Comments on: Tesla Roadsters a Tough Sell Mid-Recession? No Way, Says Musk

By: g.r.r.

g.r.r. — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:38:06 +0000

Wow. SOme of you are just amazing. Tesla is getting a LOAN, not a handout. So is Ford and Nissan (not even an American company). Both Ford and Nissan will then most likely use their own cash to update their other plants (Japan, CHina, Mexico, etc). In addition, I DOUBT that Ford, with 10x the loan, will produce nothing by Electric or Hydrogen cars, which would lower out oil dependancies. OTH, Tesla WILL do that. And from where I sit, they and V Vehicle are far more likely to make good use of these loans.

By: tom gray

tom gray — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:40:42 +0000

Why anyone would write down anything Elon Musk says is beyond me. Haven't you watched his pronouncements over the past year? Now why on Earth would the Feds give money to an amateur automaker with not even 1 year of experience with a car that many claim is poorly engineered and sure to have battery pack failures? Apparently the Obama administration is making decisions based on appearance, and little else. Subsidizing luxury car makers? Oh, come on, now.

By: Tesla Roadsters a Tough Sell Mid-Recession? No Way, Says Musk - TechChuck Green

Tesla Roadsters a Tough Sell Mid-Recession? No Way, Says Musk - TechChuck Green — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:01:19 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:00:31 +0000

In my opinion, an investment from Daimler deserves a thumbs up.

On the other hand, government handouts gets a thumbs down.

In the first case, I'm a fan of voluntary investments in which the investors have a stake in the outcome (win or lose).

In the second, we have an involuntary investment since taxpayer money is used.

It's a slippery slope when products (of any sort) are created that the government wants more than consumers.