I am going to guess however that present company does not have $180k laying about.

I will take my Model 3, thank you very much. 

I know that intersection. Aggressive drivers do that there fairly frequently. Mind you, they are breaking several municipal codes doing it...more than just crashing into someone. (something?)

Prius at fault. 

So...why is it regrettable Tesla has such high sourcing from the US?

Tesla manages to assemble cars in America and turn a profit. 

Because max output on the motor has no relation to the max range one can eke out of a battery. Pedal to the metal decreases range...but having that capability and never using it does nothing.

These aren’t Chevy small block V8s vs four bangers. Electric motors can vary output AND power usage. An idling V8 simply burns…

Thank you. This math seems very reasonable to me when we are discussing a truck that is going to last decades anyways. 

Maybe I am a bit biased as someone with a car loan, albeit in the 2% range, but what is the actual harm caused by providing credit in the single digits for a durable good like a Ford truck when inflation is approaching double digits. Is the consumer not coming out ahead in this equation?

Taking it a bit further, let’s…