He’s talked about this before, and he wants all subsidies stopped, not just EV subsidies.
Although if only the IRA EV subsidies are removed, he seems to think it’d benefit Tesla more since the other OEMs need it vs them not needing it, and supporting one without the other would be hypocritical.
But if we got rid of the IRA subsidies AND all the 646 billion the US provides yearly to oil/gas (it’s apparently 5.4 trillion globally per year) that EVs would become the natural choice as an ICE vehicles true cost is shown.
Edit: a little clarity. Also, it might transition people that can into heat pumps substantially faster further reducing oil/gas needs.
He’s talked about this before, and he wants all subsidies stopped, not just EV subsidies.
Although if only the IRA EV subsidies are removed, he seems to think it’d benefit Tesla more since the other OEMs need it vs them not needing it, and supporting one without the other would be hypocritical.
But if we got rid of the IRA subsidies AND all the 646 billion the US provides yearly to oil/gas (it’s apparently 5.4 trillion globally per year) that EVs would become the natural choice as an ICE vehicles true cost is shown.
Edit: a little clarity. Also, it might transition people that can into heat pumps substantially faster further reducing oil/gas needs.