I am glad that this article isn't saying "haha they beat tesla" in any way. Though I think they do miss out on one point in regards to Musk's "cleverness". The

I am glad that this article isn't saying "haha they beat tesla" in any way. Though I think they do miss out on one point in regards to Musk's "cleverness". The way that Musk commodified the electric car made everyone want one, much like the iPhone when it came out. Tesla car's spurred the EV revolution. Tesla's are appealing to many who want them and can afford them but what they have done is made clear that the EV (or 0 Emission Vehicle) is the vehicle of the future. Tesla doesn't care that much if they get beat to market, in fact I would posit that the more EV's come to market before the Model 3 the better (for the world anyway). The iPhone was always an iPhone and many (not a majority) people have one, however over time all the other phone manufacturers decided to go with Android (as it was open source) and made their own phone, now they all fight for supremacy in the phone market. All the various androids have a way bigger market share than iPhones but the important thing is that we had a smart phone revolution. Most [read all] phones are smart phones these days and all cars will be electric cars soon.