[new_realist]

It’s fine that Tesla is a compliance car manufacturer for hire. Just don’t claim buying a Tesla is good for the environment, because it is not. Every Tesla sold just allows for one more gas guzzling SUV to be made. Instead, focus your energy on lobbying the government for stricter emissions regulations.

[toomuchtodo]

> Instead, focus your energy on lobbying the government for stricter emissions regulations.

I focus on solvable problems. Tesla solves problems today that the United States Congress might never solve (a carbon tax is extremely unlikely to pass with the current legislature configuration). Every Tesla sold gets us closer to a zero emissions future. You go to war with what you have, not what you want. Dysfunctional government? Those factories still churn out EVs that generate revenue to scale up battery manufacturing across the world.

[Dumblydorr]

Are you kidding? People here can actually afford Teslas and your idea to support EVs is for HN tech workers to not buy EVs but rather try to convince climate denying Trump administration to tighten regulations they already slashed and wanted to slash even more? That's just silly, the best climate solution may not be EVs but let's not pretend the current admin will listen to climate lobbying.