The US firm faced a difficult year with unease over chief executive Elon Musk’s political activities and stiff overseas competition.

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    if we wanted American car companies to be competitive in the future.

    I’d rather it not be Tesla at the forefront. They did some admittedly good things in the beginning to help normalize EVs and build out charging infrastructure.

    But I’m not a fan of their vehicle design (interior or exterior), have concerns about their QC and after-sale service, and I won’t buy one as long as Musk is at the helm.

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      That’s not a reason to nuke the EV industry as a whole though. Removing the tax incentive for all EVs did exactly that.

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        My apologies if that is what my comment implied.

        I actually think the EV tax bonuses were at least attempting to level the playing field, with tax credits being limited per manufacturer.