Consider me intrigued, Mr. Musk
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Why does GM, Ford and every ice vehicle producer need government subsidies? And why do they need so much more? When will they pay them back?
Sure you've got a great list regarding things people care about in a car, yet one thing you didn't mention was the SOUND of the accelerating engine. If it's Ferrari vs Tesla, consider me on Team Ferrari.
With an EV, you can blow the doors off a Ferrari and still pay for a person to sit in the car and yell vroom.
What government subsidies are you talking about? Chrysler had a big bail-out loan about 40 years ago, but they paid it back in full.
As for the list, conventional cars do well on all of them, depending on how you want to prioritize them. I hope under #4 you are including battery replacement cost. I notice safety is not on the list. And, how much gasoline I have in the tank is not a function of ambient temperature.
Are you kidding about subsidies? GM alone had 51 billion in subsidies in 2009.
It's not even close, your taxes go far more to keeping ICE car companies rolling.
I know that GM is being subsidized to develop EVs... I don't think that diminished my point.
And I know that tax credits are often conflated with subsidies, so in this case the devil is in the details.
I'm not in favor of subsidies to anyone. But it is clear that the government is using its power to compel us to use EVs, which I resent and oppose. Let them stand on their own, with no subsidies, whether they are made by Tesla or GM.
You're just being obtuse or can't operate a search engine I guess.
Tesla has taken far fewer subsidies than any other manufacturers and the 2008 and 2018 TARP bailouts were not to help manufacturers make EVs. They were to keep the floundering companies afloat. You may remember "too big to fail" ?