The program was started and the money was made available under G.W., but Tesla took the money in 2010 when they needed it and qualified.
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/early-repayment-tesla%E2%80%99s-atvm-loan
You gotta stop confusing these people with facts. The idiots here hate electric because they short-sughtedly see it as something the Dems love. Never mind that it’s an American company that has created a disruptive product with state of the art manufacturing inside the US. Let them remain blissfully ignorant...