Basically all car companies are focusing on EVs now, they know they are the future. Tesla is inconsequential in all this.

Elon Musk is just a moron. He was the richest man on the planet, he could have all the power he wanted, just like all the clever billionaire oligarchs, but his pathological narcissism required an audience, so instead of manipulating things behind the scenes as they do, he stepped onto it and showed the world what a moronic asshole he is.