A summit on electric cars with the participation of American manufacturers was held in the White House on Thursday. To the surprise of observers, no invitation was sent to Tesla, the absolute leader in the production and sale of electricians. Elon Musk did not hide his surprise on Twitter and wrote it down by inserting a meme. Why was the Joe Biden administration trying to pretend Tesla didn’t exist?
Tesla is American? I did not know…
The US president invited American car makers to the table to discuss with them the planned policy on electric cars. The meeting was attended by the famous “big three from Detroit” – Ford, General Motors and the head of the North American branch of Stellantis, the owner of Chrysler. The lack of an invitation to Tesla caused some consternation, because it is also an American manufacturer, and in addition selling the most electric cars. Not only that, the Tesla Model 3 was recognized as the most American car in terms of the origin of technology, employees, etc.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2021
The Joe Biden administration gave up the opportunity to explain itself for such a step. White House Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke very evasively in an interview with CNBC. “I’m not sure, but I know we see many industry leaders here”. Elon Musk commented on this twisted, political talk on Twitter with a meme. “I’m not saying it’s sabotage, but it’s sabotage” – was the inscription on the meme inserted by Elon Musk. Earlier, he wrote that “Well, it’s weird Tesla didn’t get an invitation”, cutting off speculation about a possible rejection of it.
Yeah, seems odd that Tesla wasn’t invited
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2021
What really happened?
Many conspiracy theories began to emerge around this story. It was thought that Tesla was unnecessary there, because there was no point in involving her in declaring to depart from combustion cars. But the real reason came out after journalists asked White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki about it. Asked if this was due to Tesla not being a member of the UAW automotive union. “Well, they are (Ford, GM, Chrysler) top three employers at the UAW, so let me make your own conclusions“She replied.
At this point, everything became clear. The guest list was set by the UAW, which cannot get over the fact that Tesla is not a union member. Elon Musk is known for having many unconventional solutions for running a business. Tesla does not even have a traditional dealer network and a press department. However, this does not prevent the creation of innovative vehicles and breaking electric car sales records around the world. In this day and age, where social media immediately points out any hypocrisy of politicians, not inviting Tesla was a complete amateur. In a country where Tesla is synonymous with the electric car, this attempt to conjure reality was immediately picked up.
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