What you think that ford and gm don’t enjoy the same tax credits for their alternative fuel cars?
You don’t think that its in the national interest for the USA to develop electric cars?
You don’t think its in the national interest to develop solar power? You probably don’t know about the profound revolution that’s going on there in terms of cost in desert areas of the USA and around the world. Right now utility scale solar is delivering solar for .02-.03@kwh vs natural gas/coal at .04-.06@kwh.
Too bad the Chinese control the lions share of the manufacturing.
Even with Tesla the Chinese are likely going to own the space within 10 years. Without Tesla, the USA is going to stuck with a constantly shrinking share of the worldwide auto market.
Governments around the world favor companies in the national interest 100% of the time. The Chinese say they want to be the leader in such and such technology and they throw billions of dollars at it. The best that a purist like you can do is murder an industry for the sake of what? Perfection? Bubbles? Because it sure ain’t the national interest.
You’re right that it is in the interest of the tesla bears that tesla not turn a profit.
But Tesla is getting closer
If Tesla is successful they will be the first new American car company to succeed in about 100 years.
You wish Musk ill. I get it. I wish him well. That’s all. I’m a normal republican. I would not invest in his company. Its too faith based. But that’s just me. I totally respect and appreciate what the guy is doing. Plus I recognize the incredible pressure the guy is under and the odds against him succeeding. Oh and also that the guy is a national asset—in a way that you and I will never be.
You don’t think that its in the national interest for the USA to develop electric cars?
Not if it requires 20% tax credit + insane CAFE and other standards to even get a 1-2% market share.
You wish Musk ill.
Before what he did on the tweet, I certainly didn't wish him ill, but he deserves what is coming to him for that. But regardless of that, he is hardly deserving of any accolades. Living off government investment, even when it makes sense for the government to get involved, is hardly enough to make him a "national treasure" as you put it.