• FanciestPants@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Will he really need customers much longer? I mean it seems like he can just have any government agency replace their fleet with his trash in the name of “efficiency”.

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      2 months ago

      Apparently a big part of Tesla’s business is selling carbon credits to other automakers… Which relies on them having a certain number of EV sales. If they drop below a threshold, then they can’t sell those credits anymore.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        2 months ago

        The thing is, if this follows the Hungary script, Musk is going to become replaceable.

        He doesn’t command votes like Trump does, but is rich enough to be a threat. Look up Simicska.