Pedantry, this counterfactual idea that tesla or EVs would be as big as it is in America without Musk is just absurd. The company was bought when it had like 3 people and a 250k concept car which was completely redesigned and rebuilt under Musk. The real reason why tesla is important is because it was the first one to execute big on charging networks, no other manufacturer had the balls to even conceive of a nation wide network.