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In reply to the discussion: Tesla Is Getting Absolutely Destroyed Right Now [View all]
SergeStorms
(20,591 posts)42. And the State of California....
who gave Musk over $600 million in clean air credits, which he sold (all the time falsifying Tesla's data to earn those credits) when Tesla was struggling to get off the ground.
Then he stiffs California and moves his entire operation to Texas. Abbott gave him extravagant tax incentives, and Musk pays Texas back by polluting southern Texas with his Space junk.
Yeah, Musk is a super guy. 🤥 If you see him poking around your area of the world, RUN AWAY!
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An example of someone knowing little enough about auto engineering to believe he knew everything.
marble falls
Mar 2024
#1
I used the word buy, but you are actually borrowing on margin hoping for a short position.
MichMan
Mar 2024
#156
He's a "lucky" punk freak who benefited, in part, from government subsidies.
Justice matters.
Mar 2024
#28
It's all good. My Volt only has 36K miles on it, so I'm good for a while longer.
OMGWTF
Mar 2024
#63
One area where Tesla is far superior to their competitors is their supercharger network.
beaglelover
Mar 2024
#47
Dealers should hve been required to have installed chargers or a charging network
Historic NY
Mar 2024
#113
Other than exotic (I think ugly) styling, I wondered if it would actually function as a truck. Guess not.
dutch777
Mar 2024
#13
My old '96 dodge ram is easy to work on, has cheap parts and runs like a champ.
cayugafalls
Mar 2024
#77
According to the chart in post #144, the stock has gone up nearly 700% since 2019.
MichMan
Mar 2024
#157
One of the major problems is the infrastructure isn't there, and the upfront expense of all electric
JohnSJ
Mar 2024
#10
Yes, yes and yes. Musk is a lot like TFG in that he is his own worst enemy. Big mouth and bad ideas.
flying_wahini
Mar 2024
#17
My own favorite line about him on Twitter: a racist, a misogynist and a bad engineer. I would add business man.
efhmc
Mar 2024
#80
It's OK. Elon still has a couple hundred billion dollars to fall back on.
Midnight Writer
Mar 2024
#19
Hardly pandering, he's not endorsed either candidate and has been critical of Trump
Shermann
Mar 2024
#148
There have been a lot of reports of people dying in them, including Mitch McConnell's billionair sister in law.
mackdaddy
Mar 2024
#25
Buyer's Remorse will get them yet. Tesla is poorly engineered in several ways which will severely undercut their long
Ford_Prefect
Mar 2024
#55
"worst depreciating vehicles on the market right now" I saw one yesterday at a 'buy-here, pay here' used lot lol
ArkansasDemocrat1
Mar 2024
#30
Pissing off millions of potential customers is not good marketing. Musk may have noticed that MAGAts
brewens
Mar 2024
#31
I certainly hope that The Elon Musk-led company's future is going to be very bright!
chouchou
Mar 2024
#93