Reports emerge that Japan may ban all new petrol and diesel sales by 2035, leaving Australia with nothing to do but fall in line, or bury its head in the petrol tank.
Saudi-backed Tesla rival Lucid Motors completes first phase of $US700m EV factory in Arizona, and says it's on track to begin making Lucid Air by mid-2021.
The Tesla Model 3 is still clear lead in the global plug-in electric vehicle market, while Tesla's Model Y and fellow 2020 newcomer Volkswagen ID.3 jostle for a place in the top three.
Musk says Tesla may start releasing fully autonomous driving capabilities to customers from 2021, and the transition to electric transport will double energy demands.