A friend in Southern California recently texted me the following: "Have they sold 500k of the Tesla Model S? They are everywhere! It seems like all the dr., lawyer, millionaire small business types are driving them. I see 5 to 10 a day easy." I responded that if he lived in Kansas, we wouldn't be having this conversation. But it's true; suddenly, Tesla is bigger than John Lennon saying the Beatles are bigger than Jesus. The company's early repayment of its $465 million federal loan and its profitable first-quarter result startled analysts. Tesla is rightly considered the longest of long shots: It's both a new car company and a clean-technology startup. Elon Musk might as well be in the business of anti-gravity belts, and most people were expecting black ink no sooner than the Miley Cyrus Administration. READ MORE ››
from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com
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