Exclusivity does indeed impact people's decisions, but it's far from the only driver. If a major brand made a new electric car that was demonstrably better tha

Exclusivity does indeed impact people's decisions, but it's far from the only driver. If a major brand made a new electric car that was demonstrably better than a comparably priced Tesla, it would sell well, and word would quickly spread. There is also significant appeal in having the "best". Musk organizing lobbyists against his own company makes no sense. If they wanted to make the cars scarce they could simply produce fewer of them. Instead they're scaling production as quickly as possible, because obviously selling more cars results in more revenue.