First of all, let's wait and see how this plays out. You may very well be rendering an accurate portrayal of how events will unfold but what if Ford just cancels the program outright as of Friday? I doubt he would stoop that low but if he did you might then be thanking your lucky stars.
IIRC, shortly after this thread started, I had commented that participation in government programs shouldn't be akin to playing roulette in a gambling casino. Unfortunately, that's what many of us have experienced. Even when there is a change of elected parties, typically the transition of programs is done much more fairly and without all the BS orchestrated bravado we are being subject to. However, that's what we have to work with so you just have to make decisions that work best for you and move onward and upward.
I think the greatest hope would be for a federal program announcement sometime later this year but no guarantees there. I have but ONE news source reference that it will be so - but this is something they've brandied about for some time so hard to say for sure.
I try to remain objective when I say Tesla would like to do something for us. The auto industry is extremely cut-throat and they aren't exactly in the black. They aren't entirely alone though. Ford Motor Company is also in the news of late and facing their own financial issues. Tesla simply isn't in a position to do much more than they already have which some would argue is a lot more than any of the big 5 would have done. They really can't say or do much anyway till this is completely over from a legal perspective as they can't be jeopardizing any future outcomes or further actions. They are playing this as they need to and also waiting to see what the government's response is, just like we are.
Despite some logistics and communications issues, they have treated their customers with respect. They don't coddle their customers like the big 5 do who really really need to be invested in their customer service just to get you to buy in to their product and services. The big 5 don't do that out of the goodness of their hearts. They know they need to, period.
When you examine how entrenched the PC's are in their thinking and mandate, I don't see them playing nice here at all so little hope to be had there. As we've witnessed, the courts have no jurisdiction on government policy generally unless it can be proven (as was the case here) there was discrimination or some other unlawful aspect to the policy.
I say all this having cancelled myself. For me, it was simply a risk/reward decision and I'm in a position to be able to look at this in a longer term perspective so can afford to be patient and see if there's an opportune time to dive back in. Despite all the FUD that's out there, it only makes sense to me that Tesla is the choice for now and the foreseeable future. I'm sold purely on their battery technology and charging infrastructure. For others it will take more and for still others it will take acts of godliness