The Subsidy King, Part 1: From Pretoria to Tesla
Elon Musk sells a self-made story. The record starts in apartheid-era Pretoria, runs through two companies that removed him as CEO, and lands at a car company two other men founded.
The Subsidy King, Part 2: The Rescues and the Broken Promises
In 2008, public money kept SpaceX and Tesla alive. Then came the moon program, self-driving that wasn't, and a tunnel under sinkhole country in Nashville.