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My dinosaur now displays an aspirational "I wish my car was a Tesla" sticker. I like to think that at least a few of the BMW/Benz owners who get behind me go Hmmm, or WTF or might experience some beginning twinge of buyers remorse. As a true believer it is the least I can do.

Just thinking out loud - would a Supercharger station fit in the otherwise mostly wasted space of cloverleaf interstate exits? How about adding an exercise room with the treadmills etc connected to generators?

Once the reality of the Supercharger network sinks in and more people realize that they can now buy a high performance car whose fuel cost is between 25% of gas (at home) and zero on long trips there is going to be an explosion of new reservations.

Tesla seems to be in the enviable position of needing no more advertising than their customers, the auto press and the dual purpose Supercharger network. The upcoming publicity from the "cross country for free" reports will be the icing on the cake and will contribute to the retirement of "range...

Does the MS have a 120VAC outlet for camping and home emergencies, and if not, why not?

It is truly awesome that we now have cars that can and do run on sunshine. It is equally awesome that residential solar systems, or even just converting lighting to LEDs in an un-solarized home, can provide that energy. All that money being spent at gas stations could instead be building...

California (home to the Tesla factory) is currently in record and extreme drought: rainfall is about 1/3 to 1/2 of previous RECORD lows. Speculation is that this is due to the new instability in the jet stream caused in turn by ever-decreasing Arctic ice. If this is true it could be a permanent...

All this smells of desperation. They must have studied this and realized they will be toast, so highly misleading advertising is their last hurrah. I expect similar propaganda will be deployed against renewable energy sources, efficiency and other threats to their Corporate profits. But they...

Minivans are not the most "fashionable" vehicles but they are by far the most practical, with the most enclosed space for cargo and passengers and easy access via twin slider doors and a huge rear hatch. Easily adapted to all cargo or semi-campers too. I don't get the American love affair with...

I can't afford a Tesla yet but at under $10 each I can gradually replace all my light bulbs with LEDs. Probably a lot more environmentally responsible than a 3500 pound EV anyway. I believe the number of coal/nuclear plants that could be closed if we all went LED is approximately 30, which is huge.

It is odd that so many commentators seem to want Tesla to fail. Aside from the financially motivated stock shorters and some oil industry/ICE dealer trolls it appears to me that it is a psychological kneejerk reaction, a fear of the new or anything different than BAU. I detect the same pattern...

On the plus side: *t he increased range, flexibility of charging, better handling of adverse conditions (heat and cold), mitigation of battery degradation. On the minus side: * increased initial cost, captive investment in current battery technology, significantly lower overall efficiency and...

GM and the other competitors have dream cars, Tesla has real cars. By the time a competitive EV comes out Tesla's SC nationwide network will be a reality. Advantage Tesla.

When will the Tesla riding mower (gas versions pollute as much as 30 ICE cars) be available? If I charge it at a SC will it be full in 1 minute - or will it just explode?

Well I guess compensation for doing anything is "self serving" - right? I'm just suggesting that the EV transition would come on a little faster if the cars were more visible and available in the large areas of the country without Stores or Service Centers. Even the Leafs and Ford EVs just sit...

To have this 85kwhr car disabled by a 12V accessory battery is tragic. A small dedicated solar panel? The least they could do is make jump charging and battery replacement a snap.

Given the limited coverage of Tesla Stores and Service Centers, for the areas in between, how about having a few local consultant/representatives who can provide test rides, evaluate the prospective buyer's residential charging situation, assist in the ordering and options process and then...

Not claiming that oil imports will be eliminated, just that each new Model S on the road cuts the outflow of gas money from the local economy to overseas, never to return. Every dollar not exiting can then be utilized and recirculated, so there is a multiplier effect. Plus the overall lower fuel...

Have not seen much discussion of this aspect. All our local communities are currently bleeding-out millions of dollars a week to the oil companies/foreign despots. This money is gone forever and is being used in many oil producing countries to support dictatorships and purchase weapons and...