Tesla's dirty little secret: Its net profit doesn't come from selling cars

Re:Tesla's dirty little secret: Its net profit doesn't come ... by new_realist on Sunday January 31, 2021 @06:05PM (#25983516)

When you buy a Tesla, it doesn’t decrease pollution, it just allows another automaker to pollute more. Tesla sells these to stall competitors’ electric vehicle programs.

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Re:Tesla's dirty little secret: Its net profit doesn't come ... by Farfignoggen on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @12:54PM (#26004210)

Maybe but that's the method that Tesla is using and something has to be done to get the EV industry jump started no matter if that's Tesla or Others that get that EV market made feasible!

But the ICE automakers are all going to be offering EVs and on their Own to make their own credits usable but Tesla/others are eventually going to be viable without the credits needed.

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Re:Tesla's dirty little secret: Its net profit doesn't come ... by Analemma_ on Sunday January 31, 2021 @10:22PM (#25985174)

This is ridiculous. Other automakers aren’t being forced to buy Tesla’s credits.

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Re:Tesla's dirty little secret: Its net profit doesn't come ... by savanaly on Sunday January 31, 2021 @06:38PM (#25983791)

Seems like another instance of straight lines on graphs driving reality: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/03/13/does-reality-drive-str....

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