this headline is false, from the article:

> A truly wild amount of Tesla’s second-quarter profit – over half of it, in fact – was attributed to the sale of these credits to rival automakers that use them to meet emissions rules, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sure, the money – which is pure profit – isn’t technically a subsidy, but Tesla is still very much benefitting from government programs that are aimed at aiding the development of electric vehicles.

correct me if I am wrong, but there is a difference between tax payer money going for something then a company purchasing credits from another company to meet regulatory standards