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The goal is to reduce CO2, not create more electric cars. That’s just one possible solution. Additionally have you seen how small Tesla is compared to someone

The goal is to reduce CO2, not create more electric cars. That’s just one possible solution. Additionally have you seen how small Tesla is compared to someone like VW? They’re easily an order of magnitude smaller. Finally if Tesla are building in the EU then they’re contributing to the EU manufacturing industry, and they’re beholden to EU regulation.

rapsey 7y ago
> The goal is to reduce CO2, not create more electric cars. That’s just one possible solution. Well shooting yourself in the foot is a pretty bad way to achieve those goals. > Additionally have you seen how small Tesla is compared to someone like VW? They’re easily an order of magnitude smaller. A US company benefiting from much looser regulation at home and most of all the insane FED money printing making its way to the stock market and funding them with free money. > Finally if Tesla are building in the EU then they’re contributing to the EU manufacturing industry, and they’re beholden to EU regulation. So we can all be factory workers for americans. Great.
- avianlyric 7y ago
  > Well shooting yourself in the foot is a pretty bad way to achieve those goals. You’re going to have to explain why this is shooting ourselves in the foot. I’m still not seeing it. > A US company benefiting from much looser regulation at home and most of all the insane FED money printing making its way to the stock market and funding them with free money. I’m not entirely sure I understand what your trying to say. Which regulations are so much looser and can you explain what advantages they provide to Tesla vs an EU company. > So we can all be factory workers for americans. Great. EU companies own factories in the US (VW is a notable example), and US companies own factories in the EU. Nothing wrong with that.
woodandsteel 7y ago
> The goal is to reduce CO2, not create more electric cars. That’s just one possible solution. No, the goal is not to reduce CO2, it is to eliminate it entirely, and in order to do that one of the things you have to do is convert all auto transportation over to electric cars. But I bet you already knew that.

rapsey 7y ago

> The goal is to reduce CO2, not create more electric cars. That’s just one possible solution. Well shooting yourself in the foot is a pretty bad way to achieve those goals. > Additionally have you seen how small Tesla is compared to someone like VW? They’re easily an order of magnitude smaller. A US company benefiting from much looser regulation at home and most of all the insane FED money printing making its way to the stock market and funding them with free money. > Finally if Tesla are building in the EU then they’re contributing to the EU manufacturing industry, and they’re beholden to EU regulation. So we can all be factory workers for americans. Great.

avianlyric 7y ago
> Well shooting yourself in the foot is a pretty bad way to achieve those goals. You’re going to have to explain why this is shooting ourselves in the foot. I’m still not seeing it. > A US company benefiting from much looser regulation at home and most of all the insane FED money printing making its way to the stock market and funding them with free money. I’m not entirely sure I understand what your trying to say. Which regulations are so much looser and can you explain what advantages they provide to Tesla vs an EU company. > So we can all be factory workers for americans. Great. EU companies own factories in the US (VW is a notable example), and US companies own factories in the EU. Nothing wrong with that.

woodandsteel 7y ago

> The goal is to reduce CO2, not create more electric cars. That’s just one possible solution. No, the goal is not to reduce CO2, it is to eliminate it entirely, and in order to do that one of the things you have to do is convert all auto transportation over to electric cars. But I bet you already knew that.