The sad part is, that's actually true. Tesla, the non-Elon/pre-Elon part is really innovative and it's such a shame that it's getting associated with that person and his actions.

And by that I mean all 3 of those actions:

1) buying innovation then putting yourself forward as it's inventor (isn't this plagiarism?). Aside from being morally wrong, this caused the ACTUAL inventors and innovators Tesla had to leave. The real people behind Tesla's innovation is Martin Eberhard, with a lot of help from Marc Tarpenning and a company called AC Propulsion. Same with SpaceX. None of the design is from mr. Musk.

2) actually believing your own bullshit, then designing an all-terrain vehicle that ... can't stand water. Drive through water? Car fails. Drive through a carwash? Car fails. Drive through sand? Car fails. Bulletproof glass that can't deal with a small tap with a hammer (and breaks plenty by itself in the wild). Sometimes when you press the accelerator ... it will not stop accelerating even when you let go again. He had to have the vehicle recalled TWICE (once for panels, once for accelerator). And can we forget the autopilot debacle? It goes on ... and on ... and on.

3) his repulsive government views and actions, making half the population start to torch everything of your company they can touch. AND THEN DENYING HIS OWN PROBLEMS, like (2). He made the government buy cybertrucks as armored vehicles for official use, which is going to lead to a very predictable disaster. He even made Trump do a commercial for "Tesler" on the white house lawn.