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How many taxpayers would approve of giving taxpayer money to subsidize $100,000 toys for a bunch of rich guys? The least we should get is some technology in exc
by vaksel 17y ago
How many taxpayers would approve of giving taxpayer money to subsidize $100,000 toys for a bunch of rich guys? The least we should get is some technology in exchange. Or at least an affordable option for the general population that's footing Tesla's bills.
Technology is nice and all, but someone always has to foot the bill. If it's the taxpayers they should at least get something in return.
- tptacek 17y agoShould the government give money to Tesla under any circumstances? I don't know. But if they're going to give them a loan, I hope Tesla pursues a business plan that keeps them operating long enough to pay it back. Tesla simply has a more effective go-to-market plan on high-end vehicles than they do with a mass-market product they're not equipped to deliver.
- Create 17y agoI am under the impression, that it is only a badged Lotus form with M-B providing function. Public risk, private profit. As it has been for a while.
- tptacek 17y agoThat's orthogonal to the point this thread is discussing, which is whether it would have been better for Tesla to pursue a lower-end vehicle. It seems obvious that it wouldn't have been, since PEV's are an unproven early-adopter product, and since the mainstream auto manufacturers have something like a half century of sales and delivery infrastructure over Tesla.