The number one reason Tesla is maligned is they don't pay any one off media or politicians. Follow the money is an old saying but still very real. I agree with Sandy this really makes me angry.
@@Jupa Tesla spends no money on advertising. If they did they. could impact coverage by pulling advertising dollars just like the large OEM's. Source is Tesla's financial statements.
@@Jupa Just present a credible counter argument - assuming you have a brain to do so - instead of just frothing at the mouth spewing bile, demanding sources without producing one.
*AS A EUROPEAN* it is obvious to me that the legacy ICE companies like Ford and GM have bribed the politicians with "donations" to hobble Tesla... A quick google search shows ICE car fires 1 every 19 million miles and Tesla 1 every 205 Million - yet NO ICE fire investigation... TOTAL BS And China is going to eat you alive
I think a fifth and probably biggest issue is GM spends $6 billion a year on advertising. So the news and TV stations are not going to back Tesla. Which is ridiculous. Also the head of consumer reports is on Ford's board of directors
@@alexd302 Yep. I’m 70, electrical engineer (retired from the renewable energy business) and bought my model 3 for the Tech. But wow - I can’t get over how well it handles and how much fun it is to drive. Always loved rear wheel drive cars. Now I can understand the term “Tesla smile”, when I get in the car.
I am 78 and love my Tesla model 3 2018 AWD with FSD and Boost! I love the upgrades and it continues to improve and plan on keeping it for at least 10 years!!! I agree with you and Sandy; US get out of Elon’s way and stop with all the BS.
I'm 74 and love my model Y 2021 LR with FSD and boost, and knowing that you are 78 and so enthusiastic, and still kicking 'ass', makes me feel so good inside!
Blindspot monitoring and auto breaking are great new features the cars are with coming right now and Tesla is part of this Over the air updating might not be here (at this time) if it were not for Tesla and the bean counters would Not allow it to happen
@@marknelson463 Umm, hopefully you mean "auto BRAKING". I have enough consumer gear which "auto breaks". OTA updating certainly is here now - if only it meant worthwhile updating instead of supercilious games, making fart noises and screwing up the GUI.
@@alexd302 As a card carrying Old Fart, I agree mostly. When FSD actually works, I might bite. I spent the $10K on white interior, red paint, a bigger battery and now, alas, Black Delete. I grew up with chrome and I like it, dammit!
When GM and big oil crushed the EV1 it's too bad they had their wang in there. Being lazy and greedy x-ed them right out of the business. If GM had gone forward on EVs there would be no Tesla today.
@@stancloyd Gm invested in Valence technologies for the batteries at that time, they saw how powerful the EV could be.Valence had a facility in Henderson Nevada, they went out of business since then. Now they are part of lithium werks from Belgium,they were a small company, I'm glad Tesla is gonna be very hard for them to try and dismantle. I hope Tesla makes it to the top
@@dporrasxtremeLS3 the unions were supposed to protect the workers from abuse. (good thing) but the people at the top of the unions are abusing the people they are entrusted to protect, getting paid from the workers wages to do little. They protect bad and lazy workers They should look at the situation as to why said worker is being fired and go "this is fair and correct and right for this person to be removed from his job" instead it's, OK we wil) protect you no matter how bad you behave (short of murder and theft etc), but if someone comes to work drunk or high, they need to be gotten rid of as they are a danger to other workers. I have been in that situation with high workers (forestry) and its not fun.
@@alcapony732 Tesla is already on the TOP! That's why the auto companies are in extreme panic mode! Enlisting every known corrupted business, people, politics, Union Thugs, congress members, etc... in order to try to stop them. Knock them down somehow, etc... In case you didn't know it. Tesla is worth (market value) more than all those car companies combine! This really pissed them off. They got their a$$ beat, but good. And they can't recover from it. They are going down fighting tooth and nail with all that's left of all their borrowed money.
So do I! Tesla is a great company, and also comes from a great country! I live in Spain, but wherever one lives, one only needs to know what are the Tesla vision mission and values, to feel exactly the same as we do! And also totally agree with Munro: World needs great companies, not “crap”, to survive!
Bainsworth We added a 10kW solar system at the same time as buying the car. I’ve scheduled the car to charge at 9:30am. No coal whatsoever used on the car. Even on cloudy days there’s enough solar to charge up.
@@molassis8474 : In my lexicon, the phrase " roadblocks to innovation " are synonyms for mountebank, night rider, pettifogger, politician and liar, to name a few.
The presumption is that they give a bleep about anyone besides their big-dollar donors. Sadly, they do not. The only votes we have that matters is out spending dollars. Buy TSLA and buy Tesla products if you want to make a difference.
It think it's simpler than that. There are a lot of people who feel threatened by Tesla, and Elon Musk in particular. His disruptive technologies are going to affect millions of people. No one is going to express their insecurities directly, so they make up reasons that mask their fear of change. Feeling threatened has been the source of hostility toward Elon since he was a boy.
Sadly, political figures generally don't care about our companies or people unless they have direct financial ties (such as with unions and defense contractors).
Americans love to criticize their successful companies. Remember all the negative press Apple used to receive whenever a new iPhone was released, battery-gate, broken screen-gate etc. Besides Tesla practically nobody is buying American-made cars anywhere in the world, no USA-made cars on the European roads. In Canada, all you can see from the big 3 are archaic gasoline guzzlers pickup trucks. Americans should be supportive and proud of Elon Musk and Tesla, finally an inventive, inspiring, and disruptive company from the USA with products sought after worldwide. America needs Tesla more than Tesla needs America!
@@Marronii The Fords you see in Europe are made in Europe . Opel is GM in Europe. You can't see in Europe the ugly made in the USA models. No sane European is buying them.
I don't respect him personally but its good that we're at least advancing electric vehicle technology. Just kinda wish he made the charging systems easier to integrate into infustructure.
@@zeviklausner1 I thought Opel was Stellantis. Or did you mean it is the European equivalent of GM? Yeah, but a lot of Teslas are not built in America either. (Shanghai, and soon enough Berlin) I'd still concider it an Americna car. just like VW is a German car despite having factories in Brazil and so on. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you.
GM has $109B in long term debt and $23B in cash on hand. Their 2020 EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) was only $2.7B. If you take out interest on large loan amounts then that $2.7B is going to be less. Ford has $153B in long term debt, $16B in cash on hand, and 2020 EBIT of $2.8B. GM is 'short' $86B. Ford is short $137B. And neither is earning the sort of money needed to pay those obligations off in 30 years. How do GM and Ford survive during the transition from ICEVs to EVs? They won't be able to make as much profit from an EV as from an ICEV because they won't quickly reach economies of scale. And they are almost certain to experience an overall loss in sales numbers as EV producers take sales away from them. ---- Tesla has $10B in long term debt and $16B in cash on hand. Tesla could pay off all their debt today and still have serious money in their piggy bank.
Bob you are absolutely correct, the big 3 will go bankrupt. Guess who is going to bail them out; the U.S. Gov't. And even with the gov't help, they will still go bankrupt again because they are too far behind.
Here in the merry old land of Australia, Ford,Gm and Toyota have already given up manufacturing after the government refused to bail them out at a time when the A$ was temporarily higher than the USA $. It would be a great place to build Tesla cars with a high skill labor force and all the raw materials readily available. Unfortunately we suffer from similar problems to the USA with too many of our politicians in the pockets of the fossil fuel companies.
There are many good points made in these Replies. BUT to blame unions when CEOs walk off with golden Parachutes. For failures. While street-level workers are expected to be Galley slaves.
@@timmak1914 , unions played an important part of American history but when a company such as Tesla can promote innovation in their employees and motivate them financially through stock plans they shouldn’t be penalized for not being union. If companies had been like Tesla in the first place, unions would not have been needed. The workers of Tesla could go Union if they wanted to after all, they choose not to.
From what I understand model 3 and Y are number 1 and 3 on the list of "American" cars, meaning produced w parts made in the US. It only make sense that cars for Europe are made in Europe and same goes for China/Asia. The US should be proud of Tesla!!
Thank You for making the points we are all talking about. Government will get behind Tesla because Americans are getting behind Tesla! I’m a Tesla owner in stock ownership and Vehicles on order! Go Tesla!
@@DonBrowningRacing I live in New zealand and am a kiwi, and even I can see it from the other side of the world and I don't care about politics so it must be pretty bad and obvious
@@brettmciver432 thanks for your understanding. Also I’ve always wanted to get to your country. Maybe I will. I follow you all pretty closely. Just have always had a fascination with New Zealand. So nice to hear from you.
