DBC
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- Don
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Mary Nichols has been 1000X more responsible for BEVs than Elon Musk. But everyone has a role to play. Musk's great contribution was the insight that BEVs should be upscale vehicles rather than econoboxes. That was not a small contribution.I was being facetious. However, I am serious when I reject the notion that Elon is the sole reason for EV success. I understand we like to tell and hear about the all conquering capitalist in our country, but rank and file state and federal workers deserve the credit. Huge gov loans to Tesla, carbon credits that allow Tesla to report profitable quarters, fed/state/local incentives for manufacturers and consumers. The story of EVs isnāt about one man itās the efforts of a lot of people that go back decades.
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