Taxpayer Subsidies Helped Tesla Motors, So Why Does Elon Musk Slam Them?

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/10/tesla-motors-free-ride-elon-musk-government-subsidies

by sc68cal • 13 years ago

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dangerlibrary2• 13 years ago

Puff piece.

Focuses on Musk's gently stated opinion that carbon taxes are "a better way" than subsidies for green technology.

Skip it.

proggR• 13 years ago

But... slam?

jack-r-abbit2• 13 years ago

Is a loan from the government that was fully repaid the same thing as a subsidy? I thought a subsidy was a grant of free money to services the government felt were important enough to keep afloat when they are unable to do so on their own. A loan is... well... a loan. Am I missing something here?

dangerlibrary2• 13 years ago

The subsidies for consumers buying electric cars that Tesla benefits from. Tesla markets it as a discount when talking about their TCO.

jack-r-abbit2• 13 years ago

OK. Then this article is horribly written. This text is clear as mud. It reads to me like they are calling the loan a subsidy: Shortly after paying off his $465 million loan, Musk proclaimed that government should no longer provide such assistance. A "carbon tax would be a better way," he tweeted, adding: "Yes, am arguing against subsidies and in favor of a tax on the end bad created. Market will then achieve best solution." It isn't until the 3rd page (really? 3 pages?) that they start making their actual point about the subsidized batteries ans what not.

Taxpayer Subsidies Helped Tesla Motors, So Why Does Elon Musk Slam Them?

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