UK to Ban Internal Combustion: What does it mean for us?

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by paintman

Just remember.............every time you see a Tesla go down the road, you helped pay for it. Tesla is one of the most heavly subsized companies in the country. Elon Musk weaseled our taxes to help pay for his companies survival. Along with all the other alternative energy companies. i.e. Sylindra. I wonder how many people would buy a Tesla if they had to pay the full freight for one.

I understand they want more of our $ much much more. Time for them to go bankrupt before we do.

[1project2many]

Just remember.............every time you see a Tesla go down the road, you helped pay for it. Tesla is one of the most heavly subsized companies in the country.

Interesting. They have also given permission for anyone who wants to use Tesla patents to do so royalty free. So you're saying I own part of it and I get to use all of it.
https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-p...are-belong-you

[ptc]

Originally Posted by paintman

Just remember.............every time you see a Tesla go down the road, you helped pay for it. Tesla is one of the most heavly subsized companies in the country. Elon Musk weaseled our taxes to help pay for his companies survival. Along with all the other alternative energy companies. i.e. Sylindra. I wonder how many people would buy a Tesla if they had to pay the full freight for one.

YEa dont blame Elon Musk for this --- You need to go talk to YOUR VOTED IN representative thats stealling YOUR MONEY for their own gain. IF you follow the money you will realize whos making money on this and it not TESLA!

Americans need to wake up about TAX SUBSIDIES.... it SUBSIDIZES OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATOR POCKETS ONLY!!!! Not the manufacturers... WAKE UP !!!!!

See this:

Summary

On the 1Q earnings call, Elon Musk delivered an impassioned plea that the federal electric car subsidies hurt Tesla relative to other automakers.

Pro tip to U.S. Congress and President Trump: Here’s a subsidy that the alleged beneficiary is effectively begging you to abolish.

As it stands, after the first 200,000 cars, there is an unlimited number of subsidies available, constituting an unlimited multi-billion-dollar exposure to the federal budget.

For the sake of all that is fair and budget sound, this electric car subsidy must be abolished immediately, saving the federal treasury billions.

All electric car subsidies and mandates also induce malinvestment by other automakers, generating losses and eventually plant closures.

"It's a little confusing, because one's a letter and the other's a number." - Elon Musk on 1Q earnings call talking about Model S vs. Model 3
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported 1Q earnings, and Elon Musk had but one request from the U.S. government: End the tax credit subsidies for electric cars.