That's right, nobody really needs this, but the point of the Roadster V2 isn't to satisfy a need, it's to eradicate the perception that gasoline cars are better

That's right, nobody really needs this, but the point of the Roadster V2 isn't to satisfy a need, it's to eradicate the perception that gasoline cars are better performing. By building a supercar that will humiliate all the Porsches and Ferraris, with no hope of gasoline cars remotely in the same price range ever being able to compete (unless they go hybrid?), Tesla will catch a lot of press. A new generation of kids will grow up with the clear perception that electric cars are superior technology. They will have Tesla Roaster posters on their walls instead of gasoline cars. The roaster is very much an expensive PR piece, but it will change the world and accelerate the transition to renewable energy in a meaningful way. Perception counts.