on allowing you to use your phone in car when you hear a rattle/squeak & pinpoint origin by acoustic signature & triangulation"
"Tesla AWD is dual motor, so you can fully drive the car even if one breaks"
"The Boring Company will be using dirt from tunnel digging to create bricks for low cost housing."
"I'm starting a candy company & it's going to be amazing. I am super super serious."
"Even if some of the public doesn’t care about the credibility score, the journalists, editors & publications will. It is how they define themselves."
"You will be able to do pretty much anything via voice command. Software team is focused on core Model 3 functionality right now, but that will be done soon, then we will add a lot more features."
"Gonna put an old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in LA."
"It'll be a better truck than an equivalent F-150 and a better sports car than a standard 911."
"Cost per seat should be about the same as full fare economy in an aircraft."
"What people should absolutely have zero concern about, and I mean zero, is that Tesla will achieve a 10,000 unit production week by the end of next year."
"Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins."
"Over time, almost all will disconnect from the electricity grid."
"We are aiming to bring something to market that helps with certain severe brain injuries (stroke, cancer lesion, congenital) in about four years"
"It would skim the surface of the moon."
"He puts his money where his mouth is. He’s legit."
"There will also be little things that come along like free frozen yogurt stands scattered around the factory and my personal favorite: a Tesla electric pod car roller coaster (with an optional loop the loop route, of course!) that will allow fast and fun travel throughout our Fremont campus, dipping in and out of the factory and connecting all the parking lots."
"We expect this to have two or three times the longevity of asphalt. It's really never going to wear out. It's got a quasi-infinite lifetime. It's made of quartz."
"All you will need to do is get in and tell your car where to go."
"Fixed summon buttons at existing bus stops would serve those who don't have a phone. Design accommodates wheelchairs, strollers and bikes."
"In ~2 years, summon should work anywhere connected by land & not blocked by borders, eg you're in LA and the car is in NY."
"My guess is probably we could break 1,000 kilometers within a year or two. I'd say 2017 for sure."
"We are actually working on a charger that automatically moves out from the wall & connects like a solid metal snake. For realz."
"There is a way for the Tesla Model S to be recharged throughout the country faster than you could fill a gas tank."
"You have the choice of the supercharger, which is and always will be free, or you have the choice of the battery pack swap which is faster than you can fill a gastank."
"Tesla Supercharger will over time allow you to travel anywhere on pure sunlight for free"
“Tesla HQ has said that as a general policy it doesn’t confirm or deny the veracity of Musk’s tweets.”
Editor's note: others have done great work exposing Musk's shameless charlatan carnival barking. If you enjoy this sort of thing, I highly recommend Niya White's excellent article Musk Misses: The Stories You Don't Hear About Tesla Anymore or for more serious research on Tesla's mistruths to investors check out TSLA Mistruths.