A review, let alone a response usually takes months. A month after applying the administration quickly looked at it.
Not sure how much can be pushed through before January. Probably should pack courts before worrying about DOE loans.
Tesla hasn't made a public comment, so you must take that up with Musk. Tesla is not Musk.
Besides 14 years ago Tesla was way smaller than Rivian today. The amount of money matters as well. The loan to Tesla from the DOE was 14 times smaller than this one. Even accounting for inflation the...
They (fiscally conservative Republicans, and the small number of blue dog Democrats) are against a loan that might be at risk of not being paid back. (Many more are also against "picking the winner", definitely the libertarian arm of Republicans)
I see a loan for Samsung far less risky than...
I'm not defending this new Department but what Tesla loan? Are you talking about the one 15 years ago that was paid off earlier than all other loans in that program?
They both have really low cd. Not much difference compared to really unaerodynamic ICE trucks. But Tesla seems to have a really efficient motor and battery still.