>> and agencies that promote potential growth of competitors > Why are government agencies picking winners and losers at all?

Not sure how you got from my statement about promoting competition to the govt picking winners and losers.

> And no other automaker has ever received a loan from the US government?

My point was that Musk through Doge is trying to make it more difficult for automakers to get loans in the future, after Tesla has already benefitted from them. For some reason you misconstrue my point.

> Where do the batteries come from?

Did a quick search and they are manufactured in plants in China, Nevada and Germany.