[...] But then - the hole in the soul during all the rides with the ICE car. Waiting. Sometimes angry, sometimes hopeful, sometimes resignating hearing the noise of the engine. I wonder after all those years. Will we even be able to adapt to a world where the Model S actually IS parked in front of the house?
I know how you feel, I had/have the same experiences.
After Tesla informed us officially at the Q3 conference call, that they would not be able/willing to keep the "late 2012" target for European deliveries, I decided to buy a smart ED as interim solution until I would get my Model S. Because Elon told us in the same conf call, that it could be delivered sooner than the "March/April timeframe", I only planed to to use the Smart ED for my comute to/from work and back during four months. Now I've been driving this smallest of EVs for almost 6 Months and I logged about 18'000km on it.
Although I'm quite happy with the Smart ED and my electric driving experience, every month, every week and every day, I have to wait longer for my Model S is quiet painful and I really hope it all will be over soon.
If Tesla could at least show us a picture of a fully equipped European Model S or tell us, when manufacturing will finally begin and which VINs we'll get, that would give me a bit more comfort in finally knowing that they are making some kind of progress in manufacturing our cars.
But since they even haven't announced more details about the European 3-Phase charging options and connectors, I'm still afraid, that they are still in the process of figuring these things out, and that they are nowhere near readiness for production.
Now, that Elon Musk told the "Handelsblatt", that first delivery in Europe will start in August, while the delivery windows in my preMVPA says "Jun-Jul" and the Website said "late spring", when I was finalizing, I'm a bit shocked, as my summer vacation plans (a road trip with the Model S) is at stake.