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The author blames a company which is able to take advantage of laws rather than blaming the lawmakers for creating such laws.

1. Tesla is able to sell carbon credits it earns from selling its cars. Due to California law, other car companies must buy these credits to offset the sale of their fossil fuel burning cars. 2. Its customers get a lower price on their vehicles due to tax-credits for electric vehicles.

These are the laws in place which help a company like Tesla grow.

I would imagine these laws are designed to do exactly what they are doing, which is helping an electric car manufacture grow and compete in a world dominated by vehicles using fossil fuels.

The hidden argument he is making is that fossil fuels and climate change surely cost us nothing and should not be included at all in the cost of items which generate a third of CO2 emissions.