When Elon Musk announced that he was building the Tesla Diner in 2018, it was sold as a wholesome, Americana-flavoured vision of the future in Hollywood – electric cars charging around a communal big screen while drivers fueled up on reimagined fast food.
Since then, Musk, the world’s richest man and Tesla’s CEO, acquired Twitter in a chaotic takeover, donated millions to President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and as the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency set out to slash agencies across the federal government.
