> On Nov 20, 2024, at 12:52, John Lussmyer via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > On 11/19/2024 4:18 PM, Mark Hanson via EV wrote: >> Hi folks >> It isn’t logical that Musk is in favor of killing the $7500 EV tax credit >> since his company only makes EVs and his competition can just go back to >> making gassers. > Though, Tesla doesn't NEED the tax credit. They still make a profit on their > cars without it. > NONE of the Legacy car makers are making a profit on their cars - and the tax > credit is the only way their prices are low enough to even consider them. > > Elon is a raging asshole, but Tesla is the only EV maker that is making good > EV's at a profit. >
To be fair to Elon, I consider that the best use of any government support is to encourage the proliferation of EV charging infrastructure. Tesla has shown how to make an EV at low enough cost to make a profit. It is up to the legacy automakers to copy what Tesla has done. They need to give up on the idea of simply ripping out the ICE drivetrain and adding battery, etc. They need to simply and rationalize their designs and production processes. They'll never be able to innovate fast enough if they continue to use federated systems designed and produced by other companies. Kevin Horton _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
