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Originally Posted by ocelotspot
Yes, at this stage it is called R&D. Funding needs to come from somewhere to build facilities to mass produce the vehicles. Technically at this point. that figure or more accurately, ratio should actually go up. When production ensues the number will go down. Are you lost on this, or are u just being inflammatory?
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I agree that R&D needs to be done. The sticky wicket is that I would prefer that the money go to a company that I would trust to do the work. To me, Telsa appears more marketing than manufacturing. This loan doesn't make sense. Let's say give a long time battery company half the loan to develop better batteries. Or a long time electric motor company money to develop better electric motors. It's better investment. Why? Because all Tesla's going to do is go to the other companies and give them the cash to do the work and charge "management fees" to us taxpayers.