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Originally Posted by Jim Richards View Post
Billions = $465M. Repaid with interest. ....
Right, Tesla took 'only' 1/2 Billion in guaranteed govt. loans and has repaid that early.

But, speaking of Billions....
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The company enjoys various forms of federal and state subsidy, which it was estimated in 2015 amounted to at least $30,000 for each vehicle sold, or cumulatively $4.9 billion.[52][53] -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.#IPO_and_Model_S
That's a pretty big corporate tax break. Oh wait, that wasn't for Tesla, but rather ONLY for Tesla's customers.
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