[21twelve]

Except it isn’t their money. You and I paid for a portion of their car (sort of) with our taxes. From the web:

“In the third quarter of 2018, the ZEV credits were $52.3 million and the non-ZEV credits were $137.2 million, for a total of $189.4 million [to Tesla]....

But what about the FIT credit? This is the (up to) $7,500 per car that a buyer can deduct from his or her annual U.S. federal tax liability, assuming the person has any such liabilities.”

[DakotaGator]

Of course electric cars are subsidized by the government. This was my statement:

It’s their money, as long as the cars are not subsidized by the government.

We, the taxpayers, are paying for their ego toys.