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Wait, what? Fascism is bad for business? Who would have thought?
Sadly, it is not bad for business. Tesla is failing because they're shitty cars that overpromised features they'd never be capable of. He should be in jail for fraud, but we do not live in a just world.
No. They're failing because fascism.
They're mostly fine cars, with a few Elon-caused exceptions. I'll be sad to see EVs as a whole, which were poised to replace ICE cars, fall back out of popularity while we go back to burning oil.
Maybe this admin will act recklessly one week and decide we need to bring in BYD. It could be worth it to cede all manufacturing capability in the West in order to get rid of burning oil.
I was looking forward to parking garages not smelling like exhaust.
For some reason US manufacturers can't make a $35k EV.
But other car manufacturers can and do so. They can be bought outside the US and are a huge reason why Tesla is struggling so badly. It is not just China as well, but also Hyundai and European companies. The only reason Tesla is still doing well, is that Trumps tariffs protect Tesla from those non US competitors.
Chevrolet sells a $35k one and a $28k one.
And I own one of those because fascism, not because of price. I assure you it was more expensive than a Tesla, before Trump and his tariffs.
Not everything has to be black and white. Tesla (and Elon) did some good in making EVs mainstream and common. Now Elon is openly a Nazi. Both can be true.