Is it because they were rentals or because they are Teslas?

“You have to think beyond today. They are.”

That’s...why there is a 100% tariff on Chinese made EVs. They aren’t doing anything at volume in the US today (so it doesn’t hurt consumers today) but because we are a valuable future export market for them they will capitulate on other things. It is literally thinking “beyond…

Protectionism isn’t for consumers (directly). The chicken tax allowed US manufacturers to maintain an area of expertise which led to their current profitability; it slows down the thumb of the scale that can come from other countries with incredibly low labor costs and/or massive government intervention having free…

On the surface, maybe? But..the EV portion is a nothing tariff since the Chinese are not yet importing here in volume; US vehicles are not being imported to China much and all the US manufacturers are seeing sales volumes drop there. The raw materials portion might be of bigger concern for some US companies but again…

Let’s give it up for the Iron Dames too! Poles and podiums in their respective disciplines, making names for their drivers.

The current subsidies and incentives are basically nothing compared to how the Chinese party props up its manufacturers.

We have more than enough to pump into foreign wars, but nothing to ensure mass transit or, barring that, clean(er) personal transit.

“loses mount” you say?

“I hate Toledo” is what they are going for; “The TOL” or just “TOL” is short hand for Toledo.

Jokes on them, my kids smoke cigars in the car when we drive.

Not disagreeing re. longevity - I see companies that do it in the short term find some success in that they cut costs and find what a new, lower cost norm looks like, but its not really sustainable as an ongoing way of business and I imagine Tesla will start to hire back up soon given the grandiosity of the plans they…

Call me after his twig gets detached from his berries.

I think most companies aren’t worried about getting the best for rank and file; they buy into having the “best” at key positions and will hire/pay aggressively, but most people in most jobs can be replaced. Will there be a % drop off and a knowledge loss? Of course, for good workers. For others, its less of a loss. It…

I mean, par for the course given who their usual dictatorial bedfellows are I guess.

“someone somewhere would find a reason to be offended”

This is the dumbest fucking....have you seen gymnastics? Announcers can go a whole fucking 3 hours calling it without a single person saying something that will offend this mythical “someone somewhere” you are constructing out of straw and stupidity. Motorsports…

That rear glass....is a choice.

I’m just waiting for the A/V Mustang GT who seeks out crowds of people...

And? Its still a certain amount of commitment when he could have gotten a job closer to home. Large corps reward commitment with overwork and then disposal is the story, not that someone who wants a good paying job and is willing put in the effort is (somehow) to blame for corporate mismanagement and short term stock…

Its bad that everytime I hear about someone putting down a pet I will have this image of Noem gleefully popping one into her dog. Worst timeline ever.

Perhaps, fundamentally we should all be asking, why is Fred Beans?

Maybe the as of yet unnamed driver should stick to sports?