Elon Musk’s non-union problems seem to be piling up. First, he is not invited to the White house, and now union pressure groups are hurting Tesla. Musk claimed Sunday via Twitter that the EV credit expansion proposed by the U.S. Democrats was written by pressure groups representing Ford and the United States United Auto Workers.
The proposed expansion could significantly increase EV credits, in an effort to offset the cost of electric cars by up to $ 12,500. They are a lot of money and can help drive the adoption of electric vehicles. So that it should be a victory for both electric vehicle manufacturers and drivers, but criticism of the expansion claims to bring an unfair advantage electric cars from Ford, GM, and Chrysler … of union manufacture, viz.
Of course, this excludes Tesla cars since the manufacturer has done so he resisted the efforts to unify their production plants. It also rules out electric vehicles from Toyota and Honda, which have also had an exception to the proposed EV credits, for Electrek.
This revision of the tax credit does not reduce the current EV credits. It simply increases the credits based on Some things, such as whether or not electric cars are manufactured by union workers nationwide, or whether the battery is at least 40 kWh or depending on where the battery is manufactured. Again, everything favors American production.
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However, the credit expansion includes a five-year grace period for electric vehicles produced outside the U.S., which Musk cited in his allegation. The tweet noted that Ford’s current electric car is made in Mexico and is likely to be a comment on the Mach-E which is produced at Ford Cuautitlán assembly plant.
Musk said it is unclear how he is helping U.S. taxpayers. (Elon’s record with taxpayer money is … maybe less than rosy, though this is a boring story.) And of course, the expansions give special treatment to electric cars made in the United States and the Union, so Musk is not so unfamiliar with his observation. In fact, both Bloomberg i Electrek he mentioned that one of Michigan’s Democrats, Dan Kildee, is behind some legislation. Electrek goes further and he argues that Kildee will likely have the support of Ford and the UAW.
But it’s not like Musk is angry about special treatment and lobbying in general. Remember that Musk is pushing for similar treatment in India as Tesla tries to sketch a place in this market Reuters reports. So all of this makes it seem like Musk is against special treatment and lobbying … but only when it puts Tesla at a disadvantage.