It's interesting to hear some common Tesla thoughts from a US Southern perspective. Almost 6% of new cars sold in California are already Tesla. EV sales in EU and China is similar. Won't be long till Tesla reaches the steep part of the S curve!
@@gags730 In my area and even country it’s full of electric buses and trains and trams and s ubways. In the Netherlands all the public transport slowly turns to ev, some buses are still hybrid but most are ev. It’s just a matter of time. Also the trains trams and subways were electric about 50 years ago already. Only on the border with like Germany or Belgium some are still on diesel which is prehistoric
Indeed, Tucker was brought down by the Big Three and the Government. Alas, he did dance too close to the edge in the financial arena, giving them the ammunition to bring him down.
That's competitiveness, which is understandable. Hate for and of Tesla is America's 'cutting off nose to spite face' moment. Here in Australia, we have the 'tall poppy' syndrome, which is similar and based purely on bias and self-centredness.
I commented on this topic on Tesla Daily with Rob Mauer. I am a Canadian, so I do not have a horse in this race, but I do observe some disturbing issues. I have been extremely critical of US cars in the past which is why I drive Toyota's (I do have a Cybertruck on order). Finally, you have a gem in the rough called Tesla, fantastic automobiles, a genius at the head of the company, superior techology on all fronts, and what do you hear.... "I hate Tesla", I hate Elon Musk", "Tesla Sucks". As for your government, some people in power need to take their heads out of their asses and wake up. This is competition, it is real and if you dont get a move on you will miss the boat. What the hell is wrong with these people. You finally have an AWESOME car company doing everything right and you are shunning them. Fine you dont want Tesla, Elon, come back to Canada we will accept you with open arms... Damn, I am mad too, and I am not an American!!! Cheers
Old times it was called corruption. Nowadays its called lobbyism. Tesla doesn't have any corruption money or lobbyist. They just have best engineering, best product, brightest future. What there is not to hate for everybody else?
Many countries are chasing Tesla to open factories. Even China made special conditions for Tesla, the only 100% foreign-owned car company. ALL other car manufacturers in China have 50% stake only, including GM, Ford, Benz, Audi, VW etc. America wake up or you'll die in your sleep.
The crazy thing is that Tesla is only just started on building all the factories it needs. Texas is big enough for several more TeraFactories. Yet Texan laws still forbid Tesla's direct sales model. Elon has talked about building another factory on the East Coast. But if government policy turns hostile, that's got to factor into the decision making process as to where to invest next... There's plenty of other countries clamoring for those Jobs
As an Austinite waiting for my Cybertruck, from a factory I drive past every day, I'm hugely pissed that the absurd Texas legislature has required Tesla to ship my truck from my back yard across the state line before turning around and driving it all the way back. So much corrupt lunacy in the US these years. How do you keep doing things so badly and still expect to be on top of the world stage. This is what allowed the US to surpass Europe before the World Wars, to be the innovators while Europe strangled itself in aging legacy economies.
@@obbie1osias467 Governor Abbott is the biggest ridiculous nutball of the lot. He's the lead idiot. They're in the pocket of Big Oil and the dealership lobby.
@@clintatk The biggest irony is that Elon Musk have high regards for our Justice System because of its partial rulings against those who wanted to cash in with their frivolous lawsuits against Tesla. These government officials should be ashamed of themselves acting like those shysters who keeps trying to sue Tesla😡 Now I fully understand the abject failure of these assholes to understand science and how it really works😡
I think Texas has to crack and let Tesla sell cars in Texas. Will they have the Governor there cutting a ribbon and making a speech? I think Tesla should do only a little lobbying at most and just rely on the massive embarrassment factor to the government if Texas doesn't change.
THIS .. This is the single most important factor the press IS a advertising business its how they make there money and Tesla has not bought a seat at the table.
TESLA does not even have a publicity department and thus seemingly no journalists. And as all journalists know, journalists are the smartest, most valuable and important people. Imagine the hate.
@@chuckhall4759 Yes, information is now more free than ever. There is of course a lot of misinformation, but generally speaking the amount of misinformation from non journalists does not seem to reach the level of professional journalists, which I find astounding. Perhaps it is partly due to the complexity of new technologies? Most journalists do not understand it.
It isn't simply a natural bias created by being paid ad dollars from ice companies but being paid nothing from tesla. The ice companies paying the ad money are asking for biased coverage against tesla. That makes it an active smear campaign. The only reason tesla gets any favorable coverage at all is because of how good their business actually is. Tesla is a company that would have gone under if they made any serious mistakes in the last 10 years. Meanwhile every single bolt chevy has ever made (including 2022s) is recalled for battery fires. GM still makes enough money off their legacy stuff to absorb their recklessness and their ad dollar payments have kept their massive recall off the news ticker. If any news org really cared about reporting news and truly had a bias against EVs like they do with tesla, this Chevy recall would be the headlining story.
The good thing is that no one really takes main stream media seriously anymore except for old people. Tesla will dominate in the US and abroad. No one at least here in the US that I know even considers an EV other than a Tesla.
At 74, I am an "Old People". And a 3x Tesla owner. I haven't taken mainstream media seriously in years. And I've spent 57 years WORKING in mainstream media.
@@thomasaquinas157 And people spend hours and hours listening to Sports Talk. And talking Sports Talk. Endlessly talking about sporting contests which happened and are over and done with. It's a huge moneymaker. So when MM and all the rest of the FUDI mongers start up on EVs in general and Tesla specifically, I find something more useful for spending my time. Like cleaning out the grease trap.
Other reasons for Tesla hate: 5) Some knuckleheads still think EVs are "gay", are "golf carts", etc. Cars like the Plaid are laying this nonsense to rest. 6) Tesla is radically disrupting "the way things are done", and will cause millions of people's skill sets to become worthless. (ICE mechanics, dealerships, petroleum industry, etc.)
I drive a car that is powered by a giant nuclear reactor several thousand times the size of this entire planet. That's masculine - the knuckleheads' cars powered by dead dinosaurs are quite lame.
The legacy automakers will continue to lose money until they can no longer afford to pay for political parties. I hope that the AWU has already stitched up decent redundancy packages for their soon to be unemployed workers but I think that they will just declare bankruptcy and lock them out. Capital can be cruel.
The White House event ws actually a "Thank Unions" event. It kind of evolved into an EV day. But it really was just a 'thanks for your support' event that Biden was having for the Unions.
AND it was an anti EV day with that lame executive order "50% electric by 2030". The EV revolution is by 2025. this 2030 stuff is BS, espec since 'electric' includes hybrids!!!
The politicians wonder why all the manufacturing jobs are overseas. When the first sussessful auto company in a hundred years that is actually putting up factories in the US, the politicians are basically giving Tesla the middle finger. Write to your representatives and tell them to support Tesla.
Another great video but you didn’t list a huge reason why people hate Tesla. Sadly, a lot of people hate Elon … many just because he’s rich; others for their own personal reasons. I have friends who are so adamant about him that we just can’t talk anymore. Owning a Tesla and invested in TSLA, I am starting to take it personally. Elon isn’t perfect but he’s trying to save lives.
The other aspect of the FUD that is heaped upon Tesla is that they threaten not only legacy automakers but the 14 billion they spend yearly in the advertising industry. That is a large pie that every magazine, newspaper and media outlet gets a part of. If legacy auto does go bankrupt and the govt allows it this time, the domino effect will be in the trillions. Tesla scares a lot of people.
Tesla is A worldwide company and growing. Texas car dealerships are trying to block deliveries. That is not going to end well for the dealerships. They don’t control commerce the people do.
@@daegueric Except for the most educated populace in the country. It's the reason so many tech and defense companies reside here. Musk was throwing one of his illogical fits. He is smart when it comes to engineering, but incredibly stupid when it comes to biology.
"If I can't have it, (Him/Her) Nobody will." Selfish, jealous people are always peeking around the corner at you planning their next move. Beware the lurking Monster.
I think that change - and the extremely fast rate of change - as being more powerful in driving fear and anger against Tesla than the things given here.
Greetings from Denmark. I have bought a Tesla Model 3 and lots of Tesla stocks and keeps them for at least 10 years. My little support to the greatest accelerator to a greener world😉
@@luisjgt1 From my solar panels;) But look her, that will explain how green EV´s are. If you think EV´s are not green, the oil industry have manipulated you in a bad direction. Proof: ruclips.net/video/1oVrIHcdxjA/видео.html&ab_channel=GasTroll
You missed pointing out the biggest source of hate against Tesla, OIL INDUSTRY! Kinda hard to miss this, plus auto dealers hate Tesla.....I think you missed the boat on this issue.
