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> That's actually Tesla's only source of profit. So do they get hit 2x then, if not only will they stop getting the credits but the other automakers will start
by Alex3917 6y ago
> That's actually Tesla's only source of profit.
So do they get hit 2x then, if not only will they stop getting the credits but the other automakers will start getting the subsidies that Tesla will no longer be getting? Right now it seems like Teslas are also artificially cheap, since they can't be repaired affordably or in any reasonable timeframe.
- totalZero 6y agoThere are a few different programs but I will focus specifically on ZEV credits. Basically, automakers that don't make a certain number of EVs relative to total sales must buy credits from automakers who produce a surplus of EVs. Right now, the conventional automakers buy hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of ZEV credits from Tesla every quarter. However, they won't need to buy those credits if they produce a large number of their own EVs. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32346670/other-automakers-paid-tesla-record-354-million/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32346670/other-automakers...