Elon Musk calls Bill Gates 'underwhelming' after he bus a Porche Tayher than a Tesla

Elon Musk has called Bill Gates "underwhelming" after the Microsoft founder bought a Porsche rather than a Tesla.

The insult was posted on Mr Musk's Twitter feed after he was alerted to the fact that Mr Gates had opted to buy Porsche's battery-powered Taycan sports car.

The Tesla boss then suggested he had been disappointed in discussions with Bill Gates.

"My conversations with Gates have been underwhelming tbh," he wrote in response to a Twitter user who alerted him to Mr Gates's decision.

Bill Gates admitted to having bought the Porsche during a video interview with YouTube star Marques Brownlee, in which the pair discussed electric vehicles.