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.
“Sink or swim” is just not in the interests of crony capitalism, of which the Tesla is a prime example.
I would respect their efforts MUCH more if they had attempted to make fuel cell technology both highly reliable and economically feasible, rather than to rely on battery technology, which so far is a dead end. There simply is not enough energy density in most batteries to allow for repeated cycles of rapid recharge without dangerous overheating and/or early failure, and most use exotic materials in limited supply throughout the world.
“It’s not a sustainable company without the taxpayers’ subsidy”
Why? Not like the target market can’t afford the difference.
It’s not a sustainable company without the taxpayers’ subsidy so the wealthy can will buy Musk’s cars.
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Yet they have a waiting list of hundreds of thousands of people for the Model 3, each putting down a $1000 deposit. If anything, their biggest problem now is meeting demand.