• Jesus@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    In the back of my head, I always wonder, what if he’s actually brilliant, and this is all just a ploy to get dumb racist rednecks off of ICE vehicles.

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      1 day ago

      I considered that too (the ploy, not the brilliant part) when he initially started changing his tone, but it didn’t take long before I realized that was very unlikely. His response the diver that rescued those kids in the flooded cave really sealed it for me realize that he’s just a man with too much money and not enough sense.

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      2 days ago

      If that’s his 5d chess plan then he’s dumb as shit.

      Rednecks do not want EVs. They want 70k trucks plus a lift kit and modified engines to enable rolling coal on any EV or hybrid they come across. They are on purpose going in the opposite direction out of spite.

      *Also battery energy density isn’t capable of hauling big loads for long distances

      Elon is just a moron who failed upwards