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I had a Prius for the last 15 years and loved it. Had been thinking about going to EV, but had a lot of the concerns mentioned here (range anxiety, concerns about fire hazards, concerns about fragility of electric grid especially during hurricanes, etc...). I had put money down on a new Prius Prime, but they were trying to mark it up $5K and were estimating a 6-8 month wait for delivery, so decided to go look at Tesla and ultimately ended up buying a Model 3 performance for less than what I would have paid for the Prius Prime. Now that I have an EV, I recognize that many of my concerns were overblown and can't imagine going back now. Love not having to go to gas stations or get oil changes. The charging takes less time and is less hassle than I expected - until someone fixes my short-range bladder, the range of the current EVs is fine because I have to stop more frequently than need to charge anyway.... :P Although it's dissappointing that there are so many misconceptions about EVs, I do think that the increase in hybrid sales is good, because I feel like hybrids are basically a gateway to EVs. As the charging network improves and charging times improve, I think range anxiety will lessen. I do think EVs are less appealing if you live in an apartment though. It will be interesting to see how the emergence of robotaxis changes the equation as well....
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I'm glad "the algorithm" recommended your first video and I subscribed immediately. I have a great deal of interest in understanding to what degree Tesla is driven by "standard business objectives ($$$ + mkt domination)" versus their mission to "accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy".
As a side note, I believe long term, these can (and should) be one in the same, but most businesses get caught up in the short term need to satisfy shareholders. And the largest companies (Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc) seemed to have essentially given up on most of their early philanthropic mission in lieu of $$$, power, and domination. This leaves me wondering if Tesla will follow this course.
Another side note, hearing from the team leads at the end of the Battery Day presentation, I was so impressed with their commitment to Tesla's mission that I bought more TSLA.
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I know their will be union supporters who will disagree with my opinion, but it is what it is! I believe unions have a place where workers are truly mistreated (I mean more than typical self victimization). However, in todayās world, where there is a labor shortage, companies canāt survive if they donāt reasonably treat their workforce. Workers would simply move to greener pastures. I agree that a union at Tesla would be a terrible idea! I base these feelings on my own experience working for a union in the early 1970ās. I come from an immigrant family and, as such, was raised with a keen work ethic which was not appreciated by the union I belonged to. I found the union was more interested in feather bedding than encouraging innovation and profitability for the company. This was counter to my upbringing and resulted in the union calling me out on the carpet on numerous occasions. The final straw was when the union workers were encouraged to go out on strike over a minor pay disagreement. We had to go out on strike for over a month before the union negotiated a minimal pay increase. However, it was so small, that the workers wouldnāt recoup lost wages for years. What sense did that make! I left soon after that and swore I would never work for a union again and never looked back. I never did and retired (on my own terms) from a very large, vibrant, non-union enterprise after having a rewarding and productive 43 year career. I wish I had the opportunity to work for Tesla. It sounds like the exact environment I would have thrived in.
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In this very broad discussion around conspiracy theories, two points stand out to me, and they both revolve around moral issues.
In the governmentās apparent war on Musk, I think the main issue has been Bidenās steadfast determination to back unionized labor. He is so strong on this issue that he has been blinded to the possibility of any other employee relationship to the employer must be evil. Musk has built all his companies where the employees have in the main part felt sufficiently well treated, respected, well treated and rewarded, that they have not felt a need to unionize. And by law, they could have unionised at any point if they felt a need or necessity. This is an anathema to Bidenās principles that he has not been able to wrap his head around. So in his simple logic, the reasoning goes like this, from fact to conclusion:
Facts (real or perceived) => Conclusion, Action
#1. Tesla & other Musk companies have no union; all capitalists inherently evil & self-serving => Musk bad (by definition because he doesnāt correspond to Bidenās world view) => Musk must NOT be supported and acknowledged, or as little as legally possible.
This is basic logic that must not be contradicted and any resulting financial costs to the government are not be considered in this logic.
#2. Re the free speech arguments revolving around the Conservative values being proposed in the presidential election race: The Conservative view points would be considered much more seriously by we liberals if the conservative movement was not being let by such an obviously morally unstable and corrupt leader, and if Conservative talking points were not being espoused by an equally morally corrupt national news organisation (Fox News).
Morality does matter. So does an open thought and a willingness to have logical thought be influenced by observed facts.
Lewis
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