Gavin Newsom: “Elon Musk took all $3.2 billion of subsidies in California.”

“I don't think this. I know this. It's not just anecdotal. We're living it. So I see it. Look, we have some very high profile examples in California. Elon Musk took all $3.2 billion of subsidies in California. the reason he's a multibillionaire is because of California's regulatory policies on tailpipe emissions that created the market for electric vehicles in the first place, packed with $3.2 billion of taxpayer subsidies, direct and indirect.” (38:54–39:12)

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