> The noise a vehicle makes matters. The fact that the Tesla makes no noise is a drawback to me and I suspect others in this category. Meh, this is a minor pro

> The noise a vehicle makes matters. The fact that the Tesla makes no noise is a drawback to me and I suspect others in this category. Meh, this is a minor problem. They could probably just slap some speakers on there to make some noise if this became a real concern. In any case, at lower prices, people are just interested in utility. And once silent cars become universal at lower price points (maybe in 20-30 years), they'll probably ban cars that do make noise, just to reduce noise pollution.