I read an article recently about how Leaf had a range between 22 and 45 miles. I mean, I know it's cheaper, but yikes. This is why a company like Tesla was so i

I read an article recently about how Leaf had a range between 22 and 45 miles. I mean, I know it's cheaper, but yikes. This is why a company like Tesla was so important for the electric car adoption. The others would've moved way too slow to improve the mileage of electric cars, or they would've just made them "hybrids" like the Volt, where they don't even care that much how much it lasts on battery, because it has gas to back it up. So no real incentive to improve the "electric" part too fast. Tesla is probably pushing the electric car adoption at least 10 years ahead of time.