Eh, seems plausible to me. The Roadster was just a cool toy. Toyota's Prius had become a symbol of the future of cars (not necessarily hybrid, but low consumpti

Eh, seems plausible to me. The Roadster was just a cool toy. Toyota's Prius had become a symbol of the future of cars (not necessarily hybrid, but low consumption) while GM was preparing to file for Chapter 11 and Ford had reported the largest annual loss in company history just a couple of years before.