• Domi@lemmy.secnd.me
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    11 months ago

    Anyone could tell the wind was blowing towards electric cars.

    Not to defend Musk but that is simply not true. Everyone was saying electric cars will never work. Just 6 years ago the Volkswagen CEO made fun of Tesla and now they are still playing the catch up game.

    https://youtu.be/wSklSKRkIpk (english subtitles available)

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      11 months ago

      So what? Diess was optimistic but had to also drag German labor along, and that market has rights US union could only dream of.

      But he worked cooperatively with them, even through a worldwide pandemic. They’re still waiting for parts.

      We’re far beyond that pandemic and Elon is doing whatever his highness wants, when he wants it. Surprise, surprise - it doesn’t get him anywhere outside of Republican-controlled territories, and he’s having a hissy fit on X.

      I, meanwhile, munch popcorn and enjoy driving the VW ID.3 I bought in place of the Model 3 order I cancelled. Fuck Musk - he gets none of my money, and clearly nothing from Norway either.