Good Tesla Article in Tampa Tribune

[Lawsteve]

Here: Mullins: Tesla isns electric car

 

[Sparky]

Nice article. Thanks.

It makes gasoline-powered cars feel like riding lawnmowers: Loud, slow, smelly.

Kind of the perfect rejoinder to "electric cars are glorified golf carts"; i.e., ICE cars are glorified lawnmowers.

 

[YoungStranger]

Thats excellent. I like the analogy to lawn mowers. Its like a kids playground argument.:tongue:
"Electric cars! Huh! They're golf carts!"
"Well your ICE is a lawnmower!"

 

[brianman]

Here: Mullins: Tesla isns electric car

Kudos to Mr. Mullins. I looked for something to nitpick (on the facts) and didn't find anything in my first pass. I can't remember the last time that's happened for any post/article/blog/rant/babble that included "Tesla" in its contents. Well done, sir.

 

[Citizen-T]

Nice article. Thanks.
Kind of the perfect rejoinder to "electric cars are glorified golf carts"; i.e., ICE cars are glorified lawnmowers.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Soflason]

+1

Great article, going to see some serious increase in walk-in traffic at the Tampa Service Center (down here in FL) for sure after reading that piece...

 

[polyphase]

The columnist was clearly wowed by his test drive, as everybody is. He overstates some things in his enthusiasm

Tesla handily built free fast-recharging stations around the country at places like shopping malls

makes it sound like superchargers are ubiquitous.

Inside, the car feels far nicer than a simple luxury sedan. There’s a touchscreen panel in the dashboard the size of a cafeteria tray

We all agree the spit and polish of the MS is not up to the level of top line competitors but, oh, that touchscreen does a great job of misdirecting your view.

I'm not bashing the column. I like the metaphors. It will get more people through the door, as you say, and the jaw-dropping performance trumps any minor quibble about trim levels.