When Andy Grove said he would talk about why electric vehicles are better than biofuels, Khosla told him to go ahead.
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Private exchange between Khosla and Grove.
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Vinod Khosla, “When Andy Grove said he would talk about why electric vehicles are better than biofuels, Khosla told him to go ahead.” (said 9 April 2024). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_eff63a812299, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_eff63a812299
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