Tesla is selling a so-called premium performance car without the luxury. The cruise control isn't adaptive. You can't get a heated steering wheel. You can't get Park Distance sensors. You can't even get door pockets. The so-called panoramic sunroof has a big black bar cutting it in half, while the rest of the topliner is a light beige, so it stands out like a sore thumb and blocks the rear passenger's view. The rear window looks like porthole through the rear view mirror, and the view through bottom half is very distorted. Despite all the cargo space, rear seat passengers taller than about 6' will be hitting their heads, and it's not super easy to get in or out of the back seats, especially if you're elderly. The rear windows don't even go down all the way. Despite having up to 85,000 watt-hours of electricity on board, you can't even connect a 110 volt inverter to run a laptop. The car is aimed at people who are used to solid performance and luxury, and they expect to get that for paying between $70K and $100K.
Now, let's look at the company. They have a brand new assembly line they've just built. It's got new technologies assembled in new ways building a car that itself has new technologies. They're planning for a production ramp up from 1 car a day to about 100 cars a day in 6 months. They are spending way more than they're taking in right now, and are literally betting the company on the success of this one model. They're not letting most reviewers do more than a 10 minute spin around the block, and the most any reviewer has had seems to be about an hour, with no track testing nor performance measurements. After a big hoopla over the first 10 cars being delivered, there's been no indication of subsequent cars being delivered. Things like a carbon fiber spoiler and diffuser are being replaced with different materials since they're not holding up during test drives.
And, this company is where you're putting your money? And, that makes sense?