Re: $7,500 credit for EV vehicles

On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:27:21 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

so clearly supporting other companies is more important than
actually saving the planet.

Federal government has had rules, like

Be made by a qualified manufacturer 
Undergo final assembly in North America
https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/credits-for-new-clean-vehicles-purchased-in-2023-or-after

Tesla has profited for years when other companies were not engaged.
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so clearly supporting other companies

If below is true, it shows Musk wants a toe hold on the market, by
fucking those other companies.  He has enjoyed this tax credit for
years.


Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already
stalling U.S. EV transition. And yet representatives of Tesla
(TSLA.O), opens new tab - by far the nation's biggest EV maker - have
told a Trump-transition committee they support ending the subsidy,
said the two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trumps-transition-team-aims-kill-biden-ev-tax-credit-2024-11-14/

actually saving the planet.

Illogical comment, if above is true.