Took delivery of a Tesla yesterday, only a few weeks after getting a comparably priced Mercedes Benz for my wife. I will just say that I think the Tesla money is well spent and the MB money is wasted on a company that makes a nice car but seems to be stuck 10+ years in the past on a lot of fronts.

The Tesla costs too much but it feels like the best way to support getting our planet off of petroleum which is the cause of so many problems. So I don't begrudge the price.

It's damn fun to drive. I won't hold my breath for any of the incumbents to do a decent job of making an electric car - maybe Porsche.

The electronics alone make the MB look ancient. The MB nav isn't touch screen, uses a ludicrous scroll wheel and is almost useless. Meanwhile, I've got an enormous touch screen with a pinch/zoom google maps system. This part has nothing to do with being an electric car.

If they can come out with a more affordable suv or sedan I think they will change the world of cars and driving. I'm thinking that all the rest of the car companies are basically hoping they die and they can go back to business as usual with the oil companies as best friends.