There's some highly incompetent government officials handing out money.
In the abstract, I think EV-credits are still a good idea. But some of these side-bonuses... such as the "fast charging EV" credits Tesla got for that silly replacement-battery demo... that was bullshit. They took the government's money and then never actually delivered the product (and seems to never have even intended to go beyond taking the government's money).
I mean, sure. We can maybe clap that Elon Musk managed to grab an easy-to-get tax credit and make himself richer. But people's tax dollars were supposed to go towards finding a way to make EVs charge faster. Not for a grifter who didn't even intend to make battery-replacements a real thing.
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The good news is that I'm learning. I dunno if everyone else is learning, but I'm watching this guy. I know what to watch out for if these things pop up within my sphere of influence.
But that's about it. I don't know what to do about it from a policy / political standpoint. Some people want to get grifted: they cheer at these events that haven't actually made any progress.
Solar Roofs, New York / Buffalo jobs, Solar City making revenue for the TSLA shareholders... etc. etc. Same thing. Lots of promises, lots of lies, and very little effort towards making it true. Over and over and over again.
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Its PT Barnum all over again. Mark Twain's fence-painting parable says it best...
In the abstract, I think EV-credits are still a good idea. But some of these side-bonuses... such as the "fast charging EV" credits Tesla got for that silly replacement-battery demo... that was bullshit. They took the government's money and then never actually delivered the product (and seems to never have even intended to go beyond taking the government's money).
I mean, sure. We can maybe clap that Elon Musk managed to grab an easy-to-get tax credit and make himself richer. But people's tax dollars were supposed to go towards finding a way to make EVs charge faster. Not for a grifter who didn't even intend to make battery-replacements a real thing.
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The good news is that I'm learning. I dunno if everyone else is learning, but I'm watching this guy. I know what to watch out for if these things pop up within my sphere of influence.
But that's about it. I don't know what to do about it from a policy / political standpoint. Some people want to get grifted: they cheer at these events that haven't actually made any progress.
Solar Roofs, New York / Buffalo jobs, Solar City making revenue for the TSLA shareholders... etc. etc. Same thing. Lots of promises, lots of lies, and very little effort towards making it true. Over and over and over again.
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Its PT Barnum all over again. Mark Twain's fence-painting parable says it best...