Scientifically speaking, why Tesla and SpaceX is perceived as innovation? The concept of such things floated around for quite a while.
Any methanol/ethanol LEV will be better than this big battery meme.
And have a confession of former Elon Musk fanboy here.
Came to realization that he is not an inventor, nor a philanthropist. He just want to be seen as such, because it gives him fame and social approval points, and what is more important, money.