[alephnerd]

> EA was created basically as government-mandated punishment against Volkswagen

I didn't know that. Do you have some documentation about that. Would be fun reading material for the holidays

> I might despise Musk, and I'm not a fan of Tesla lately, but you do really have to hand it to them: they were prescient and put in all the hard work of building out the best fast charging network, so good for them for reaping the benefits.

Same boat club.

[hn_throwaway_99]

The Wikipedia pages for EA and the VW emissions scandal give a good overview with linked sources. As part of the consent decree, VW had to put $2 billion into EA.