He is making ICE vehicles obsolete, is there anything he isn't disrupting? He is a huge threat to the entrenched automotive and oil and gas incumbents...
My experience with a union (Teamsters, not UAW, but likely the same): Was working nights and had the night off so stayed out all day. got home at midnight and was told I had been called in six hours ago. Called and was told I wasn't needed. The next day, union steward told me if I was ever called in on my night off, "Go get as drunk as you can and show up. Once you put one foot on the property, you get four hours of double overtime." That is criminal behavior, as I believe I should do work to earn money, not just show up drunk.
Maybe you missed Musk's comment that Capital is just distilled Labor. All wealth is created by labor but workers have only one mechanism with which to balance the power of management, and that is labor unions. Nobody in a powerful position likes to share power but Tesla will do what it does with or without a labor union. Musk even said that with humanoid robots there will have to be a guaranteed income. He thinks way ahead of most humans. I am keeping my Tesla and my Tesla stock union or no union.
Value, not wealth is created, among others, by labor. Worker, who have their fair share in value creation, have more options than the unions as a mechanism to represent their interests. Unions have been many times forces to block innovation, slowed down processes to make the world a better place. Additionally, the unions own ‘power of management’ was also sometimes used more for the benefit of the union bosses, less the union members. The unions, once paramount important for the development of free markets, have an outdated business model dating back to the 19th century. They better innovate this model in their own interest before they are obsolete.
The only way they know how to fight is by bribing politicians. Elon already sucked all the best talent. The catch-up crowd can't even buy competitive talent now.
I'm not surprised. Tesla's success spells doom for the OEMs and all those people who depend on them for their livelyhood. It wont matter in the end because you cant stop progress.
explains people trying to damage tesla cars in parking lots or on the road. They must know someone who is connected with ice or oil and that rubs them off lol.
This would be funny if it wasn't so sad. The wife wants a new car, I suggested she look at a Tesla. Her response was, sit down for this. I think I want to get an American made car. Of course after I stopped laughing I straightened her out. She didn't talk to me for a week, lucky me.
I've been through this before. I started using Apple computers in 1986. There's a similar dynamic about Tesla, which explains much of the hatred and FUD. That explains, sorta, the reaction of individuals. From government, however, it comes from one party out of their conservative nature, and from hatred of environmentalists. From the other party, it's the union thing, a fondness for regulation, and distrust of big money. For both, perhaps, Musk is from another planet and must be treated with suspicion.
The comparison to Apple is interesting. I dabbled with Apple computers in the early days - APPLE I, II, and III. The closed architecture ran me off, and does to this day. As does price, repairability, and the OS in general. I want a computer to do what I want it to do in the manner I want it to do it. So I tend to let others deal with the Apple stuff. PC for me, See? . Apple still excels in video editing, manipulating, and related tasks. In our TV stations, MACs do all the video editing and manipulation, as well as Graphics creation. But after that, it is PC based MS and Linux all the way. Apple the company and the hardware is a pain in the ass to deal with , as Tesla can be. However, comma, Apple, Tesla, MS and Unix/Linux all have their role and their place across all tasks. There's not a one size fits all solution at the moment. Except for my personal transportation needs.
Elon Musk isn't really an immigrant--naturalized sure. He's more like on a Canada, America, South Africa revolving door. He has extensive family in all three. He also didn't come to the US empty handed, not completely. His father did super well for himself in South Africa. While Elon didn't lean on him during his college years in the US, he did have a head start.
@Piññed by Morning Invest Yeah, My first investment with Mrs Joan Kathy earned me profit of over $25,530 US dollars, and ever since then she has been delivering
You miss the point that Tesla will put legacy OEMs out of business. And it’s clear that Tesla has already won and does not need help. So the OEMs are scared sh..less and pull all strings to get a break to have a chance at survival. And because of the huge numbers of employees politicians go along.
The Dem party is also scared sh..less about the 2022 and 2024 elections, so they are buying union and working class voters that have voted for The Rump in the past.
The more the EV community replays Sandy's eloquent rant the better! This is so fundamentally important an issue it needs to be amplified and spread as widely as possible. Thanks for doing your part! 👍👍
I agree with both Sandy and you in most points, but you have missed the most important point, that is advertising. Since all the media survive on ad dollars and Tesla doesn't advertise at all, the print, TV and most ad oriented media hate them for not advertising. I wish Tesla would get a great PR department and do a little advertising. I think that would go a long way to turning around the haters!
screw the haters, no pr needed, Tesla has a ton of loyal youtube channels and followers of these channels to fight and correct the FUD spewers out there. Creating and spending $$ advertising a Tesla product is a complete waste of money. TESLA'S SELL THEMSELVES!.. The haters have failed miserably at slowing demand, period
Bingo! That's the #1 reason Tesla is hated: just follow the money. The media hates Tesla as they get zero dollars from them (well, that, and their hate for Elon in general).
My Dad was a GM company man, went to GMI in Flint, worked on AC Delco systems, designed electronics for the Apollo missions, became an executive at Oldsmobile, went all in for Saturn, then when GM started making signals they were crushing the innovative systems designed for Saturn took his "parachute" position running the Proving ground and retired. It's really sad how bureaucrats have run GM into the ground. I see a lot of consolidation of the legacy manufacturers in the near future.
Dr Know It A...., there are No words to describe this video and I meant no words. Thank you so so much for doing this you said it all, you speak my mind you expressed my thoughts you said everything I wanted to say but don't know how. I (we) love you and Sandy Munro and all of those whose support Tesla a true American 🇺🇸 company
Love the Tesla story,reminds me of my favorite company from Canada (shopify). I'm very supportive of capitalism and free markets, I don't want to see the legacy automaker's go out of business but Tesla is forcing them to change their entire business model. There's a good reason why Samsung built a semiconductor chip factory right next to giga Austin, a 12 billion dollar investment.
Great video..!!! Maybe Sandy really started something with his 'rant'. Thanks for jumping on his bandwagon. You are the natural next step for informing the public....even Congress...!!!
My son, who is very smart (accept this time) leased a Volt, now he has to chard it then park it in the drive way because it might catch on fire. So much for ice companies trying to get into EVs.
I think it was a smart purchase, I'm assuming you mean Bolt. There's so much hype on EV fires, gas cars are definitely a fire risk. I still plan on buying a Bolt for my next car. You probably know now Chevy is spending 1.8 billion to replace batteries.
Be specific. Some unions are needed, Actually, the police unions support Repugnics, no matter what they do to the country. The repugnics support police unions, no matter what they do. Finally, you made the point that it is the UAW that is a problem. I hope that Tesla can keep out the unions and avoid problems with the regulators.
@@gaydybwad1321 I don't yet own a Tesla but I binge on Tesla and ev knowledge and inform everyone I can dispell the ev lies and myths etc I would volunteer to show Tesla's at our local showroom even
We don't need old people to die for Tesla's to take off. I too will only buy an American Brand car. But Tesla fit's the bill on that. Before my Tesla I had only bought Fords since 1981.
A couple of thoughts: 1: compare how much the ICE companies spend on lobbying in Washington D.C to how much Tesla spends. Include in those $'s amount contributed by employee PACs. 2. Never forget the USA had to bail out both Chrysler and GM from bankruptcy not because they were well run companies but because we could not have that many unemployed people in Michigan and the south. 3. We're not there yet but when local gas stations and repair shops start going out of business because Tesla's don't need them, there will be even more political power games. Forget Earth warming issues and think about food on the table for people who do not have high levels of education. 4. Look at who was on stage for AI day-- how many were born in America?
They are all Americans now, like Musk himself... what an amazing way to attract the greatest talent from the entire world to become Americans. Or is that not the point? There are countless millions of the ICE cars that will remain in operation for a long time, even if everyone stops making ICE cars today. Consider that. The gas station is not going away anytime soon. However, disruptive change cannot be halted, why we don't use steam engines today. The "external combustion engine" was replaced by ICE. And we won't use ICE tomorrow, when it is replaced by an electric motor.
@@abhadra the point that I was trying to make is that this is a political problem and to many people who live in Trump county the Tesla people are not the Americans they care for. These are people who have lost pensions, had their wages cut and cities such as Detroit decimated by imports of cars. Given the opportunity they will vote for Ford and GM over Tesla
You and Sandy are voicing what many of us feel. The US Government can seriously impede Tesla's progress if they continue down this road. I believe Tesla will survive and thrive but it will cost $Billion$ of dollars if Tesla in throttled. If these same dollars were invested in the infrastructure we need to support the EV revolution (clean power grid, charging stations etc) including EV purchase incentives which can aid Legacy Auto to transition it will pay off in the future. Tesla is going to remain the Gold Standard in EVs but I also believe that our OEMs are capable of making acceptable EVs. Not every ice vehicle today is a luxury model. The majority are vehicles that the general public can afford. EVs will be no different. Most models will be priced so that average consumers can afford them and people will choose a model that appeals to their particular wants/needs. The EV community needs to rally around the theme of expanding the development and production US made EVs and insist that our Government support the effort. Innovation will force the improvements we need but the Government can certainly make it harder giving China the time they need to EAT OUR LUNCH.
