Skating to where the puck is going

[Vanraw]

Right. I think so as well. I view the 200 mile range tesla as a great 2nd car, that would cover most driving. Drive to work, drive home, plug it in, rince repeat. Long cross cohntry trip? Take the other car.

I do think that thereis an interesting long term business model that will evolve if and when the electric car becomes a mass. That isthe concept of plug in electric with the vehical to grid concept. Today the grid is live and realtime. Which is a terrible way to manage a commodity. The grid is idle, while the sun is down and every one is sleeping. Imagine a coupe hundred million batteries out there that can be loaded up at night, and drawn from when your car is sitting idle in the parking lot at work. Ours the real dream of plug in electrics. Today electric power generation has to be sized for peaks because there is no way to store the energy. That could all change.

Hell if its done right, the energy for your car might be almost free.

The other thing to remember about Tesla is that while its getting press, it isn't the only game in town. Every manufacture is on it.the only question is if there is would rare earth material to handle the demand. Current battery tech is still the main issue.