And then there is this from jalopnik Tesla Shipped Cars Without Seats And Digital Displays: Report
They never had the logistics chops. This was easily predictable.
Tesla will be building cars in China in about 3 years and every Chinese will be ordered to buy one ,LOL
It’s not a sustainable company without the taxpayers’ subsidy so the wealthy can will buy Musk’s cars. This is Obama’s crony capitalism in the mode of Solyndra and other failed fake-green companies. Let it sink or swim on it’s own.
I should start out by saying that the Tesla is a beautiful automobile, and it’s way ahead of the competition. That said, I don’t see any reason for the taxpayers to be subsidizing Tesla (or any of the other EV makers), particularly when the electricity that is used most places to charge these cars up comes from fossil-fueled generating plants. Furthermore, this pipe dream government has about an all-electric auto fleet is just BS. If everyone had a Tesla today, our electrical grid would collapse from the overload. Then there’s the issue of the further subsidization of these vehicles by virtue of the fact that they escape the fuel taxes that we use to maintain our roads on which they also drive.
The proposed House tax bill calls for an immediate repeal of the $7,500-per-vehicle credit:
U hm. It’s not just the $7,500 direct consumer tax benefit.
There is also about $30,000 given to manufacturer to produce these POS...
The real cost is $35,000 plus in taxpayer bene’s....
Nikola Tesla was not a failure at all. You’ve some serious balls to run your mouth so reckless. He just had no care for business.
You wouldn’t know it from the adoring press coverage. And how many of us were laughed at when we said that people just don’t want electric cars. I’ve seen many reserved parking spots for electric cars. I’ve never seen one actually parked there.
300 miles on a charge, not counting using the ac or heat. Why would anyone want to buy that?
How about the Prius/Pious?
I have to ask what its situation is with subsidies. At least, the pure EV; don’t they have that?
Also, since they’ve been around quite a while, what IS happening with disposal of bad batteries/cars?
And Tesla goes the way of a solar energy company, why are none of us the slightest bit surprised?
Next to go will be the subsidies to solar and wind power, which is a minuscule portion of power generation. On our monthly bill there is a graph that shows what generates the power in our neck of the woods. Even though there are turbines on every ridge with wind and solar is here and there, but on the graph it doesn’t even rate a bar.
Dear Tesla: Welcome to reality. You’re a loser who jumped on the gravy train.
4.9 billion in subsidies...
“Nikola Tesla was a genius, but also a failure”
Nikola was a financial failure, but remains one of the true geniuses in the pantheon of great inventors. His patents even today remain some of the most remarkable ever granted, as his differential equations are a complete description of AC generation, transmission and motor usage.
Nikola was not even really a financial failure, but simply a pawn who was destroyed in the war between Edison’s robber baron backers and George Westinghouse, with the robber barons using unethical stock manipulation techniques that are now illegal.
But I do agree with you about the irony of using the Tesla name for Musk’s fraudulent car company.
Without Government subsidies, Tesla will end up bankrupt.
Didn’t Musk throw a little ceremony for himself and journalists when he pulled out of Trumps Economic or business blue ribbon panel?
People ought to remember that discussion amongst varying opinion is much better than discussions in a mutual admiration society.
The end is nigh. Tesla stock will likely be next to worthless in a month or two.
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You could be right. How many puts do you own, or do you not put your money where your mouth is?
Put a v-12 in them and they will sell like hot cakes!
We have a Tesla; it’s a very nice car, but in the end all it’s doing is moving the exhaust from the tailpipe to the smokestack. Plus, on long trips you’re tied to the Tesla supercharging stations and the availability of open slots. Heard that after the eclipse was over, all the Teslas going back to California from Oregon had to wait 3-4 hours for open slots at each charging station on the way back home! My personal preference is IC or hybrid and the plethora of gas stations everywhere, with only 5 minutes to fill the tank.