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Or it's a different kind of genius. A lot of these claims helped juice the stock value at critical times. The "battery swap" demo happened to get a specific tax
by AlexandrB 3y ago
Or it's a different kind of genius. A lot of these claims helped juice the stock value at critical times. The "battery swap" demo happened to get a specific tax incentive from Uncle Sam[1]. These are specific actions meant to get other people's money - follow-through be damned.
[1] https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2015/0312/Tesla-battery-swapping-useful-service-or-tax-credit-ploy https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2015/0312/Tesla-b...
- tombert 3y agoI don't know that that really requires "genius" though. Having a lawyer tell you "hey there's this clause in the recent tax code that might make us a lot of money if we make an interesting demo", and then him saying "ok, lets make that demo" doesn't seem like it takes a 10,000 IQ. Lying is pretty easy, and I can think of lots of habitual liars that I also think are very stupid. Without naming anyone specific, think of any politician that you dislike.