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Originally Posted by tonybelding  It's striking how uninformed the comments become as soon as you move away from the "green" blog sites. Like for example, the comments on AutoBlog as compared with the ones on AutoBlogGreen.
Despite all the publicity, most people still don't know about Tesla. Among those who know the Roadster exists, most of them have no idea about the delays and problems. |
Yep, I agree with those sediments. In many of the automotive blogs I frequent, most don't know much about the Tesla aside from what is posted in the blog. In terms of the delays, I think most of them know they exist, but they don't know the cause. They tend to make blanket statements about EVs, like it was problems with the battery, etc. Then they go on about
: "well I'll be impressed when there is a 4 door commuter car not some rich man's toy." They still strongly hold the idea that EVs HAVE to be about practicality and basically an "appliance mobile." I don't see them have any problem being impressed with the current batch of sports cars, but when it comes to EVs somehow it's a different standard.
I guess it's true that we shouldn't expect them to know much. I just hope this general negativity in the blogs doesn't mean mass refunds for Tesla. I suppose this is why Tesla wants to release the first cars early. But I can't help but feel that this less than perfect transmission will just be a liability. I mean the press is bound to get wind of it and it can't be good for Tesla's reputation.
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