Can Telsa Survive Without Musk, Or Is There Another Ace Up The Sleeve?

It is nearly impossible to imagine Tesla Inc. without Elon Musk -- its chairman, CEO, largest shareholder and public face.

But the Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit Thursday has raised questions about the executive's future at the clean-energy company, sending shares spiraling. The agency accuses Musk, 47, of misleading investors with his infamous Aug. 7 tweet about taking Tesla private, and seeks to ban him from serving as a director or officer.

PUGPROUD - 9/28/2018 11:18:38 AM

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If this keeps up change the name of this site from AUTOSPIES to MUSK-A-TELL! Can we get back to news about interesting new cars for a change?

MDarringer - 9/28/2018 6:31:27 PM

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Tesla could become credible without Musk. With him the company is a lightning rod for controversy and all of it bad.

mre30 - 9/28/2018 8:57:40 PM

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Of course Tesla and survive (AND thirve) without Elon Musk - founder replacement happens all the time.

Uber is much better now that Travis Kalalnick is gone, for example.

skytop - 9/29/2018 3:01:34 AM

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Look how much better the Democrat party is now that Ted Kennedy is dead and gone and was replaced with genius of Maxine Waters, Nancy Piglosi and Diane Feinstein.

MDarringer - 9/29/2018 3:01:26 PM

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OMG you are right.