Elon Musk: Apple CEO Tim Cook refused to buy Tesla for $ 60 billion

After rumors appeared online that Apple was planning to release its own electric car, Elon Musk

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What is known

This happened in 2017 whenThe automaker had financial problems during the launch of the Model 3. According to Musk, he set up a meeting with Tim Cook, where he wanted to offer Apple to buy Tesla for 1/10th of the company's current value. Tesla's capitalization now exceeds $600 billion. That is, we were talking about approximately 60 billion dollars. Fortunately for Elon Musk, Tim Cook refused the meeting.

During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla (for 1/10 of our current value). He refused to take the meeting.

- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2020

Recall that according to rumors, Apple is developing its own electric car, which could enter the market by 2024. The car will receive a “revolutionary battery” that will greatly increase the power reserve.

Source: Twitter

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