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In response to "Wonder what Elon thinks of that (honestly, I wonder it) -- nm" by ty97

"yet representatives of Tesla – by far the nation’s largest EV seller – have told a Trump-transition committee they support ending the subsidy.”

Posted by mr mooch (aka pickmix) Nov 14 '24, 13:08

if you can afford a Tesla you're probably less needy of the subsidy to buy it

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That's fascinating to me. Those Tesla reps are failing at their fiduciary responsibility. -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:13 3
- Given Tesla has never met an excuse it couldn’t use to pump a crazy price, this gives them 4 quarters of excuses for slow sales. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 14:41
- (unless TSLA has evidence that the credit is driving people to buy competing EVs instead) -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:15 1
  - I suspect that he thinks that the overall drop off in sales will cause others to leave the market or cut back on investing in electric vehicles. -- nm - pmb Nov 14, 14:10
more like pulling the ladder up once you've reached the top -- nm - oblique Nov 14, 13:12 1
- [nods] -- nm - mud Nov 14, 13:19
(i think it could flip Michigan back if they really go through with it) -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:09 6
- Are the blue collar, union workers, pro-EV? -- nm* - jnine Nov 14, 13:23 5
  - You'd think with all the jobs being created -- (link) - oblique Nov 14, 13:26 3
    - There'll be fewer jobs in EV manufacturing than in the existing supply chain, and a lot of them will involve different skills - Roger More Nov 14, 13:36
    - Those jobs were created by Biden, prior to the election and people still voted red. I dont think people are necessarily voting in their own self- -- (edited) - jnine Nov 14, 13:36
    - and yet . . . unions fucked over Dems despite Biden doing everything they asked of him -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:28
  - it's the future of the auto industry and there are several EV plants in Michigan currently -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:24

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"yet representatives of Tesla – by far the nation’s largest EV seller – have told a Trump-transition committee they support ending the subsidy.”

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