They were offered government loans, but they did not accept it. The government has also said that direct subsidizes are not on the table since they already gotten enough. Applying more subsidizes will decrease trust people have in the venture and increase the view that falling prices in batteries are from subsidies rather than advances in technology.

Swedish tax payers have already payed 88 billion SEK in support.

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