Elon Musk Reacts To Viral Tesla Motorcycle Video: 'We Can't Make...'

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Elon Musk said Tesla will never build a motorcycle, citing safety concerns and a past near-fatal accident, even as rivals showcase new electric bikes. Volkswagen displayed a Ducati EV concept using a QuantumScape solid-state battery, and Honda unveiled its WN7 electric model. Tesla, meanwhile, filed a patent for new battery chemistry focused on improving safety and efficiency.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterated that the company will never produce a motorcycle after responding

00:07to an AI-generated video on X. Responding to an AI-generated video posted on the social

00:11media platform X on Sunday, Musk said Tesla will never make a motorcycle because he believes they

00:16cannot be made safe. He said in an air fatal road bike accident is his reason, noting that dirt bikes

00:21are safer if written carefully. Volkswagen showed a Ducati electric motorcycle with a

00:26QuantumScape solid-state battery, while Honda revealed its all-electric WN7, which can go

00:31about 83 miles. Tesla recently filed a patent for new battery chemistry aimed at improving

00:36safety, efficiency, and capacity retention. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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