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Re:Tesla Is The New Bubble Stock by astrowilliam on Thursday October 17, 2013 @02:43PM (#6567329)
I absolutely love Tesla, but saying 30,000 is in everyones price range is a little off.

Look at Fords lowest price vehicle, around 14k. Tesla can not compete with that at this time.

There are plenty of other factors that go into purchasing a vehicle than price which include being able to go to a showroom and test drive a car. I have to travel at least 5 hours to see a Tesla dealership, I love Tesla, but I won't be driving 5 hours to go to a dealership to test drive one. I just don't have the time.

In order to get a normal American family in a Tesla the price has to come down to the ~20-25k range.

Re:Tesla Is The New Bubble Stock by 001sky on Thursday October 17, 2013 @06:53PM (#6568720)
I have to travel at least 5 hours to see a Tesla dealership, I love Tesla, but I won't be driving 5 hours to go to a dealership to test drive one.

Nor would you be driving one home, unless it's on a flatbed.