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Re:German environmental groups file objection against Tesla ... by reader_mode on Friday June 11, 2021 @08:31AM (#27472394)
Wouldn't surprise me at all if the competition (VW and the likes) were nudging these groups. They often end up being shills and proxies.
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Re:German environmental groups file objection against Tesla ... by tut-urut-utut on Friday June 11, 2021 @08:38AM (#27472466)
That would actually create an equal playing field, given how easy German companies get finned in the USA.

This just shows how big protectionisms is that domestic companies enjoys in every country. We all talk about free competition, but somehow Monsanto needs to pay huge fines in the USA as soon as it became a German company, while VW enjoys full protection in Germany and Europe, while being heavily punished in the USA.

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