> Tesla seems to have the rather limited "I'm a rich dude who wants to show how much I care about the environment by driving around in an expensive electric car

> Tesla seems to have the rather limited "I'm a rich dude who wants to show how much I care about the environment by driving around in an expensive electric car" market sewn up pretty well. I've always wondered about that. Tesla only shipped about 2500 Roadsters before they were discontinued. I find it hard to believe that there isn't demand for 2500 units per year of a unique, high-performance car like the Roadster in California alone. It seemed like the real constraint was Tesla's inability to produce them in volume, or make money doing so.