Let them pay for them without my tax dollars.
Do any of you Volt detractors think the Wright Brothers could have started out with a 747?
How much did the Wright Brothers receive from Uncle Sugar before Kitty-hawk? Later, after they proved a success, the government purchased their planes and services. The early aircraft was tested for military uses, especially reconnaissance.
The government handouts do not fit this criteria.
Uncle was throwing money at Samuel Langley while the Wrights were developing real flyable aircraft on a shoestring budget.