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		azernik on Feb 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previousl... The subsidies created the scale and experience required to lower the costs; they're not included in the cost numbers. With current technology, they are cheaper without subsidies.

coldtea on Feb 13, 2020 [–]

I read that in various places, but I'm still suspicious. There are lots of ways to hide subsidies (green tax cuts for example).

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