Tesla can come to Canada. We’d fully welcome them. No ridiculous government “audits or investigations”, and we can sell them to US via trade agreements.
My understanding is, that they pay pensions to their workers once they retire. That's a financial burden, especially since people tend to live longer and longer past their retirement age. Sandy joked about it, when he gently dissed Fords crappy ADAS in one of his recent videos that he hopes that Ford stays in business long enough to pay out his pension. I think he might be well advised to get it as a lump payment as soon as possible ;-)
@@Makatea When Sandy Munro drove the Ford engineer in the crappy Ford « autopilot », he criticised it but was worried about his pension, as he worked for Ford once.
@@Makatea Oh, thanks! But how come companies pay pensions to former employees? Do they deduct part of the salary while workers are still employed to accumulate funds for the pension?
@@MermaidJurate I don't know the deal with the unions in the amercian auto-industry. In Europe it's not uncommon to have such enterprise-pensions as part of the salary-package. Typically, it rises with the number of years you've been working there. If they provide such a pension, they generally have to build up the necessary reserves in a seperate account that would not be affected, even if the firm goes bankrupt; there might be exceptions though.
Could the FUD have been driven by the oil and gas and auto OEM's? ? Despite this, Tesla continues to enjoy tremendous growth in demand. They will succeed because they are just that much better than anything else on the market. Hopefully, worthy competitors will come along to help grow the EV market here in the US and globally.
I did like the video, Doctor Know-it-All. I have a strong tendency to lean toward the "get-out-of-the-way" option. I live in France where I have seen the pro-active, get-involved, government scenario play out in real time and over a long time (several decades). The Administrative State is not good at picking winners and losers....and once having chosen a loser is too embarrassed to admit the mistake and continues to pour tax-payer money into the loser until everybody forgets to notice. This last statement is NOT gratuitous, throw-away rhetoric. It is what really happens. Tesla is perfectly capable of handling itself in the rough and tumble of real-world competition. Tesla does not need support from Uncle Sam and frankly I would be disappointed if it got in line behind all the other rent-seekers already in place.
Reagan's deregulation of trucking, airlines and the telecommunications industry was greeted with hysteria from our mainstream media, but the costs of transportation dropped significantly, and we all know what happened with telecommunications in the late 80s and 90s.
Competition is dying in the US and is being replaced by anti-competitive mindsets and behaviour. It is happening on many fronts and it is coming from the big players who don't want competition to enter their markets or reduce the value of their stocks and investment incomes. Awesome video, thanks for highlighting this corruption.
It’s strictly political. The current administration has to pay off the unions. This means that the Old US automotive industry is going to support stopping Elon Musk. Part of the issue us they just don’t line him and claim he is too arrogant
It’s so funny when OEMs don’t think they’re going out of business by the end of the decade lmao I’m glad someone’s smart enough to admit it. ICE age is over
The number one reason Tesla is maligned is they don't pay any one off media or politicians. Follow the money is an old saying but still very real. I agree with Sandy this really makes me angry.
Source? Pulled out your ass?
@@Jupa Tesla spends no money on advertising. If they did they. could impact coverage by pulling advertising dollars just like the large OEM's. Source is Tesla's financial statements.
@@Jupa literally just pull up any 10K and 10Q for all auto company. Tesla literally has no marketing budget
@@Jupa Just present a credible counter argument - assuming you have a brain to do so - instead of just frothing at the mouth spewing bile, demanding sources without producing one.
UAW hates Tesla...so Democrats attack
Sandy is NOT suffering from 'THE GRUMPY OLD MAN SYNDROME!
He IS speaking on OUR behalf.
That my friends. TAKES GUTS
As if Alpha base was not started by grumpy people🥱🥱🥱
I can easily go join the Gays/wildin out peeps, or even ask for immigration protection from the President of America🥱🥱🥱 my life is in danger afterrall
*AS A EUROPEAN* it is obvious to me that the legacy ICE companies like Ford and GM have bribed the politicians with "donations" to hobble Tesla...
A quick google search shows ICE car fires 1 every 19 million miles and Tesla 1 every 205 Million - yet NO ICE fire investigation... TOTAL BS And China is going to eat you alive
50% of ICE car fire on the US highway is KIA hyundai cars.
@@tocreatee5736
KIA might have a problem....that ain't gonna polish out!!!! imho
I think a fifth and probably biggest issue is GM spends $6 billion a year on advertising. So the news and TV stations are not going to back Tesla. Which is ridiculous. Also the head of consumer reports is on Ford's board of directors
I'm 82 now bought my Tesla Y in April and couldn't be happier, my BMW 328 D now sits in the garage gathering dust.
Dude! I'm 74 and purchased my Y in March and couldn't be happier...... and the buyer just picked up my slightly used Mercedes SL450.
And they thought Tesla would only appeal to millenials!
I'm 73 and love my Tesla Model 3. Best car I have ever owned by far.
@@alexd302 Yep. I’m 70, electrical engineer (retired from the renewable energy business) and bought my model 3 for the Tech. But wow - I can’t get over how well it handles and how much fun it is to drive. Always loved rear wheel drive cars. Now I can understand the term “Tesla smile”, when I get in the car.
I’m 64 and am glad that I will be able to drive when I am 74 years old.
I am 78 and love my Tesla model 3 2018 AWD with FSD and Boost! I love the upgrades and it continues to improve and plan on keeping it for at least 10 years!!! I agree with you and Sandy; US get out of Elon’s way and stop with all the BS.
I'm 74 and love my model Y 2021 LR with FSD and boost, and knowing that you are 78 and so enthusiastic, and still kicking 'ass', makes me feel so good inside!
Blindspot monitoring and auto breaking are great new features the cars are with coming right now and Tesla is part of this Over the air updating might not be here (at this time) if it were not for Tesla and the bean counters would Not allow it to happen
This seems to be the old farts back slapping corner.
I'm 73 and love my AWD with FSD and boost!
And I love to be driving a proudly American car!
@@marknelson463 Umm, hopefully you mean "auto BRAKING". I have enough consumer gear which "auto breaks". OTA updating certainly is here now - if only it meant worthwhile updating instead of supercilious games, making fart noises and screwing up the GUI.
@@alexd302 As a card carrying Old Fart, I agree mostly. When FSD actually works, I might bite. I spent the $10K on white interior, red paint, a bigger battery and now, alas, Black Delete.
I grew up with chrome and I like it, dammit!
Sandy telling Ford and GM to get out of the automotive business, yeah baby I agree with him
When GM and big oil crushed the EV1 it's too bad they had their wang in there. Being lazy and greedy x-ed them right out of the business. If GM had gone forward on EVs there would be no Tesla today.
@@stancloyd Gm invested in Valence technologies for the batteries at that time, they saw how powerful the EV could be.Valence had a facility in Henderson Nevada, they went out of business since then. Now they are part of lithium werks from Belgium,they were a small company, I'm glad Tesla is gonna be very hard for them to try and dismantle. I hope Tesla makes it to the top
@@dporrasxtremeLS3 the unions were supposed to protect the workers from abuse. (good thing) but the people at the top of the unions are abusing the people they are entrusted to protect, getting paid from the workers wages to do little. They protect bad and lazy workers
They should look at the situation as to why said worker is being fired and go "this is fair and correct and right for this person to be removed from his job" instead it's, OK we wil) protect you no matter how bad you behave (short of murder and theft etc), but if someone comes to work drunk or high, they need to be gotten rid of as they are a danger to other workers. I have been in that situation with high workers (forestry) and its not fun.
@@alcapony732 Tesla is already on the TOP! That's why the auto companies are in extreme panic mode! Enlisting every known corrupted business, people, politics, Union Thugs, congress members, etc... in order to try to stop them. Knock them down somehow, etc... In case you didn't know it. Tesla is worth (market value) more than all those car companies combine! This really pissed them off. They got their a$$ beat, but good. And they can't recover from it. They are going down fighting tooth and nail with all that's left of all their borrowed money.
I love my American made Tesla. Thanks America. (Resident of northern NSW, Australia).
So do I! Tesla is a great company, and also comes from a great country!
