How do you think he got the subsidies?...lolHe strikes me as a world class conman.
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How do you think he got the subsidies?...lolHe strikes me as a world class conman.
You could be right. But I just don't like Elon Musk. He strikes me as a world class conman.
I agree on the government subsidy. Regardless, he has successfully built a viable electric car. I haven't looked at the overall health of the company, but it seems to be viable long term - more than can be said for most other government subsidized ventures.How do you think he got the subsidies?...lol
My biggest problem with it is he was given a bunch of tax payer money up front to design and build an 'affordable entry level' electric car...ie: leaf, volt' etc...and instead produces a nearly 6 figure luxury vehicle. I don't know what the appeal of the Tesla is other than the status symbol people see it as.I agree on the government subsidy. Regardless, he has successfully built a viable electric car. I haven't looked at the overall health of the company, but it seems to be viable long term - more than can be said for most other government subsidized ventures.
Yeah his electric car is WAY different than the other more companies models. Remember back aro7nd 94 when Al Gore said he wanted to see a successful prototype electric car from an American company. Later that year GM showed off that all electric Saturn I believe they called the EV1. Gore and GM were bragging about it's abilities and features until we all found out it was just under $80K.My biggest problem with it is he was given a bunch of tax payer money up front to design and build an 'affordable entry level' electric car...ie: leaf, volt' etc...and instead produces a nearly 6 figure luxury vehicle. I don't know what the appeal of the Tesla is other than the status symbol people see it as.
Playing devil's advocate - maybe he made the realistic and smart decision to design a car on the upper end of the price spectrum knowing that it needed to be profitable in order to make a more affordable car possible. As has been true for decades, the cutting edge tech found on the Mercedes S Class filters down to reasonably priced cars within 5 years.My biggest problem with it is he was given a bunch of tax payer money up front to design and build an 'affordable entry level' electric car...ie: leaf, volt' etc...and instead produces a nearly 6 figure luxury vehicle. I don't know what the appeal of the Tesla is other than the status symbol people see it as.
I found this one interesting - Tesla is apparently very militant about maintaining control of the car you thought you owned.