Even if you are pointing out this car is more fantasy than reality, I think this anecdote is more telling about the shift in perspective towards electric vehicl

Even if you are pointing out this car is more fantasy than reality, I think this anecdote is more telling about the shift in perspective towards electric vehicles. When children design the Batmobile of the future, it used to feature a rocket launcher. Now it might have a "self-healing" battery. Before change can happen in reality, what we aspire to, or what we consider desirable has to change.