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Did all car manufacturers try to get a $500 million loan to build electric cars?
No. And why should it matter? Tesla got the loan. Others didn't. How is that fair?
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Honda, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, or smaller ones like Think, BYD, Tango, or Venturi? I could name many more. Where are their $500M+ loans to build their electric cars?
Did they ask, and/or meet the requirements? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Technology_Vehicles_Ma...
Many asked. Only few were given those loans. Why not give the money to research universities instead? Wouldn't that be a lot more fair? We could all exploit the research, instead of just a few well-connected billionaires and corporations with lots of resources.
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Honda, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, or smaller ones like Think, BYD, Tango, or Venturi? I could name many more. Where are their $500M+ loans to build their electric cars?
byd is small? this knock-off manufacturer is one of the largest in china and now even works with daimler.
I clearly stated "smaller". BYD has a market cap 10% the size of Tesla's current market cap.
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No. And why should it matter? Tesla got the loan. Others didn't. How is that fair?
To rephrase this: Did all students get A on the exam? Did all even try to learn to get good grade? No. And why should it matter. Ones who did put some effort into learning got the loan. Others didn't. OMG HOW IS THAT FAIR? Yup, unfair indeed, lol.
There shouldn't even have been a loan in the first place. The government has no right to dole out taxpayer money in the form of loans to private companies.
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#35I had no idea there was actually a written law that prevented auto manufacturers to sell directly to consumers. What is this law supposed to achieve exactly?
Officially, to make sure customers have a dealership close by where they can have their cars properly serviced without delays or long trips. In practice, to protect dealers with fat margins and terrible commercial practices.
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#36He's a great salesman. You don't even realize you're being sold.
Is he selling me rockets too? I only wish I could be in the market for one.
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#38Flagged. I think you Elon groupies need to go outside for some fresh air.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Honda, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, or smaller ones like Think, BYD, Tango, or Venturi? I could name many more. Where are their $500M+ loans to build their electric cars?
Did they ask, and/or meet the requirements? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Technology_Vehicles_Ma...
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Did they ask, and/or meet the requirements? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Technology_Vehicles_Ma...
Many asked. Only few were given those loans. Why not give the money to research universities instead? Wouldn't that be a lot more fair? We could all exploit the research, instead of just a few well-connected billionaires and corporations with lots of resources.
> Many asked. Only few were given those loans. Why not give the money to research universities instead?
You are not making any sense! First you ask why other car companies weren't given a loan, then you say that universities should have received the funding. Please, if you want to put forward your point, make sure you can argue it properly!