I live in Spain, but wherever one lives, one only needs to know what are the Tesla vision mission and values, to feel exactly the same as we do!
And also totally agree with Munro: World needs great companies, not “crap”, to survive!
I can’t wait to love my Tesla! (I’ll be getting it in the end of September :)
Yes. Buy western. To h3ll with china
Bainsworth We added a 10kW solar system at the same time as buying the car. I’ve scheduled the car to charge at 9:30am. No coal whatsoever used on the car. Even on cloudy days there’s enough solar to charge up.
@@jonjeskie5234 At the moment all Tesla shipped anywhere in the world are from China.
As Sandy suggested, every viewer should write their Congressman and Senator. (If 10,000 people write, it breaks the surface.)
Add a fifty dollar-bill to the envelope and it Will pass standard governmentprocedures
Agreed we need to tell our representatives to support Tesla or vote them out. These people are roadblocks to innovation.
@@Roguescienceguy I believe it was LBJ who said "Dammit, when I buy a politician, he STAYS bought!".
@@molassis8474 : In my lexicon, the phrase " roadblocks to innovation " are synonyms for mountebank, night rider, pettifogger, politician and liar, to name a few.
The presumption is that they give a bleep about anyone besides their big-dollar donors. Sadly, they do not. The only votes we have that matters is out spending dollars. Buy TSLA and buy Tesla products if you want to make a difference.
It think it's simpler than that. There are a lot of people who feel threatened by Tesla, and Elon Musk in particular. His disruptive technologies are going to affect millions of people. No one is going to express their insecurities directly, so they make up reasons that mask their fear of change. Feeling threatened has been the source of hostility toward Elon since he was a boy.
Sadly, political figures generally don't care about our companies or people unless they have direct financial ties (such as with unions and defense contractors).
Americans love to criticize their successful companies. Remember all the negative press Apple used to receive whenever a new iPhone was released, battery-gate, broken screen-gate etc. Besides Tesla practically nobody is buying American-made cars anywhere in the world, no USA-made cars on the European roads. In Canada, all you can see from the big 3 are archaic gasoline guzzlers pickup trucks. Americans should be supportive and proud of Elon Musk and Tesla, finally an inventive, inspiring, and disruptive company from the USA with products sought after worldwide. America needs Tesla more than Tesla needs America!
There are quite a lot of Fords on the streets here in Europe. But that's about it. Very few dodges, no GMs. And more Tesla's every day 🙌🏼
@@Marronii The Fords you see in Europe are made in Europe . Opel is GM in Europe. You can't see in Europe the ugly made in the USA models. No sane European is buying them.
I don't respect him personally but its good that we're at least advancing electric vehicle technology. Just kinda wish he made the charging systems easier to integrate into infustructure.
@@zeviklausner1 I thought Opel was Stellantis. Or did you mean it is the European equivalent of GM?
Yeah, but a lot of Teslas are not built in America either. (Shanghai, and soon enough Berlin) I'd still concider it an Americna car.
just like VW is a German car despite having factories in Brazil and so on.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you.
@@wilforddraper3570 How are charging systems more easily integrated into infrastructure?
Telsa is an existential threat to the old guard - Oil + Gas, their shareholders, and their symbiotic relationship with legacy automakers
GM has $109B in long term debt and $23B in cash on hand. Their 2020 EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) was only $2.7B. If you take out interest on large loan amounts then that $2.7B is going to be less.
Ford has $153B in long term debt, $16B in cash on hand, and 2020 EBIT of $2.8B.
GM is 'short' $86B. Ford is short $137B. And neither is earning the sort of money needed to pay those obligations off in 30 years.
How do GM and Ford survive during the transition from ICEVs to EVs? They won't be able to make as much profit from an EV as from an ICEV because they won't quickly reach economies of scale. And they are almost certain to experience an overall loss in sales numbers as EV producers take sales away from them.
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Tesla has $10B in long term debt and $16B in cash on hand. Tesla could pay off all their debt today and still have serious money in their piggy bank.
Bob you are absolutely correct, the big 3 will go bankrupt. Guess who is going to bail them out; the U.S. Gov't. And even with the gov't help, they will still go bankrupt again because they are too far behind.
Here in the merry old land of Australia, Ford,Gm and Toyota have already given up manufacturing after the government refused to bail them out at a time when the A$ was temporarily higher than the USA $. It would be a great place to build Tesla cars with a high skill labor force and all the raw materials readily available. Unfortunately we suffer from similar problems to the USA with too many of our politicians in the pockets of the fossil fuel companies.
There are many good points made in these Replies.
BUT to blame unions when CEOs walk off with golden Parachutes. For failures.
While street-level workers are expected to be Galley slaves.
@@timmak1914 , unions played an important part of American history but when a company such as Tesla can promote innovation in their employees and motivate them financially through stock plans they shouldn’t be penalized for not being union. If companies had been like Tesla in the first place, unions would not have been needed. The workers of Tesla could go Union if they wanted to after all, they choose not to.
@@dporrasxtremeLS3 We can only hope. But they'll bail themselves us by printing more money, which is effectively a tax on all of us.
No dealerships is another reason they are hated by the establishment.
From what I understand model 3 and Y are number 1 and 3 on the list of "American" cars, meaning produced w parts made in the US. It only make sense that cars for Europe are made in Europe and same goes for China/Asia. The US should be proud of Tesla!!
Being proud of Tesla and politicians taking kickbacks from corporations and unions are different things.
I'm proud of Tesla, and I'm a dinky-di, died-in-the-wool Aussie!
Thank You for making the points we are all talking about. Government will get behind Tesla because Americans are getting behind Tesla! I’m a Tesla owner in stock ownership and Vehicles on order! Go Tesla!
Tesla is the main stock I invest in, because I believe in their cause.
Breaking the corrupt Union is not a sad thing, there's people in charge at the unions who should be in prison.
It's a great thing, the entire edifice is rotten, self serving and counterproductive.
Thanks Brett. Spot on!
@@DonBrowningRacing
I live in New zealand and am a kiwi, and even I can see it from the other side of the world and I don't care about politics so it must be pretty bad and obvious
@@brettmciver432 thanks for your understanding. Also I’ve always wanted to get to your country. Maybe I will. I follow you all pretty closely. Just have always had a fascination with New Zealand. So nice to hear from you.
@@DonBrowningRacing have a beer🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻👍
These 4 reasons show the decadence of America. Tesla should be a superstar.
No, were just going through one of our corrupt phases.
From the EU, I'm surprised Tesla is not a superstar in the US, because here it is one.
In Europe Tesla is seen and appreciated as a very American company.
@@vsiegel that’s because they’re on the right side of politics in Europe.
It's interesting to hear some common Tesla thoughts from a US Southern perspective. Almost 6% of new cars sold in California are already Tesla. EV sales in EU and China is similar. Won't be long till Tesla reaches the steep part of the S curve!
Florida is second behind Cali in ev registrations and Texas is third, both southern states!
I see a lot of Tesla's on the road in Nj every week.
@@gags730 In my area and even country it’s full of electric buses and trains and trams and s ubways. In the Netherlands all the public transport slowly turns to ev, some buses are still hybrid but most are ev. It’s just a matter of time. Also the trains trams and subways were electric about 50 years ago already. Only on the border with like Germany or Belgium some are still on diesel which is prehistoric
The main reason Tesla is slammed in the media is because media companies don’t get one penny from Tesla for advertising.
Everyone watch the movie “Tucker.” This is what GM, Ford, Chrysler and the US Government do to real innovation.
Indeed, Tucker was brought down by the Big Three and the Government. Alas, he did dance too close to the edge in the financial arena, giving them the ammunition to bring him down.
Not happy the way Bezos is acting towards SpaceX. Feels the same as our Democratic leaders acting towards Tesla.
Well ... the GOP acted worse, trying to harm anyone not denying climate change.
That's competitiveness, which is understandable. Hate for and of Tesla is America's 'cutting off nose to spite face' moment.
Here in Australia, we have the 'tall poppy' syndrome, which is similar and based purely on bias and self-centredness.
I commented on this topic on Tesla Daily with Rob Mauer. I am a Canadian, so I do not have a horse in this race, but I do observe some disturbing issues. I have been extremely critical of US cars in the past which is why I drive Toyota's (I do have a Cybertruck on order). Finally, you have a gem in the rough called Tesla, fantastic automobiles, a genius at the head of the company, superior techology on all fronts, and what do you hear.... "I hate Tesla", I hate Elon Musk", "Tesla Sucks". As for your government, some people in power need to take their heads out of their asses and wake up. This is competition, it is real and if you dont get a move on you will miss the boat. What the hell is wrong with these people. You finally have an AWESOME car company doing everything right and you are shunning them. Fine you dont want Tesla, Elon, come back to Canada we will accept you with open arms... Damn, I am mad too, and I am not an American!!! Cheers
Old times it was called corruption. Nowadays its called lobbyism. Tesla doesn't have any corruption money or lobbyist. They just have best engineering, best product, brightest future. What there is not to hate for everybody else?
