You are comparing rational approach to biased enthusiasts/early adopters one. Tesla has little to no appeal for common consumers, it just doesn't deliver much f

You are comparing rational approach to biased enthusiasts/early adopters one. Tesla has little to no appeal for common consumers, it just doesn't deliver much for ridiculous price, with many shortcomings. But it's a new gadget, it shows where future is heading to. it's not there yet for most people. Once it will deliver something for masses (ie 3x reach, maybe half-2/3 the power, half the price, no constant baby technology issues), people will be all over it. But in those 10-15 years, other manufacturers will have similar offers. They are not standing idly - all have (coming) hybrid cars, many able to run for limited time in battery-only mode. Once market is big enough, they adapt their technologies to electric-only.