Re:GM and Fiat Chrysler Unmasked as Tesla’s Source of Cash
by new_realist on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @09:24AM
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If Tesla were serious about advancing sustainable transport, they wouldn't sell credits to polluters. By enabling others to pollute that much more, it undoes much of the benefit from buying a Tesla.
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Re:GM and Fiat Chrysler Unmasked as Tesla’s Source of Cash
by istjohn on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @09:51AM
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This is true. It is a subtle problem with carbon offsets that is hard to understand intuitively even if it's logically straightforward. It makes being a truly "Green" consumer difficult when a "Green" producer can turn around and sell carbon offsets or the like based on the product you purchased.
Re:GM and Fiat Chrysler Unmasked as Tesla’s Source of Cash
by ceejayoz on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @09:27AM
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"We can go bankrupt, or we can let our polluting competitors fund our R&D. Which should we choose?"
"Oh, definitely the bankruptcy."
Re:GM and Fiat Chrysler Unmasked as Tesla’s Source of Cash
by jagannathtech on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @10:26AM
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It's amazing how many here are so disconnected from reality....
(ps. the id of the person you are replying to :D )
Re:GM and Fiat Chrysler Unmasked as Tesla’s Source of Cash
by DeonPenny on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @10:29AM
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Thats under the assumption that without Tesla they'd make electric cars which is a bad assumption because they are building their biggest competitor which is their worse nightmare.
A more likely idea would be that without tesla they'd just pay the taxes or lobby for them to be lower citing the fact that they can't hit the goal like they have been in other places like the EU.