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3. It should be noted that Musk is out to destroy Rivian through abuse of government

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 10:12 PM

Mar 2025

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/high-on-the-list-of-items-ramaswamy-threat-to-claw-back-rivian-loan-sparks-criticism-of-musk-s-conflict-of-interest/ar-AA1vjCkq

Last week, the Department of Energy announced a $6.6 billion conditional loan commitment to Rivian, the electric vehicle startup that is a nascent competitor to Tesla, Musk’s $1 trillion car company.

Ramaswamy says that loan and others like it are “high on the list of items” that he will look to claw back once his cost-cutting commission, known as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, gets going next year.

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EV's Made in California to compete with Tesla [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2025 OP

Just because they're EVs and made in the U.S. is not enough: Wonder Why Mar 2025 #1

Thanks for the info! alwaysinasnit Mar 2025 #2

The video said Lucid was made in CA but... Finishline42 Mar 2025 #4

Very confusing. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2025 #5

my hope is that Elon is forced out of Tesla. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2025 #6