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[Nintex]

I liked Nintex’s post above for the X comment.

According to the "experts" X was supposed to go offline months ago but as usual they were wrong.

My like is not an endorsement of Elon Musk or anything he does (except banging Grimes, that’s a certified high-five moment).

Please understand.

Here is an example of Musk being smart.

5 years ago EVs were popular in the Netherlands and lease contracts basically government subsidized.

Volkswagen, BMW, Toyota and other car makers kept their EV prices high and supply limited. But Elon delivered some 30k Tesla Model 3's to our shores. Adjusting the prices so it matched government incentives.

Now all those lease contracts are ending along with the subsidies for new EVs. The other car makers prepared for this with cheaper new models but those have less range, no fast charging and less features overall.

Because EVs are in general less popular prices on those Tesla Model 3 occasions are expected to drop below 15k, basically ending any hope the German car makers had with new cheaper models. Because the model 3 is a much better car and they can't price anything below 30k.

So not only did Elon win when the Model 3 was launched by raking in the majority of government incentives, he is now beating EU car makers again as cheap Teslas flood the market. And most people looking for a car that'll last them ~5 years don't care about the quick write-off or the plastic and paint that won't last.