Fairly negative article in Forbes: Power Outage - Forbes.com the gist of which is: "Plug in cars are very limited and too expensive." In todays market, it is somewhat valid criticism. But as a criticism on Tesla it brings up the old "Smoking Battery" story, which seems to continue to pop up with most negative Tesla stories.
Tesla should go further to try and refute this tale - it seems to get a lot of press whenever an article is written which wants to be negative
Another entry is the Tesla, a pure electric small roadster from entrepreneurs in California. It is fast and does have some range (the company promises more than 200 miles). Issues? The price is $100,000+, and some of us just do not believe its battery system--an army of interconnected small lithium-ion batteries--is a long-term approach. An Automotive News writer reported on a Tesla test in Munich: One model showed "the heart-pounding ride of a street racer," but a second car did not start and a third was smoking from the battery compartment.
Tesla should go further to try and refute this tale - it seems to get a lot of press whenever an article is written which wants to be negative