Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Biden alienated Musk from the start by not inviting him to participate in his meetings with car manufacturers. Biden did not invite Musk because Musk does not have a union shop. Musk has not gotten over that. Biden made a big mistake then. I think he tried to make up for it somewhat later. At first Biden did not want to include Teslas for the tax credit because of the "union" issue, but then they decided to base the tax credit on percentage of parts made in the US (and Tesla is a big winner there).
So all this is about Elon having a hissy fit?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It sucks that musk is such a depraved nut case. I really want a Tesla but spouse will not budge because of Musk. I’m going to be stuck with Subaru’s new EV cross trek. Kids are split too. One wants a Tesla and the other will refuse to drive it. None of us are Republicans.
Teslas suck so this is a blessing in disguise. Really. There are so many better EVs out there.
I’ve had a hybrid car and now have an EV and will never go back. They’re excellent.
And yet there are more Teslas on the road in the DC metro area than Camrys or Accords. And everyone I know who owns one loves it.
Anonymous wrote:
Biden alienated Musk from the start by not inviting him to participate in his meetings with car manufacturers. Biden did not invite Musk because Musk does not have a union shop. Musk has not gotten over that. Biden made a big mistake then. I think he tried to make up for it somewhat later. At first Biden did not want to include Teslas for the tax credit because of the "union" issue, but then they decided to base the tax credit on percentage of parts made in the US (and Tesla is a big winner there).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It sucks that musk is such a depraved nut case. I really want a Tesla but spouse will not budge because of Musk. I’m going to be stuck with Subaru’s new EV cross trek. Kids are split too. One wants a Tesla and the other will refuse to drive it. None of us are Republicans.
If it makes you feel better I'm a Republican and won't ever buy a Tesla either, but I don't factor Musk into the equation of any decision to buy a car. I think that's absurd. Just like I think it's absurd not to eat at Chick-fil-A just because you don't agree with the owner's values.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Yes, we love our Tesla. And we are pretty left politically (would never vote for TFG). We bought it for the car, not who started the company. Many people of all political stripes are employed there and they make a great American car. It's far ahead of any of the other electric cars, but buy whatever you want.
Henry Ford was a Nazi lover and people bought his car FWIW.
I wasn’t aware there were dozens of car companies during Henry Ford’s time.
Maybe not, but Ford and Musk have one thing in common. They are both innovators. Musk was the only one making an electric car when he started. The battery technology was a big deal. Huge.
Musk didn’t single-handedly invent the electric car from the ground up. He provided the investment to the original founders.
Anonymous wrote:
Biden alienated Musk from the start by not inviting him to participate in his meetings with car manufacturers. Biden did not invite Musk because Musk does not have a union shop. Musk has not gotten over that. Biden made a big mistake then. I think he tried to make up for it somewhat later. At first Biden did not want to include Teslas for the tax credit because of the "union" issue, but then they decided to base the tax credit on percentage of parts made in the US (and Tesla is a big winner there).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Yes, we love our Tesla. And we are pretty left politically (would never vote for TFG). We bought it for the car, not who started the company. Many people of all political stripes are employed there and they make a great American car. It's far ahead of any of the other electric cars, but buy whatever you want.
Henry Ford was a Nazi lover and people bought his car FWIW.
I wasn’t aware there were dozens of car companies during Henry Ford’s time.
Maybe not, but Ford and Musk have one thing in common. They are both innovators. Musk was the only one making an electric car when he started. The battery technology was a big deal. Huge.
Anonymous wrote:
Biden alienated Musk from the start by not inviting him to participate in his meetings with car manufacturers. Biden did not invite Musk because Musk does not have a union shop. Musk has not gotten over that. Biden made a big mistake then. I think he tried to make up for it somewhat later. At first Biden did not want to include Teslas for the tax credit because of the "union" issue, but then they decided to base the tax credit on percentage of parts made in the US (and Tesla is a big winner there).