Tesla sells pollution credits to their competitors to delay their EV programs and harm the planet. They completely negate any environmental benefit to buying a Tesla, since the purchase just lets some other manufacturer sell one more dirty SUV. Tesla's mission statement, like all things Musk, is self-serving propaganda.
A program which increases the price of Chrysler ICE vehicles and decreases the price of Tesla EV's is bad for the planet?
Note that the alternative to Chrysler paying Tesla is Chrysler paying a fine to the government. If they chose the alternative then only one half of the above statement would be true.
> They completely negate any environmental benefit to buying a Tesla, since the purchase just lets some other manufacturer sell one more dirty SUV.
That isn't how that works. If each carmaker is required to sell 20% EVs (or whatever) and then Tesla sells 100% EVs and Chrysler sells 0%, the overall average is still at least 20% and you're still buying an EV. It's not any less "buying an EV" than it would be to buy a Chrysler EV which also allows Chrysler to sell more ICE SUVs. Moreover, the number is the lower limit -- if Tesla sells 100% EVs and Chrysler sells 0% and they each sell the same number of vehicles, you'd then have 50% EVs even if the law only required 20%.
