Comments by "Scott Franco" (@scottfranco1962) on "Why Electric Vehicles Are Impossible To Afford" video.
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So Ford loses money on each car. And Tesla should as well, right? But Elon musk has made billions from Tesla. Its almost like Tesla knows what they are doing and Ford does not, right?
As an EV owner since 2013, I don't want the government to subsidize EVs, but then I never did. But then it also makes sense for the government to STOP keeping BYD OUT of the American market. The Ford and GM subsidies are PROTECTIONISIM and they are what is allowing Ford and GM to SUCK at making EVs while still staying in business. BYD is making cheap EVs for the world, the world outside of the USA. And keeping BYD out is part of the "we are stopping the bad Chinese" meme Biden (and before him Trump) are selling you. That bad Chinese company is selling you cheap cars simply because they are evil. Right.
Let the f***king market work and things will get better. Ford and GM may not survive, but they should be allowed to stand for fall of their own accord. Your government has shoved a truly impressive amount of money into Ford and GM to "keep American jobs", which is people making like $50 and hour to put a screw in a car. THAT's why Ford is losing money.
Tesla is standing on their own and competing head to head with BYD in their own market. And they could do it without subsidies. They do it by offering a better product. What a concept. I have had both a GM Bolt and a Tesla. Bolt is a nice car, but falls far short of a Tesla for the equivalent price. GM sucks at software, and I know why personally, I have seen their operations.
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