The nice thing about the traditional automakers’ shortcomings is they are visible before you buy the car. I prefer knowing what the trade offs are. With Tesla,

The nice thing about the traditional automakers’ shortcomings is they are visible before you buy the car. I prefer knowing what the trade offs are. With Tesla, I feel like an Elon edict could pull all spare parts from repair stations in order to hit new order goals. Or some other nonsense; it would be impactful and unexpected. There is still uncertainty even with a major auto mfg, but I expect their institutional knowledge to be better and less subject to the whims of Mr. Musk.