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I hear a lot of sour grapes in this article ... the only part worth discussing is whether SolarCity and Tesla Motors can reach self-sufficiency before the fundi
by smoyer 11y ago
I hear a lot of sour grapes in this article ... the only part worth discussing is whether SolarCity and Tesla Motors can reach self-sufficiency before the funding is removed.
Governments provide these sort of grants specifically to encourage certain behaviors. I don't think Musk is the only one pursuing these credits, etc., but perhaps he's better at it than most? His only real advantage is that he doesn't have the baggage (bureaucracy, history, etc) of the entrenched players ... they could, in theory, partake of the same government largess.
- Shivetya 11y agoWell the question is, can Tesla survive to make the affordable EV they promise? Do they even have the cash to build out the factory to support that car in any volume? Can they find new tax credits to shore up the bottom line; its been suspected the battery swap station was only for a specific tax credit and there still is only one station and its operational status is questionable. Love Space X, think Solar City is a great idea, but not keen on Tesla simply because they seem hell bent on having EVs that are not affordable and each improvement seems aimed at speed performance numbers instead of distance. I was really hoping the D was going to be for increased range but instead it was 0-60 first and AWD second. edit: after reading up on the home battery offerings they really aren't that impressive... I need to dig up the articles that revealed all of its short comings
- greglindahl 11y agoTesla needs to raise money to make the affordable EV in high volume. Many of the companies we discuss here are in the same situation.