Many countries are chasing Tesla to open factories. Even China made special conditions for Tesla, the only 100% foreign-owned car company. ALL other car manufacturers in China have 50% stake only, including GM, Ford, Benz, Audi, VW etc. America wake up or you'll die in your sleep.
The crazy thing is that Tesla is only just started on building all the factories it needs.
Texas is big enough for several more TeraFactories. Yet Texan laws still forbid Tesla's direct sales model.
Elon has talked about building another factory on the East Coast.
But if government policy turns hostile, that's got to factor into the decision making process as to where to invest next...
There's plenty of other countries clamoring for those Jobs
As an Austinite waiting for my Cybertruck, from a factory I drive past every day, I'm hugely pissed that the absurd Texas legislature has required Tesla to ship my truck from my back yard across the state line before turning around and driving it all the way back. So much corrupt lunacy in the US these years. How do you keep doing things so badly and still expect to be on top of the world stage. This is what allowed the US to surpass Europe before the World Wars, to be the innovators while Europe strangled itself in aging legacy economies.
@@clintatk Write your Governor and tell him to encourage his party to stop being idiots!
@@obbie1osias467 Governor Abbott is the biggest ridiculous nutball of the lot. He's the lead idiot. They're in the pocket of Big Oil and the dealership lobby.
@@clintatk The biggest irony is that Elon Musk have high regards for our Justice System because of its partial rulings against those who wanted to cash in with their frivolous lawsuits against Tesla. These government officials should be ashamed of themselves acting like those shysters who keeps trying to sue Tesla😡 Now I fully understand the abject failure of these assholes to understand science and how it really works😡
I think Texas has to crack and let Tesla sell cars in Texas. Will they have the Governor there cutting a ribbon and making a speech? I think Tesla should do only a little lobbying at most and just rely on the massive embarrassment factor to the government if Texas doesn't change.
Doc, don't forget that Tesla doesn't pay for advertising, which also seems to slant reporting on critical issues in the press.
THIS .. This is the single most important factor the press IS a advertising business its how they make there money and Tesla has not bought a seat at the table.
TESLA does not even have a publicity department and thus seemingly no journalists. And as all journalists know, journalists are the smartest, most valuable and important people. Imagine the hate.
@@pierre.a.larsen
Thank goodness we have the internet that broke their control over our sources of information.
@@chuckhall4759 Yes, information is now more free than ever. There is of course a lot of misinformation, but generally speaking the amount of misinformation from non journalists does not seem to reach the level of professional journalists, which I find astounding. Perhaps it is partly due to the complexity of new technologies? Most journalists do not understand it.
It isn't simply a natural bias created by being paid ad dollars from ice companies but being paid nothing from tesla. The ice companies paying the ad money are asking for biased coverage against tesla. That makes it an active smear campaign. The only reason tesla gets any favorable coverage at all is because of how good their business actually is. Tesla is a company that would have gone under if they made any serious mistakes in the last 10 years. Meanwhile every single bolt chevy has ever made (including 2022s) is recalled for battery fires. GM still makes enough money off their legacy stuff to absorb their recklessness and their ad dollar payments have kept their massive recall off the news ticker.
If any news org really cared about reporting news and truly had a bias against EVs like they do with tesla, this Chevy recall would be the headlining story.
The good thing is that no one really takes main stream media seriously anymore except for old people. Tesla will dominate in the US and abroad. No one at least here in the US that I know even considers an EV other than a Tesla.
At 74, I am an "Old People". And a 3x Tesla owner. I haven't taken mainstream media seriously in years. And I've spent 57 years WORKING in mainstream media.
People may think they don't take the mainstream media seriously, but I hear people parroting MM talking points constantly.
@@thomasaquinas157 And people spend hours and hours listening to Sports Talk. And talking Sports Talk. Endlessly talking about sporting contests which happened and are over and done with. It's a huge moneymaker. So when MM and all the rest of the FUDI mongers start up on EVs in general and Tesla specifically, I find something more useful for spending my time. Like cleaning out the grease trap.
I'm 76 and an Aussie, and I'm totally pissed off with the Demo's and Tesla Q!
Sandy Munro is very transparent unlike other companies, and it's good. Somebody is a lobbying against Tesla and it shows.
OEMs, Unions and China all own Congress, Biden and regulation agencies.. They all hate Tesla and want to bring it down.
@@troylabrie China has embraced Tesla unlike the US government.
My car was proudly built in California USA!
Other reasons for Tesla hate: 5) Some knuckleheads still think EVs are "gay", are "golf carts", etc. Cars like the Plaid are laying this nonsense to rest. 6) Tesla is radically disrupting "the way things are done", and will cause millions of people's skill sets to become worthless. (ICE mechanics, dealerships, petroleum industry, etc.)
I drive a car that is powered by a giant nuclear reactor several thousand times the size of this entire planet. That's masculine - the knuckleheads' cars powered by dead dinosaurs are quite lame.
You missed Tesla's biggest problem. Musk isn"t investing anything in supporting corrupt politicians.
Democrat’s are out to Destroy Tesla in favour of kickback’s from the Legacy and Foreign auto makers.
Good comment, but please learn how to use apostrophes. There does not need to be an apostrophe before every s.
GOP is anti climate anti science etc so.....
@@dnldnl4880 I think not.
The legacy automakers will continue to lose money until they can no longer afford to pay for political parties. I hope that the AWU has already stitched up decent redundancy packages for their soon to be unemployed workers but I think that they will just declare bankruptcy and lock them out. Capital can be cruel.
Unions make political contributions. Nothing else speaks louder to Politicans' greed. Go Doc and all the other like minded folks.
True! but don't forget legacy automakers and big oil make much bigger donations.
I emailed all my representatives and told them all my future donations are going into Tesla stock instead.
That's the spirit!
The White House event ws actually a "Thank Unions" event. It kind of evolved into an EV day. But it really was just a 'thanks for your support' event that Biden was having for the Unions.
AND it was an anti EV day with that lame executive order "50% electric by 2030". The EV revolution is by 2025. this 2030 stuff is BS, espec since 'electric' includes hybrids!!!
@@wilber8260 I have been saying 2026 is the last year for new ICE cars but I’m beginning to think it may come even quicker
Let me know when the workers that build the Ford Mach E in Mexico join the UAW.
@@wilber8260 not to mention that 50% EV figure includes PHEVs 😂. What a nothingburger event
Well maybe they should have called it the Union event and not the EV event. The truth is this administration is corrupt to the core.
The politicians wonder why all the manufacturing jobs are overseas. When the first sussessful auto company in a hundred years that is actually putting up factories in the US, the politicians are basically giving Tesla the middle finger. Write to your representatives and tell them to support Tesla.
Tesla is AWESOME!!!, best car i ever owned.
Another great video but you didn’t list a huge reason why people hate Tesla. Sadly, a lot of people hate Elon … many just because he’s rich; others for their own personal reasons. I have friends who are so adamant about him that we just can’t talk anymore. Owning a Tesla and invested in TSLA, I am starting to take it personally. Elon isn’t perfect but he’s trying to save lives.
Please list his main 2 reasons for hating Elon,
@@MartensFamilyHomeMovies vaporware salesman and a con man
If he was trying to save lives he wouldn't force his workers back during a pandemic.
Who hate him for being rich? There are a lot of rich people around the world.
@@Supraboyes everybody went back to work at that time not sure why you're singling out elon
The other aspect of the FUD that is heaped upon Tesla is that they threaten not only legacy automakers but the 14 billion they spend yearly in the advertising industry. That is a large pie that every magazine, newspaper and media outlet gets a part of. If legacy auto does go bankrupt and the govt allows it this time, the domino effect will be in the trillions. Tesla scares a lot of people.
TESLA as fast as possible is becoming a Texas company
Yeah, California is the least business-friendly state in the union. That Covid restriction in '20 was the 'straw,' right?
Tesla is A worldwide company and growing. Texas car dealerships are trying to block deliveries. That is not going to end well for the dealerships. They don’t control commerce the people do.
@@daegueric Except for the most educated populace in the country. It's the reason so many tech and defense companies reside here. Musk was throwing one of his illogical fits. He is smart when it comes to engineering, but incredibly stupid when it comes to biology.
