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I love the Tesla cars and nearly twist my head off whenever I see one, but can't help from wondering if they will eventually be viewed in the future much as the
by erickhill 15y ago
I love the Tesla cars and nearly twist my head off whenever I see one, but can't help from wondering if they will eventually be viewed in the future much as the Delorean is today. Without the epic collapse of the founder, of course, but purely due to economics.
- chadgeidel 15y agoI'm not sure I agree. Strictly sticking with the cars performance - The Tesla roadster met or even exceeded promised goals, whereas the DeLorean was a massively overpriced dud.
- rglover 15y agoYou make a good point. If they go the route of just selling the technology to existing car companies, then it's very likely that they'll spend more time on those efforts than producing their own vehicles. If they can get the price on their cars to match that of the average vehicle, they'll be a staple for sure.
- sliverstorm 15y agoRemember that even with the Tesla roadster, they still pretty much only made the power train. The rest of the platform was basically licensed from Lotus. http://www.carsconcepthub.info/images/lotus-elise%20%281%29.jpg http://www.carsconcepthub.info/images/lotus-elise%20%281%29.... Notice the similarity?
- sliverstorm 15y agoThe Tesla roadster was purely a tech demo, a proof-of-concept. Tesla knows that, and they knew it from day one.
- VladRussian 15y agono, they will be viewed like http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/oldsgas.jpg http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/oldsgas.jpg "Ransom E. Olds was the first mass producer of gasoline powered automobiles in the United States, even though Duryea was the first auto manufacturer with their 13 cars."