Nelson Mandela once stated, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” In order to be successful, one must stick to their goal until they have reached their limit. Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971, and grew up in South Africa. Musk created the first electric car company that used lithium-ion batteries to run efficiently and not pollute the air using gasoline. In addition to inventing the Tesla vehicles, they have a special feature that innovated the car industry, regenerative braking. This meant all Teslas could conserve energy by normally driving and not have to constantly charge. The way Musk impacted society as a whole is that he was helping the environment, one car at a time.
Elon Musk created electric cars, Tesla, and used Striving for Accuracy to innovate ways to overcome air pollution and illuminate the world by making a healthier environment. It started in 2008 where Elon Musk founded Tesla Inc. a corporation that would make solar roofs, and electric cars that could get you from place to place without polluting the air. In 2013, the Tesla company would gain popularity by making the Roadster 2.0 that could go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds on a lithium ion battery, with 250 miles per charge. Also, these cars were supposedly an alternative to gasoline cars, and Elon Musk stated, “Driving a gasoline
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He would inspire other people to start their own projects based on solar powered living spaces and preventing humans from using gasoline to harm the environment. He wanted to do this to simply improve air quality, but it became bigger than he thought it would. This left a great impact on society, as the cheapest type of Tesla vehicle is around $30,000 dollars makes it affordable to save our world. This comes to show, “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” - Elon