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3 tons wrote:

John & Angela wrote:

3 tons wrote:

time2roll wrote:
The $7,500 is only good on the first 200,000 electric vehicles produced so it was gone for Tesla some time in 2018 anyway.
Insert yawn here.

Try caffeine.... Problem is that the possibility of ending subsidies effects most all other EV manufacturers and their production plans and stock prices as well - this puts at least a temporary (though potential) cloud over the entire industry and its go to investment sector which Tesla is a part of...Tesla (if beyond the 200k mfg limit?) will undoubtedly seek expanded subsidy relief in its home state of CA....

I have no illusions that EV popularity will wane anytime soon, but this popular political trend does not suggest that it is the best POV transportation solution, nor that somehow net pollution will even be reduced (grid problems not withstanding...)...Quite conspicuously, any responsible studies to this particular question have yet to be dissiminated for a larger and open review.... Reasonable minds (policy makers, et al) should be interested in (and intellectually open to) attaining this type of comprehensive evaluation (empiricism) before acting out on assumed or flawed notions (scientism)..

Unfortunately, this type of inqusitive curiosity now seems to be lacking (DOA) - “**** the torpedos”!

Bunkysdad

But you have to remember that the USA is only one of may EV markets with China being the biggest. Other manufacturers are behind a bit but are still out there. It would be nice if there was a North American hi end EV maker in ten years. I’ve never figured out why so many want to see this American company fail. Besides, i life the Tesla emblem better than the BMW or Mercedes logo. :).

I seriously do notwant Tesla to fail - in fact their cars are beautiful to say the least...

A) My passion rest not in frivolous emotion, but serious in the unlikelyhood that business of any kind should not be enjoying favored taxpayer support of their risk taking (this is anti-capitalist, thus unfair to other concerns) to the detriment of others....

B) On the larger matter, the scientific inquiry has yet to be done - yet nowadays (left brain vs right...) I suppose most folks really don’t care ...

Respectfully,

3 tons

You raise valid concerns on “favoured tax payer support”. But my concern is that if the rest of the world has active government involvement in industry development with the intention of giving their people an advantage then it stands to reason your country could get squeezed out of the world market. This has already happened to some degree in hi speed rail transport. As well Most electric busses are being imported from China or Canada. I’m not American but like to see our American and Mexican neighbours do well as we all share a pretty cool continent.

I hope Tesla gets it sorted out and has amazing success. We don’t need any more BMW’s on the road. :)

John.