I'm surprised I never heard of them. Any car company startup that sold over 2000 units in a year back then would have been very notable. I suspect it's because

I'm surprised I never heard of them. Any car company startup that sold over 2000 units in a year back then would have been very notable. I suspect it's because they really weren't a good car for LA which was built for cars from almost the beginning. The hills and traffic would've be horrible for the CitiCar. And yes, Tesla has changed the industry and has been the only American car company that really has in the past 70 years, which is truly remarkable. I'm still amazed at how much they've moved the entire industry. I hope they keep on going. What they (we) really need, and I'd expect they're working on it, is a smaller, more affordable car. "A car for the masses", something in the $15-25k range. It won't need any of the self driving functions and 100-150 mile range would be enough for the target market.