Posted on 08/05/2021 9:40:56 PM PDT by algore
Joe Biden on Thursday raised eyebrows by failing to invite the world's largest manufacturer of electric vehicles to his EV summit, after appearing to bow to union pressure.
Biden invited to the White House the heads of General Motors, Ford and Stellantis - the Dutch-owned firm which makes Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands.
The three firms are the three largest employers of members of the United Auto Workers union, which in April 2020 endorsed Biden, bringing the support of 400,000 workers.
Tesla, whose Model 3, X and S cars alone make up almost 60 per cent of the U.S. electric car market, according to government data, does not have a unionized work force
When someone tweeted a meme of Musk outside the White House, holding up a sign reading: 'Hi. I make lots of EVs in the US', Musk responded with a laughing emoji.
Teslas sold in the United States are made at its California plant, and are far more domestically sourced for parts than GM's Chevy Bolt. The Bolt gets about three-quarters of its components, including the expensive batteries, from South Korea.
GM is building U.S. battery factories with partners that will increase its domestic content in the future, yet Tesla already gets 50-55 per cent of their components from U.S. factories.
One man tweeted: 'Maybe if @elonmusk moved Tesla manufacturing to Mexico like Ford did for the Mach-E they would have a seat at the table?
'Apparently good paying American jobs, making 100% Electric vehicles isn't enough to be shown as an example of how other manufacturers should behave
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Musk has indicated that he decided not to get a vaccine because someone else could benefit more from the shot given that he already had some immunity to COVID since he already had it
The Brits already burned down the WH in 1814. Why take a chance with a Tesla?
How much did Musk donate to democrats in the runup to the 2016 stolen election?
Blatant quid pro quo for the endorsement. There ought to be a law. Oh, wait I think there is!
Biden’s a union guy?
Since when?
A guy who’s importing millions of low wage scabs?
Almost as hilarious as calling him an environmentalist.
What’s “environmental” about flooding the country with more people?
“.....bringing the support of 400,000 workers.”
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I doubt that most of them voted for Biden.
Each of those companies are dirctly dependent on the government for defacto or actual subsidies. The govenment will do all it can to coerce consumers to buy electric vehicles. Since consumers by a huge margin prefer vehicles with internal combustion engines, all those companies with huge capital investments in EVs will be going broke. American taxpayers will be subsidizing the companies and their workers.
Just donate 10% for the Big Guy Elon! You’ll get your invites then!
All this could be smoothed over with a simple purchase of a painting, say, for about $500,000? Opens all sorts of doors.
I doubt Elon really wanted to go to this political theater. He has better things to do with his time.
I considered an electric, but the fire issue is big for me. I wonder how often it really happens and gets buried by the media.
It’s very difficult to replace a
powerplant who’s patent stretches
back to 1791.
When a EV can promise a 300 mile
range @ 80 mph with all electrical
accessories running, I might consider
one if it can recharge to full
capacity in 15 minutes flat. Until
then, EV’s are nothing more than a
golf cart in my honest humble opinion.
It’s not odd Elon. It’s business as usual, politicians picking winners and losers. You got to come up with some more payola, and Biden is very expensive access. Call Hunter. He’s the bag man.
Did you watch the 2019 fill Irishman with Robert DE Njro?
It was based off of the life of Mafia hit man and Local Teamster Union leader Frank Sheeran.
I read the book, and it is mention how a very young Joe Biden went to his Union Hall to seek their endorsement for his first Senate Race. Frank Sheeran said he was a labor man and that he spoke in a manner of a man who was much older and wiser than most people that were Biden’s age at the time.
That was when I closed the book and threw it away.
Stellantis = Dead Fiat on side of road.
What a demented old man?
There is some really good news
The terrorist union boss Richard Trumka died.
America is a better place with Trumka dead
Biden’s actions are unconstitutionally biased.
Biden et al must be destroyed
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