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The Tesla is aimed, like the Aston, squarely at the male status-obsessed fools who will clamor after such things. Tesla, astonishingly, has convinced people for
by MrMan 13y ago
The Tesla is aimed, like the Aston, squarely at the male status-obsessed fools who will clamor after such things. Tesla, astonishingly, has convinced people for now that being a niche coach builder entitles it to a market cap in the neighborhood of a real car company.
Soon the commodity nature of electric vehicles will be made more clear as large carmakers stamp out models that are identical in the chassis and drive train, but are different only cosmetically. Oh wait, that sounds like the existing global car business, just at a lower energy state.
This is where cars are headed. That means bad things for Tesla unless someone is dumb enough to buy them out while they are still sexy and very expensive.
For customers it will be awesome, once they figure out all the annoyances that make these cars beyond niche right now. I would rather drive a 991 gt3 to work than one of these things, because I am embarrassed of the strenuous fanboyism at play, and why not just drive any awesome car, like a corvette, or an AMG. Just admit that you are the same as every other base, acquisitive male. You are no better than lawyers or investment bankers. Then you can be free, or at least honest.
- kbenson 13y agoIt sounds like you don't know much about Tesla's goals. They aren't scared of what you are predicting, they are actively attempting to bring it about. The whole goal is to make a cheap, high quality electric vehicle with good range. First they started with the Roadster to prove the technology. Then they moved to the Model S to work out the kinks in mass production and prove they can produce them at scale. Finally, as stated by Musk in multiple interviews, the goal is to mass produce an electric car for $30k-$40k. By all indications, what they come up with will be better quality and better featured than the equivalent offering from the traditional auto companies. If they can pull that off, I doubt any investors will end up suffering for it...