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Elon Musk· 2026-02-08 08:29
RT Captain Eli (@TheCaptainEli)Elon Musk doesn’t lie and is always open to criticism.In the 2011 WSJ interview, Elon corrected the interviewer about Tesla’s government loan:• It was not stimulus money or a bailout.• Came from the ATVM program (created & signed by George Bush pre-crisis).• Tesla had to prove company viability independent of the loan (GM/Chrysler couldn’t qualify due to bankruptcy).• The ~$465M loan was specifically to accelerate Model S production (~$50k car, high volume), not to rescue Tesl ...