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"subsidize someone else's future purchase" Not what it says at all. And you'd have to be pretty oblivious to how companies, esp growing ones, operate (which I'
by njharman 10y ago
"subsidize someone else's future purchase"
Not what it says at all. And you'd have to be pretty oblivious to how companies, esp growing ones, operate (which I'll give you the average American probably is) to take it that way.
The models sold today are subsidising the research, design, cost of operations(salaries) that lead to a model 3 launch. Tesla is feeding it's profits back into growth. Same as all growing companies do.
- biot 10y agoI get that it doesn't actually say that, but it has that vibe. Compare "All profits from the sale of these models help fund R&D of the model 3, which will be smaller and more affordable" to "We can't produce a small, affordable model without your expensive purchase". These are functionally equivalent statements but vastly different in tone: one focuses on "funded by profits" the other focuses on "expensive purchase".