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> Why would Musk want Tesla to support Texas over CA? That seems backward unless his goal is the success of Tesla as a business, rather than progress against gl
by rcMgD2BwE72F 6y ago
> Why would Musk want Tesla to support Texas over CA? That seems backward unless his goal is the success of Tesla as a business, rather than progress against global warming.
Is Tesla can continues to increase sales like they did for almost a decade, then we have a good chance to completely switch the transportation industry from fossil fuel to renewable energy. If Tesla believe they would achieve this faster from TX than CA, then the move is justified because it better serves the mission of the company ("accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy"), not for business success. CA can perfectly continue to push for the energy transition, with or without Tesla.
- jeffbee 6y agoThat's contrary to all available evidence. In fact California's policies are ahead of planned CO2 reductions, due _entirely_ to reductions outside the transportation sector. Transport electrification is running far behind what many people predict. The number of cars Tesla has sold hasn't amounted to an iota of change in fleet CO2 output.