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NullTuples

(6,017 posts)
3. Q1 2023 should be verrry interesting...
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 04:11 PM
Jan 2023

Given the number of people who since the middle of Q4 2022 have said they won't buy anything from Elon.

And then there are the loudly-touted-in-the-media "massive price cuts" which even now less than a week later are being slowly, quietly rolled back.

And other car makers ramping up means Tesla won't be able to count on selling carbon offsets to greatly boost profits.



Hey, if you really want to mess with Elon, start a movement that says rocket companies have to pay carbon taxes, including special high altitude ones...

"The Black Carbon Cost of Rocket Launches
Researchers say that the rising number of space launches around the world will warm parts of the atmosphere and thin the ozone layer."
https://www.wired.com/story/the-black-carbon-cost-of-rocket-launches/





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