Yep. I think it's reasonable to think that Tesla wouldn't be where it is today without the nearly half a billion dollars it was loaned by the federal government

Yep. I think it's reasonable to think that Tesla wouldn't be where it is today without the nearly half a billion dollars it was loaned by the federal government in 2010. https://www.energy.gov/lpo/tesla https://www.energy.gov/lpo/tesla