• Tony Bark@pawb.social
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    1 day ago

    Yes. US’ EV market nearly crashed because 90% of it was just Tesla. We don’t have the same scope as the rest of the world because US’ politicians are still drunk on petrol.

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      Did Tesla sell cars below cost

      No. They didn’t.

      They were the majority of the market because they were first. They didn’t drive anyone out, because nobody was there. They proved the market existed. “Created” it so to speak. In the last several years they were loosing market share each year, because there was real competition. Musk going full Rump just accelerated that trend. it didn’t start it.

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        23 hours ago

        They were the majority of the market because they were first.

        And thus almost tanked it when sales dried up. So it doesn’t matter what they cost.

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          16 hours ago

          I don’t know what you’re trying to say here. That’s not even what this is about. You’re way off topic.