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Originally Posted by SCOTT26
Certainly, speaking hypothetically if Tesla where to cripple the US Auto Industry or any Domestic US brand. Then hello Bailout no.2.
But if Tesla collapsed can you see the government throw more dollars at them?
Two but hypothetical scenarios. No matter who wins or loses? you will still pay for it.
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You know, I really can't argue either situation. But BMW got bailed out by the Quaint family in the 1950's when it was a tiny company and almost absorbed by Daimler-Benz, so bailouts aren't so bad are they? In reality, I'm expecting the US Gov't to reestablish the tax break program as Tesla and Chevrolet near the 200,000 unit mark. The Model 3 is banking on the the $7,500 tax credit, which may not even be there for production unit No.1 delivery if the Model S reaches 200,000 units by the time the (delayed) Model 3 reaches the public. I'd lobby for the new EV tax break law to apply to only domestically-produced EVs...
Or, if Trump gets in Tesla may be toast...
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."