A)  Compare that number to the amount that defense contractors receive for not even delivering anything.  The Tesla car works.<p>B)  Compare that number with the inflation-adjusted amount that the government has put into other research ventures.  Like, say, THE INTERNET.<p>C)  Tesla says that it is now profitable <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/07/tesla-says-it-is-now-profitable-ships-109-roadsters-in-july/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/07/tesla-says-it-is-now-pr...</a>.<p>What's your problem with better technology here?