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Old 06-24-2009, 08:55 PM   #55 (permalink)
Overlander23
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I'm always here to help.
Indeed... Please help me understand what your position is, then. I understand you don't like/trust Tesla. Fair enough. But from a previous post I get the impression you don't have a problem with gov't loans to EV makers. So where is the Economics 101?

I'll admit that I don't like the concept of mandating MPG increases driving the tech... I'm much more in favor of a floating fuel tax that has the effect of stabilizing prices. If that has the effect of dissuading the public from buying gas hogs and increasing the likelihood of private investment in alternative fueling, all the better. But "tax" seems to be a bad word.

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I'm not lost at all; re-read the title of the thread. This thread is not about electric vehicles in general, but rather Tesla specifically. I cannot understand why the government would give $465M to any company with a scam artist like Elon Musk at the helm. The whole thing has been a house of cards form the start. There is plenty of information out there on the company.
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