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I don't understand/know how these investments are supposed to work?

Why aren't these investment allocations treated more like a microloan+ bounty program?

I think a good example of how these kinds of things could be done better is more the things like DARPA model: funding for slick idea shows up, private does smart things, public embraces smart thing to drive standards and costs down.

the fact that teslas charger is gaining adoption by more manufacturers is great. As an open design it also seems like something that could have been championed by the government.