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Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk has incited lawsuits and US Securities and Exchange Commission investigations.

Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk has incited lawsuits and US Securities and Exchange Commission investigations.

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Anjli Raval

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To hold on to your job you have to be “excellent, necessary and trustworthy”, according to Mr Elon Musk. But does the Technoking of Tesla even pass his own test?

The maverick chief executive of the electric-car maker and co-founder of companies including SpaceX has incited lawsuits and US Securities and Exchange Commission investigations.

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