It doesn’t matter that Tesla doesn’t have a PR Dept. Social media and politics are cesspools.
"If I can't have it, (Him/Her) Nobody will."
Selfish, jealous people are always peeking around the corner at you planning their next move. Beware the lurking Monster.
I think that change - and the extremely fast rate of change - as being more powerful in driving fear and anger against Tesla than the things given here.
Greetings from Denmark. I have bought a Tesla Model 3 and lots of Tesla stocks and keeps them for at least 10 years. My little support to the greatest accelerator to a greener world😉
Greener world? Where do you think the electricity comes from? LOL!
@@luisjgt1 in Denmark? Mainly wind. Regardless it’s greener even when powered by coal. Ice engines are just that inefficient energy converters.
@@whowhy9023 No it’s not quit lying to yourself.
@@luisjgt1 From my solar panels;) But look her, that will explain how green EV´s are. If you think EV´s are not green, the oil industry have manipulated you in a bad direction. Proof: ruclips.net/video/1oVrIHcdxjA/видео.html&ab_channel=GasTroll
@@whowhy9023 Spot on. If you have not seen this, it shows it in a great way;) ruclips.net/video/1oVrIHcdxjA/видео.html&ab_channel=GasTroll
You missed pointing out the biggest source of hate against Tesla, OIL INDUSTRY! Kinda hard to miss this, plus auto dealers hate Tesla.....I think you missed the boat on this issue.
If i owned a car dealership i would be pressing my brand to quickly make some EVs or look for a quick exit strategy.
He is making ICE vehicles obsolete, is there anything he isn't disrupting? He is a huge threat to the entrenched automotive and oil and gas incumbents...
My experience with a union (Teamsters, not UAW, but likely the same): Was working nights and had the night off so stayed out all day. got home at midnight and was told I had been called in six hours ago. Called and was told I wasn't needed. The next day, union steward told me if I was ever called in on my night off, "Go get as drunk as you can and show up. Once you put one foot on the property, you get four hours of double overtime." That is criminal behavior, as I believe I should do work to earn money, not just show up drunk.
Maybe you missed Musk's comment that Capital is just distilled Labor. All wealth is created by labor but workers have only one mechanism with which to balance the power of management, and that is labor unions. Nobody in a powerful position likes to share power but Tesla will do what it does with or without a labor union. Musk even said that with humanoid robots there will have to be a guaranteed income. He thinks way ahead of most humans. I am keeping my Tesla and my Tesla stock union or no union.
Value, not wealth is created, among others, by labor. Worker, who have their fair share in value creation, have more options than the unions as a mechanism to represent their interests. Unions have been many times forces to block innovation, slowed down processes to make the world a better place. Additionally, the unions own ‘power of management’ was also sometimes used more for the benefit of the union bosses, less the union members. The unions, once paramount important for the development of free markets, have an outdated business model dating back to the 19th century. They better innovate this model in their own interest before they are obsolete.
Wait a minute! I’m 74 and I own a Tesla. I’m going to die out?
😂🤣👍never! Just come over to us in good ole Europe. We LOVE Tesla!
Well, Yes!
But you are going out in STYLE.. :-)
I’ve made it to 75 and plan to buy one soon. So you have a bit more time left!
Check out the safety rating of the car you're driving. It may mean you won't die out as soon as you think.
@@DenisLoubet I’m counting on it!
Why would OPEC or legacy automakers like Tesla? They're not going to go down without a fight.
The only way they know how to fight is by bribing politicians. Elon already sucked all the best talent. The catch-up crowd can't even buy competitive talent now.
That's it, it's WAR!
Imma bring back something from 60s & 70s to state my opinion, “Right on man!”
Spot-on, buddy! I appreciate the breakdown of thoughts of the populace and the inevitable consequences of government meddling in Tesla’s success.
I'm not surprised. Tesla's success spells doom for the OEMs and all those people who depend on them for their livelyhood. It wont matter in the end because you cant stop progress.
explains people trying to damage tesla cars in parking lots or on the road. They must know someone who is connected with ice or oil and that rubs them off lol.
@Roger Jamespaul Could join the new wave. Biden likes EVs he should be parsing Tesla. Old car companies should simply start mass producing EVs anyway.
you can slow it enough down to let the Chinese take the cake.
This would be funny if it wasn't so sad. The wife wants a new car, I suggested she look at a Tesla. Her response was, sit down for this. I think I want to get an American made car. Of course after I stopped laughing I straightened her out. She didn't talk to me for a week, lucky me.
I've been through this before. I started using Apple computers in 1986. There's a similar dynamic about Tesla, which explains much of the hatred and FUD. That explains, sorta, the reaction of individuals. From government, however, it comes from one party out of their conservative nature, and from hatred of environmentalists. From the other party, it's the union thing, a fondness for regulation, and distrust of big money. For both, perhaps, Musk is from another planet and must be treated with suspicion.
The comparison to Apple is interesting. I dabbled with Apple computers in the early days - APPLE I, II, and III. The closed architecture ran me off, and does to this day. As does price, repairability, and the OS in general. I want a computer to do what I want it to do in the manner I want it to do it. So I tend to let others deal with the Apple stuff. PC for me, See? .
Apple still excels in video editing, manipulating, and related tasks. In our TV stations, MACs do all the video editing and manipulation, as well as Graphics creation. But after that, it is PC based MS and Linux all the way.
Apple the company and the hardware is a pain in the ass to deal with , as Tesla can be. However, comma, Apple, Tesla, MS and Unix/Linux all have their role and their place across all tasks. There's not a one size fits all solution at the moment. Except for my personal transportation needs.
This administration is far worse and dangerous for Tesla than the previous one.
@@boostav This administration is far worse and dangerous for all of us.
Elon Musk isn't really an immigrant--naturalized sure. He's more like on a Canada, America, South Africa revolving door. He has extensive family in all three.
He also didn't come to the US empty handed, not completely. His father did super well for himself in South Africa. While Elon didn't lean on him during his college years in the US, he did have a head start.
As a European It’s also hard to understand why Americans are so anti Tesla,
Where is your pride?
Dealership power (lobbiest) should be a more relevant issue than the "new factor"
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Most intelligent words I've heard.
Crypto is the new gold
I wanted to trade Crypto but got discouraged by the fluctuations in price
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You miss the point that Tesla will put legacy OEMs out of business. And it’s clear that Tesla has already won and does not need help. So the OEMs are scared sh..less and pull all strings to get a break to have a chance at survival. And because of the huge numbers of employees politicians go along.
The Dem party is also scared sh..less about the 2022 and 2024 elections, so they are buying union and working class voters that have voted for The Rump in the past.
@@wilber8260 Exactly!
What's happening to Tesla by the government and so many other things happening today remind me of the book Atlas Shrugged
The more the EV community replays Sandy's eloquent rant the better! This is so fundamentally important an issue it needs to be amplified and spread as widely as possible. Thanks for doing your part! 👍👍
Could you share your source material on Unions? I looked but there is so much out there I wanted your specific source material.
I agree with both Sandy and you in most points, but you have missed the most important point, that is advertising. Since all the media survive on ad dollars and Tesla doesn't advertise at all, the print, TV and most ad oriented media hate them for not advertising. I wish Tesla would get a great PR department and do a little advertising. I think that would go a long way to turning around the haters!
screw the haters, no pr needed, Tesla has a ton of loyal youtube channels and followers of these channels to fight and correct the FUD spewers out there.
Creating and spending $$ advertising a Tesla product is a complete waste of money.
TESLA'S SELL THEMSELVES!.. The haters have failed miserably at slowing demand, period
Bingo! That's the #1 reason Tesla is hated: just follow the money. The media hates Tesla as they get zero dollars from them (well, that, and their hate for Elon in general).
I fully enjoyed Sandy going off about this, I got to wonder if it’s the other companies getting after Tesla via government. It’s wrong.
My dodge is soon to be replaced with a Tesla model Y.
My Dad was a GM company man, went to GMI in Flint, worked on AC Delco systems, designed electronics for the Apollo missions, became an executive at Oldsmobile, went all in for Saturn, then when GM started making signals they were crushing the innovative systems designed for Saturn took his "parachute" position running the Proving ground and retired.
It's really sad how bureaucrats have run GM into the ground. I see a lot of consolidation of the legacy manufacturers in the near future.
Dr Know It A...., there are No words to describe this video and I meant no words. Thank you so so much for doing this you said it all, you speak my mind you expressed my thoughts you said everything I wanted to say but don't know how. I (we) love you and Sandy Munro and all of those whose support Tesla a true American 🇺🇸 company
I'd say it is dark forces inside America not America itself. American values are not the problem. American values enabled Tesla's success.
