Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9B in government subsidies
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#2It seems the subsidies are accomplishing their purpose. They attracted private businesses to compete in the industry, and that competition and experience is bringing costs down to self-sustaining levels.
Re: Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9B in government subsidies
#3Needs a "(2015)" label.
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#41) US Army needs MANY batteries and 2) NSA needs many - especially small - batteries to do their job. Can you imagine how surveillance would spread everywhere if just batteries would be small enough? 3) Germany car industry is HUGE. Why not take some business away from them?
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#5Wasn't that the point of the subsidies? To foster innovation, and kickstart green energy / transportation?
Sounds like it's working....
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#6A two year old bs hit piece that's been repeatedly debunked gets resurfaced on hn after two years...why am I not surprised
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#7Tesla Inc
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Re: Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9B in government subsidies
#8Wasn't that the point of the subsidies? To foster innovation, and kickstart green energy / transportation? Sounds like it's working....
Indeed...
From the article: "He definitely goes where there is government money".
In other words, he definitely goes where we wish more people would go.
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#9Wow. Hold on. I need to find a piece of furniture to lean up against, I'm in such shock.
Musk speaks out against Trump and then this banal piece about public subsidies reappears? Yeah. It's just such shocking timing I'm going to need to lie down.
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#10A two year old bs hit piece that's been repeatedly debunked gets resurfaced on hn after two years...why am I not surprised
It might help alter people's viewpoints more efffectively if you linked to debunking.