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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was all excited about the model 3 launch and was looking into booking it(even though the wait is 1.5 years maybe). Anyways, a co worker who is a hard core Trump supporter comes up to me and says that Tesla cars and electrics are a scam.

I dont understand why Republicans hate electric cars. Here are the facts.

1) Electric cars are faster than gasoline cars (Reseach ludicrous mode in model S) 
2) We are not dependent on foreign oil
3) They are manufactured in Freemont CA, so jobs!
4) The batteries are made in NV so more jobs
5) The tax credits given for electric cars are nothing compared to the tax reliefs given to Oil companies.
6) Most people plug their car into the super charger for 15 mins and get about ~60 to 70% range(Almost like filling gas at a gas station)
7) You plug in your car at home and wake up every day to 200 miles plus of range.
8) They dont pollute and are smooth and fun to drive.

It boggles my mind when I hear another American not supporting this concept.[/quote]

I hate them because they don't sell without subsidies, which means you're hitting up the tax payer to lower the cost so people will buy them. 
When you do that, the money wasn't spent where the consumer decided, but rather where a third party decided. That starves other industries of money because money goes artificially to electric cars. That causes artificial dislocations in the market.

Hey, I like guns. I believe everyone should own one. Should I force your tax dollars to go to buy one for everyone? If so, I can guarantee you'll get less money in your pay check. That means you'll go out to eat less, go to fewer movies or fewer sporting events or whatever. These big decisions to take money from people because you like the idea have bigger ramifications.

If electric cars are awesome, they should sell themselves without any subsidies.

There should be no subsidies for oil or electric cars.

I have had a Prius as a rental, but I would not buy one with my hard earned money. Why ask the tax payer to?[/quote]

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