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A year after he was elected president, Biden praised Tesla for the first time.
According to Reuters, US President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged Tesla's role in the U.S. electric car manufacturing industry on Tuesday, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk repeatedly complained that Tesla was ignored by U.S. authorities.
"From iconic companies like General Motors and Ford Motor to build new EV production operations, to Tesla, the nation's largest electric car maker, to startups like Rivian, we see an opportunity for the global manufacturing center of gravity to return to the U.S. decades later," Biden said. ”
In fact, the Biden administration has repeatedly publicly supported the transformation of traditional car companies such as GM and Ford in the field of electric vehicles, but it has held a "neglect" attitude towards Tesla.
This time Biden finally publicly acknowledged Tesla's leadership position in the US electric vehicle market, which is not unrelated to Tesla's strong performance in global electric vehicles in the past year, and the Biden administration has obviously seen the return opportunity for the US manufacturing industry behind Tesla's strong development.
First, I have praised GM many times before seeing american opportunities from Tesla
Last month, Biden met with GM CEO Mary Barra, and although GM's electric vehicle sales are much lower than Tesla's, Biden still repeatedly praised GM's efforts in the field of electric vehicles in the conversation.
▲ Biden released a video of a conversation with the CEO of General Motors
Subsequently, Biden tweeted a video of the two talking. Tesla CEO Musk then replied that "T begins, A ends, and there is an ESL in the middle" (connected to TESLA Tesla), and then angrily accuses Biden of comparing it to a "stupid and bad clown."
Musk replied on Twitter to a video of a conversation posted by Biden
Musk is clearly outraged — he said, "[They] didn't mention Tesla once, and they said that General Motors and Ford led the electric car revolution." Doesn't that sound a bit biased? ”
A few days ago, Biden finally affirmed Tesla for the first time in a speech, calling it the largest electric vehicle manufacturer in the United States.
Later, when asked about Biden's naming of Tesla, White House spokesman Jen Psaki said: "We all know that Tesla is a major producer of electric vehicles," adding that the White House sees a "huge opportunity" for the United States from the entire industry.
Second, repeatedly mocked the Biden administration, saying that the authorities' electric vehicle business was controlled by unions
Tesla's strong performance in the field of electric vehicles is obvious to all, but why is the Biden administration slow to give Tesla recognition? In fact, the contradiction between the two sides mainly lies in the trade union.
The Biden administration has previously said it wants to provide an additional $4,500 (about 28,000 yuan) in tax breaks for union-produced, U.S.-made electric vehicles.
Tesla didn't get a penny of that — Tesla workers didn't participate in U.S. unions, and traditional car companies like Toyota were mostly automakers affiliated with Detroit's Auto Workers' Union.
So Musk himself has actually been holding back a breath for the Biden administration. He once said in an internal Panel discussion at Tesla: "The Biden administration is not friendly, they seem to be controlled by unions." Last August, he publicly criticized Biden because he was not invited to a White House event.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
When asked by the media whether the White House did not invite Musk because Tesla workers did not join the union, White House spokesman Jen Psaki only said to him: "I will let you draw your own conclusions."
Conclusion: Tesla has entered a period of rapid growth
At present, there are many players in the new energy vehicle market, traditional car companies have made efforts in electrification, and powerful players like Volkswagen have achieved good sales in many markets, which is also a big challenge for Tesla.
Last month, Tesla also handed over the best annual report since its inception, came up with solid profitability, and is further increasing production capacity and seizing market share. At the same time, Tesla is also actively entering india, Turkey and other countries, and the pace of its globalization has accelerated significantly.
The Biden administration really has no way to ignore Tesla's achievements in the entire industry, in fact, from this perspective, it can also be seen that Tesla is now in the limelight in the entire industry.
If you want to break through in the long-term competition, you can't slack off every moment, Tesla is obviously very aware of this truth, and in the next few years, Tesla is expected to be in high-speed development.