Yes I am. Those taxes, that meddling in the market, is wrong.
Still adding even more taxes is NOT a solution to too many taxes.
The Tesla plant was the old NUMMI plant, it wasn't new construction. I'd be willing to bet a lot of the old car manufacturing machines and tooling were re-purposed at pennies on the dollar.
When the time comes to build locomotives, people will build locomotives.
It is nearly time to build electric cars, not as a total replacement for fossil fuel cars, but as a very useful and appropriate means of local transportation in many niche applications.
In a free market we'd have our electric cars within the decade. Nearly all the technical puzzle pieces are in place, and the remaining piece, the need for smaller vehicles for short commutes, moderate surface street speeds, and local shopping runs is growing with re-urbanization.
... the need for smaller vehicles for short commutes, moderate surface street speeds, and local shopping runs is growing ...
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As an oldster who only runs errands 2-3 days a week, I might not mind a small electric vehicle. My round trips don’t exceed about 15 miles.
I own a ‘01 Impala LS sedan, 3800, that has less than 18k miles. I spend about $35 every 6 weeks to gas up. I like the power, the gas mileage, the safety and the room. On a full tank, I can drive about 350-400 miles with no stops.
I’m betting an electric would cost me much more and not provide the range or the space in the trunk or carry as many passengers.