I wax nostalgic for the days when newsy-type articles didn't start with "so I saw this one thing by my house" with the intent to imply a larger impact.
And fuck teslers.
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I suspect Trumpy-Trump will outfit the whole u.s. army with a whole shitload of Tesla vehicles. One thing we all know is that the rich help the rich stay rich.
Government fleet vehicles can soak up heaps of stock.
Womp womp
I mean it makes sense.
I wouldn't drive them if they covered the insurance and they gave them away.
Are car dealerships supposed to be stocked with unsold vehicles?
Not Tesla dealerships. They sell their cars online so the dealers really only exist as a pickup location and any final documentation from the buyer. These lots filling up with unsold cars means that production is exceeding sales to the point they are distributing cars to sit on lots waiting for buyers. It's inverse of how Tesla normally operates.
Well … good!
Why is their stock going up. Mmm. Another conspiracy theory?
Well my coworker just bought Tesla stock cause he was "waiting for when Musk makes a flying car or something". So we can't rule out stupid people.
Manipulation or maybe hedging that Musk will get a sweet sweet federal contract from his buddy Trump to us Teslas a fleet vehicles for ICE.
They are going to dump the cyber trucks in the military and charge them (us) $1mil/ea then move them to the Mojave desert for permanent storage.
I had "buy them for an expanded ICE/Brownshirt militia" on my bingo card.