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Elon Musk’s vision of Tesla as a public transit company

David Brancaccio Jul 21, 2016
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Mid-day Update

Elon Musk’s vision of Tesla as a public transit company

David Brancaccio Jul 21, 2016
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On today’s show, we’ll talk about why Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire who co-founded PayPal, wants to support Donald Trump; the debut of Disney’s first Latina princess; and Elon Musk’s desire to have Tesla venture into public transit.  

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