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If you disregard labels, Tesla was the first company to place this particular, very risky, bet. And it has paid off.
Electric cars were considered either not practical, or not desirable. Tesla made a car which was both.
If you disregard that, than fine, nothing was revolutionary. But then, by that standard, nothing is revolutionary.
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If you disregard labels, Tesla was the first company to place this particular, very risky, bet. And it has paid off.
Electric cars were considered either not practical, or not desirable. Tesla made a car which was both.
If you disregard that, than fine, nothing was revolutionary. But then, by that standard, nothing is revolutionary.