Comments on: Tesla Death Watch 38: Tesla Applies for $400m DOE Loan

By: rolosrevenge

rolosrevenge — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:34:11 +0000

At least Tesla is making a car people want to buy, which is more than we can say for Detroit.

By: Stein X Leikanger

Stein X Leikanger — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:05:49 +0000

The perception in Congress is that Tesla is doing things right … Big talking point among Dem leaders.

Which means that Tesla are reaching for the bowl – with political support.

Kind of makes you fear for what kind of intelligence apparatus the politicians actually use when making decisions.

By: HarveyBirdman

HarveyBirdman — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:08:07 +0000

I thought these loans were limited to companies running 20-year-old factories. Perhaps Tesla just figures it’s going to end up a free-for-all shortly, and thought they might as well save their place in line.

By: Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:33:38 +0000

Typo in the headline, Dear Leader. Must read “DOA Loan.”

By: tesla deathwatcher

tesla deathwatcher — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:38:51 +0000

Give me a break. Tesla sucking on the government teat? What a waste of money.

By: minion444

minion444 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:24:19 +0000

TESLA news release:

Thanks America for the bailout. We will continue to assemble our foreign made parts and employee a couple of engineers and assemblers….

Help Wanted

Transmission designer, willing to work for high tech company. Great benefits, including low interest government loans…

By: guyincognito

guyincognito — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:00:00 +0000

And here I thought I’d never get the chance to subsidize a smug celebutard’s next vehicle.

By: alex_rashev

alex_rashev — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:50:30 +0000

I’d rather have those guys get them millions. At least it’ll go towards creating some rather intriguing rare supercars (DeLorean style), as opposed to stamping out more crap before one of those giant cadavers implodes anyway.

What amazes me is that Tesla has an actual product, and people are lining up to buy it, but they screwed up the manufacturing logistics and now they are forced to beg for gubement cash just like everyone else. Typically amateurish.

By: Samuel L. Bronkowitz

Samuel L. Bronkowitz — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:21:16 +0000

Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.

Nanny state will not save us as individuals nor will it save our companies. It’s time for GM et. al. to stand up and act like mature adults.

By: Cicero

Cicero — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:54:00 +0000

If Tesla can get bailout money, then I’d like to try. Are the applications available online?

By: MgoBLUE

MgoBLUE — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:36:03 +0000

The small, nimble, venture-backed guys get to the trough before the geriatric 2.8 (the intended beneficiaries of this bill) do. No surprise there, I guess.

I can picture the DOE receiving Tesla’s application and saying to themselves, “Who the hell are these guys?”