What did he do to "abuse the system" -- take money from the government to develop a totally new product and company in a market that has enormous financial barriers, not to mention solving all of the technical problems?
It has been the policy of the US government to develop a battery-powered car for at least the last 50 years, and the grant money has flowed all that time, only to encounter real, technical difficulty.
A LOT of well-funded people have made the attempts, but Musk delivered, and if we can manage to keep our political families away from the trough for another four years, the whole country may benefit.
What did he do to "abuse the system" -- take money from the government to develop a totally new product and company in a market that has enormous financial barriers, not to mention solving all of the technical problems?
It has been the policy of the US government to develop a battery-powered car for at least the last 50 years, and the grant money has flowed all that time, only to encounter real, technical difficulty.
A LOT of well-funded people have made the attempts, but Musk delivered, and if we can manage to keep our political families away from the trough for another four years, the whole country may benefit.