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minus-squareAryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·1 年前Doesn’t most of Tesla’s profit margin come from selling regulatory credits to other car companies.
minus-squareEmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 年前Yes. Their actual EV production is far from profitable. They just fudge the numbers by selling credits.
minus-squarestilgar [he/him] @infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 年前From a random source a found from searching (referring to Q1 2022): Tesla’s regulatory carbon credit sales account for over 20% of its profits this quarter. https://carboncredits.com/tesla-regulatory-carbon-credit-sales-jumps-116/
Doesn’t most of Tesla’s profit margin come from selling regulatory credits to other car companies.
Yes. Their actual EV production is far from profitable. They just fudge the numbers by selling credits.
From a random source a found from searching (referring to Q1 2022):
https://carboncredits.com/tesla-regulatory-carbon-credit-sales-jumps-116/