He is an opportunist, less so a welfare queen.
His overall actions prevent him from being canceled due to his dismissal of wokeism.
That’s what I’m thinking. He saw an opportunity because all the governments are moving toward adopting EVs. In a couple of years, we will no longer be able to purchase gasoline. We’ll be allowed to keep our old cars but we would have no gas to buy? We’re SOL. Elon Musk simply saw the future.
And if he did not take advantage of all the laws, regulations and policies that benefit his business he'd be a fool.