Elon Musk says he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla

A $500 million dollar short position that Bill Gates has on Tesla made Elon Musk turn down discussion on a partnership for climate change.

• In a tweet on Friday, the Tesla CEO admitted that he asked Gates if he was short-selling shares of the electric carmaker.
• When investors short a stock, they are betting that the price of the asset will fall.
• It’s not the first time the two men have had a public disagreement.