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    Tesla has a lot riding on Model S sedan's success


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    Wonder who's this one is. Love the white with the dark wheels. Looks mean!

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    And this is very interesting...

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    I would agree that TM has a lot riding on the success of the Model S. TM has its profitability, reputation and most of all the future of EVs riding on how well the automotive industry receives the Model S and the consumer.

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    If you read the comments section of the article you can see that we've got a long way to go before the general public understands these cars. All the usual anti-EV crap is there...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grendal View Post
    If you read the comments section of the article you can see that we've got a long way to go before the general public understands these cars. All the usual anti-EV crap is there...
    Exactly. I love the environmental argument against EVs (one of the comments)

    If they were serious, they would be making an affordable car instead of sports cars. And by the way, the amount of destruction caused to rainforests in South America to get the precious metals needed for these batteries is not sustainable. I hear they have to scrape off the topsoil and clear the land/trees to get at this metal. This is a joke.

    from people who don't care about the environment anyway. Tesla certainly does have a lot riding on the Model S but it's going to take a long time to reach people like that.

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    Don't kid yourself ... People like that probably get a salary from big oil!!!
    Or maybe they believe the lunar landing happened on a sound stage in Pasadena!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Botbldr45 View Post
    Don't kid yourself ... People like that probably get a salary from big oil!!!
    Or maybe they believe the lunar landing happened on a sound stage in Pasadena!
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    Quote Originally Posted by dsm363 View Post
    ...it's going to take a long time to reach people like that.
    Some will never get it. They will always find a reason against. I wonder what they think of fracking?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iz View Post
    Some will never get it. They will always find a reason against. I wonder what they think of fracking?
    They are fracking insane. (sorry, had to.) Surely, by now, they know that the "long tailpipe" argument is a fallacy and doesn't hold water more than a strainer.
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