After reading of its glory, your author clicked as quickly as possible on the Tesla website and prepared to order a Model S directly from Elong Musque, as this is how Tesla does things. Our ancient computer let out a sad trombone noise when its dial-up modem finally displayed the minimum purchase price of $69,995. That's 2 to 4 times as much as the Nissan Leaf, BMW i3, and Mitsubishi Car-Shaped-Object, the only other fully electric cars on the market.
Makes you wonder exactly how much money web-comic writers manage to pull in. It's certainly much more than yours truly manages to make, between Mechanically Turking until the wee morning hours and writing excellent blog posts.
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| By the time we can afford a model S, the sun will be fusing helium into carbon and oxygen. |
If you don't already know, the Model S is a wonder. Its range is 200 to 260 miles. It does 0-60 faster than any sedan has a right to, and handles like a sports car. The interior space is cavernous, and it seats up to 7, thanks to the trick folding rear-facing jump seats in the hatch area.
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| Watch out for Racer-X! |
Tesla represents the future of electric cars, and those select few who can afford to pay the premium can be driving the future, today. In the next decade, battery costs should come down to the point that a 200+ mile range will be quite affordable. Fast chargers should be available in more areas, so the range will not limit drivers to short distances.
In the near-term, Tesla itself is preparing a mid-priced family car to compete with the Leaf, and Nissan is almost certainly not going to launch a second generation Leaf without improving the range.
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