Consider me intrigued, Mr. Musk
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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" ?
Yes, and I remember Solyndra. What's the point? GM is being subsidized to make EVs, and I am not good with that either. You seem to be insensible to the issue that the government is steering us into them by economic carrots and sticks, which has nothing to do with their merits.
I don't approve of subsidies for anything, so don't waste your time trying to use the "everybody does it" excuse. You think EVs are so great, you buy one and live with it. Don't force them down our throats. You also get to figure out where all the needed extra electric power comes from.
Lol ok bro.
You tried to say I was cool with child slavery but I can't say you're ok with subsidies ? (the giant bailouts that had nothing to do with EVs)
Tesla builds there batteries in Fremont California and soon in Texas but please keep swallowing that Big Oil load. Trump was in charge for four years already and we never stopped buying oil from foreign countries and we never will.