SDASU ???
You are really taking this discussion personally. I have not attacked you personally.
If you have a factory that can produce 1,000 a year, would you produce $100,000 cars or $20,000 cars the first year?
On Teslas web site they talk about battery life. They estimate that in 5 years (50,000 miles) the batteries will be down to 70% efficiency.
At the level of spending the new owners have obviously, a new battery after 5 years probably will not be a major investment. To you and I, it would, however.
I am glad they are getting these on the road so real world testing of it can proceed. I am sure it is not perfect, but they can learn a lot through owner feedback.
At any rate, I now realize that you have opinions that you will not change, so further discussion is pointless.
......Bob
Ah, yes---Tesla Motors, the new Microsoft. Sorry, but product testing is supposed to be COMPLETE before sales to the public.
"At any rate, I now realize that you have opinions that you will not change, so further discussion is pointless."
Unlike you, I actually looked at other sources than the company's website. If you bother to read some of the BUSINESS stories, you would see that even the head honcho of the company doesn't think the technology is a sure bet.
As I said, I'll wait on real data rather than speculation based solely on company propaganda.