There is no need for any subsidy. I think you are not well aware of economics of energy. Nor about how technology and economies of scale has been improving. In 36 years, solar has dropped in price 100X fold. And it continues to drop in price rapidly.

Cool story, but no. By 2040, Almost 60% of the US grid will be renewable energy.

I am well aware of natural gas displacing coal as coal pants are converted to either NG plants or hybrid plants. That said your chart also shows a large growth in renewable energy recently.

Lithium ion in the earth crust? lol

That is nice, but 2/3 of new power generation is renewable energy.

With the deregulation on marijuana. Hemp (which got unfairly banned despite low THC levels)is back in town, which can do a lot of the above.

Not sure what you mean, motors DOMINATE industrial usage.

As far as using batteries in industrial usage, they do but generally plugging into the grid is cheaper.

Sorry, but you have no clue what in the world you are talking about do you? Nor have you actually done your homework.

All forms of mining has an environmental impact. That said, in the case of lithium mining there is nothing about it that makes it any worse than other kinds of mining overall. That said the actual…

The i3 range boost from 81 miles to 114 miles range based on EPA range.

Global lithium supplies are far from being squeezed. There is more lithium then you know what to do with. Of course many of those places are not developed yet, but overall it isn’t too difficult of a process to get going compared to other mining operations.

You sure you don’t want to burn dollar bills for energy while at it?

At this point, Tesla is the market leader in the EV industry. And the only one who has committed to a fast growth plan in the segment.

So only limited production plugin hybrids?

You are joking right?

The answer is yes. Despite being called lithium ion batteries, they actually contain almost an insignificant amount of lithium.

Franchising is like marriage. You think the government should force everyone to marry just because other people married?

First of all, the rule changes that are made by Tesla are not just for Tesla alone. But for all manufacturers making only electric cars. If any manufacturer started making only electric cars and got rid of their franchise agreements, then they can do the same.

You do realize with inflation that is almost 700 million dollars today? Way more than all the carbon credits + ZEV credits they sold.

Not sure what you mean. Government has been giving out money to new and old companies for decades in exchange for jobs or etc.

But if you want to limit to just new companies only:

When they came to the US, they were not small companies. Again, the franchised dealership model is workable for large gas car companies. But for new companies, the fact that you can’t name one proves my point.