Love the Tesla story,reminds me of my favorite company from Canada (shopify). I'm very supportive of capitalism and free markets, I don't want to see the legacy automaker's go out of business but Tesla is forcing them to change their entire business model. There's a good reason why Samsung built a semiconductor chip factory right next to giga Austin, a 12 billion dollar investment.
The 40 million people in California don't give a crap what the 30 million people in Texas think.
Love Tesla. Waiting on me cybertruck💪🏽😊
Great video..!!! Maybe Sandy really started something with his 'rant'. Thanks for jumping on his bandwagon. You are the natural next step for informing the public....even Congress...!!!
My son, who is very smart (accept this time) leased a Volt, now he has to chard it then park it in the drive way because it might catch on fire. So much for ice companies trying to get into EVs.
I think it was a smart purchase, I'm assuming you mean Bolt. There's so much hype on EV fires, gas cars are definitely a fire risk. I still plan on buying a Bolt for my next car. You probably know now Chevy is spending 1.8 billion to replace batteries.
The Volt is fine. Only the Bolt has the fires. He can stop worrying about his Volt.
Be specific. Some unions are needed, Actually, the police unions support Repugnics, no matter what they do to the country. The repugnics support police unions, no matter what they do. Finally, you made the point that it is the UAW that is a problem. I hope that Tesla can keep out the unions and avoid problems with the regulators.
Imho, Tesla should make some deal that workers can join one of the unions for electrical workers, just not UAW.
I love TESLA, hi from Italy!
I will buy a self driving car when it will go to work for me , pick up my pay check and then come home.
I can save you a pile of cash - electronic banking.
Damn well said sir and yup seeing Sandy so angry was awakening I've had enough as well but what can we do???!!!!????
VOTE
Take your Tesla to a local car show and answer their questions. Become a teacher and member of the Tesla advertising team.
@@gaydybwad1321 I don't yet own a Tesla but I binge on Tesla and ev knowledge and inform everyone I can dispell the ev lies and myths etc I would volunteer to show Tesla's at our local showroom even
You are pissed? Tell that to the who believed Elon Musk and got killed using FSD!!!!
Nobody ever published anything Tesla’s PR department said. Strange huh? So why bother?
This person gets it.
Another great video! Thanks for doing what you do!
We don't need old people to die for Tesla's to take off. I too will only buy an American Brand car. But Tesla fit's the bill on that. Before my Tesla I had only bought Fords since 1981.
I suspect many "smart' old people are buying Tesla's. I did ;-)
I was 73 when I bought my two Teslas. Now 74 and buying my third.
@@The_DuMont_Network beat me. I was 64
Until our world heats up more and Tesla batteries start blowing up and malfunctioning the cars I'm good
Well said..
A couple of thoughts: 1: compare how much the ICE companies spend on lobbying in Washington D.C to how much Tesla spends. Include in those $'s amount contributed by employee PACs. 2. Never forget the USA had to bail out both Chrysler and GM from bankruptcy not because they were well run companies but because we could not have that many unemployed people in Michigan and the south.
3. We're not there yet but when local gas stations and repair shops start going out of business because Tesla's don't need them, there will be even more political power games. Forget Earth warming issues and think about food on the table for people who do not have high levels of education.
4. Look at who was on stage for AI day-- how many were born in America?
They are all Americans now, like Musk himself... what an amazing way to attract the greatest talent from the entire world to become Americans. Or is that not the point? There are countless millions of the ICE cars that will remain in operation for a long time, even if everyone stops making ICE cars today. Consider that. The gas station is not going away anytime soon. However, disruptive change cannot be halted, why we don't use steam engines today. The "external combustion engine" was replaced by ICE. And we won't use ICE tomorrow, when it is replaced by an electric motor.
@@abhadra the point that I was trying to make is that this is a political problem and to many people who live in Trump county the Tesla people are not the Americans they care for. These are people who have lost pensions, had their wages cut and cities such as Detroit decimated by imports of cars. Given the opportunity they will vote for Ford and GM over Tesla
Can you spell "Big Oil"?
You and Sandy are voicing what many of us feel.
The US Government can seriously impede Tesla's progress if they continue down this road. I believe Tesla will survive and thrive but it will cost $Billion$ of dollars if Tesla in throttled. If these same dollars were invested in the infrastructure we need to support the EV revolution (clean power grid, charging stations etc) including EV purchase incentives which can aid Legacy Auto to transition it will pay off in the future. Tesla is going to remain the Gold Standard in EVs but I also believe that our OEMs are capable of making acceptable EVs. Not every ice vehicle today is a luxury model. The majority are vehicles that the general public can afford. EVs will be no different. Most models will be priced so that average consumers can afford them and people will choose a model that appeals to their particular wants/needs.
The EV community needs to rally around the theme of expanding the development and production US made EVs and insist that our Government support the effort. Innovation will force the improvements we need but the Government can certainly make it harder giving China the time they need to EAT OUR LUNCH.
Tesla can come to Canada. We’d fully welcome them. No ridiculous government “audits or investigations”, and we can sell them to US via trade agreements.
I have a question. How are unions helping to drive up debt for the unionized auto companies? See 11:20
My understanding is, that they pay pensions to their workers once they retire. That's a financial burden, especially since people tend to live longer and longer past their retirement age.
Sandy joked about it, when he gently dissed Fords crappy ADAS in one of his recent videos that he hopes that Ford stays in business long enough to pay out his pension. I think he might be well advised to get it as a lump payment as soon as possible ;-)
@@Makatea When Sandy Munro drove the Ford engineer in the crappy Ford « autopilot », he criticised it but was worried about his pension, as he worked for Ford once.
@@Makatea Oh, thanks! But how come companies pay pensions to former employees? Do they deduct part of the salary while workers are still employed to accumulate funds for the pension?
@@MermaidJurate I don't know the deal with the unions in the amercian auto-industry. In Europe it's not uncommon to have such enterprise-pensions as part of the salary-package. Typically, it rises with the number of years you've been working there.
If they provide such a pension, they generally have to build up the necessary reserves in a seperate account that would not be affected, even if the firm goes bankrupt; there might be exceptions though.
@@Makatea yeah, I know, I'm also from Europe. But wondering how it works in the US.
My Model 3 from Fremont gives me a better driving experience than 25 years of driving Mercedes! I´m from 🇩🇪
Ditto. My Model 3 SR is the S#it. My BMW is jealous sitting on the sidelines.
Could the FUD have been driven by the oil and gas and auto OEM's? ? Despite this, Tesla continues to enjoy tremendous growth in demand. They will succeed because they are just that much better than anything else on the market. Hopefully, worthy competitors will come along to help grow the EV market here in the US and globally.
Did he forget the dealerships?
Lay it on! I wish there were more like You and Sandy that have a platform and could sound out.
Government doesn’t like Tesla because it’s killing the cash cow model of local auto store and service shops.
I did like the video, Doctor Know-it-All. I have a strong tendency to lean toward the "get-out-of-the-way" option. I live in France where I have seen the pro-active, get-involved, government scenario play out in real time and over a long time (several decades). The Administrative State is not good at picking winners and losers....and once having chosen a loser is too embarrassed to admit the mistake and continues to pour tax-payer money into the loser until everybody forgets to notice. This last statement is NOT gratuitous, throw-away rhetoric. It is what really happens. Tesla is perfectly capable of handling itself in the rough and tumble of real-world competition. Tesla does not need support from Uncle Sam and frankly I would be disappointed if it got in line behind all the other rent-seekers already in place.
Reagan's deregulation of trucking, airlines and the telecommunications industry was greeted with hysteria from our mainstream media, but the costs of transportation dropped significantly, and we all know what happened with telecommunications in the late 80s and 90s.
Competition is dying in the US and is being replaced by anti-competitive mindsets and behaviour. It is happening on many fronts and it is coming from the big players who don't want competition to enter their markets or reduce the value of their stocks and investment incomes.
Awesome video, thanks for highlighting this corruption.
I've seen Sandy saying that over 10 times already. And it doesn't get old!
It’s strictly political. The current administration has to pay off the unions. This means that the Old US automotive industry is going to support stopping Elon Musk. Part of the issue us they just don’t line him and claim he is too arrogant
Why not lease the tech form Tesla and give to the big three? Problem solved!!!
success breeds jealousy. also tesla not paying off congress
Politicians- For trouble free.....bribe me. If you don't have any.....we can change the law to give you something.
It’s so funny when OEMs don’t think they’re going out of business by the end of the decade lmao I’m glad someone’s smart enough to admit it. ICE age is over
Politicians are so screwed up...