Elon Musk has said: Bill Gates placed a massive bet on Tesla, $TSLA dying … such a big short position also drives the stock down for everyday investors. To the best of my knowledge, Gates *still* has that massive bet against Tesla on the table.
Elon Musk previously noted that he rejected working with Bill Gates on climate change via text because the Microsoft co-founder was shorting Tesla.
Musk asked Gates if he still has a "half billion dollar short position against Tesla."
Gates replies, "Sorry to say I haven’t closed it yet," adding in another text: "I would like to discuss philanthropy possibilities."
Musk replies that he can’t take Gates’ philanthropy on climate change "seriously when you have a massive short position against Tesla, the company doing the most to solve climate change."