> it seems to make a lot more sense to just use the existing lever and raise gas taxes, instead of trying to circumvent them by applying pressure to the market

> it seems to make a lot more sense to just use the existing lever and raise gas taxes, instead of trying to circumvent them by applying pressure to the market directly. Note that the "fuel economy penalties" and regulations that Tesla is pushing for were an existing lever. The penalties were law from 2016, the Trump administration revoked the increase in early January of this year. [1] [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-emissions-idUSKBN29H2FR https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-emissions-idUSK...