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So nobody in the bay area that drives a Nissan leaf is forward thinking then either because they are heavily subsidized. Am I correct in understanding your reas

• tn13 11y ago
  Well if energy companies can make profit they cant run sustainably; which means others dependent on them cant grow either. Since when do people on HN started thinking of profit as opposite of "forward thinking" is beyond me. Of course I wont count government subsidies as profit because after all the poor Americans who end up paying tax aren't paying for that energy willingly. Arguments for massive government subsidies such as $8K for rich people's car Tesla is that this might speed up the economy of scale for these businesses and that it will eventually be affordable for ordinary people. ( Of course also the dubious claim that this all might help reduce some environmental problems.) I am worried that specific government subsidies for say Wind or Solar might be hurting some innovation in radically different directions.