[ericd]

Ah I wasn’t aware that any US Teslas were coming from China, I thought those all went to Europe/Asia, while we mostly got Fremont/Austin.

I was referring to the period when there was a piecemeal credit amount based on a few factors, one of which, iirc, was having final assembly conducted in a unionized factory.

They have of course been massive beneficiaries of federal subsidies, including a massive boost early on from the DOE Loan Programs Office, this isn’t to say they’ve been a victim overall, but it seems there’s been an attitude shift, and the legacy carmakers are getting more love from the current admin despite contributing only token efforts to the transition.

[matthewdgreen]

Getting the legacy automakers to transition is an existential priority for the US. They represent hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the US, and a huge fraction of our industrial capacity (which is our ability to support national defense.) This isn't about doing people a nice favor, it's about saving the US auto industry (which seems determined to self-immolate.) Also, Tesla has already received vast government subsidies in the form of direct tax credits and EV purchase credits from other manufacturers.