I say it because it remains a pipe dream. The company lust let go about 25 people (for underperformance.) Mostly execs and development heads - esp those in charge of the transmission. When the first cars ship (supposedly this summer, but more likely in 2009) they will have an ‘interim’ transmission that Tesla will replace for free, assuming they aren’t bankrupt at some later date. The interim transmission will get the vehicle form 0-60 in about 6.5 seconds - well slower than the “sub-4 seconds” touted, and well slower than the ‘vette.
Besides the new 2009 ZR1 (available later this summer to the lucky 2000 or so) will list about the same as the Tesla, and it’ll blow away even the Tesla fantasy car.
I hope Tesla makes it just for the fun factor. I love competition.
Right now the transportation system is monopolized by oil, introducing electric makes coal a defacto competitor to OPEC and oil.
Two choices are better than one.