> This turns out to have been a good investment for the US and Tesla and arguably the world in general, because it proved the capability of electric cars (as we

> This turns out to have been a good investment for the US and Tesla and arguably the world in general, because it proved the capability of electric cars (as well as their market desirability). Did the taxpayers get shares for this investment? If not, I fail to see this as an investment … it would be a gift to Tesla shareholders.