[morphing libertarian]

I agree. Until they can charge the car in 10 minutes, cross county would be a real time drag.

I see Teslas in LA Orange Co and San Diego all the time.

They look good.

I hope they sell enough to keep the R&D going.

When the advantages outweigh the gas powered, they will have something. I’m thinking 10 years, if they can hold on.

[ErnBatavia]

Another thing is that desert heat murders batteries....On all the cars we've had here in the Coachella Valley, we get around two years out of a "five year" battery -- the only good thing is that they therefore crap out under full warranty, so we don't have to buy 'em.

During summer, I don't even store any of my cordless tools in the garage; they come in to the A/C.

[Jeff F]

I agree. Until they can charge the car in 10 minutes, cross county would be a real time drag.

Check out the video below to see the Model S battery swapped in less than 1/2 the time needed to refill a gas tank. Roll-out of this is said to being in a few months.

www.teslamotors.com/batteryswap

[MrsEmmaPeel]

Until they can charge the car in 10 minutes,

I saw a fascinating video of planned Tesla technology - where by they can totally replace the battery pack with another, fully charged one in under 4 minutes. The demonstration showed a typical person filling at a pump verses the battery swap out. Tesla was able to completely change out the battery pack in 3 cars in the time it took to fill a tank of gas. And the cost of the swap? About the same as a filling a tank: $60.00.

So, the idea is, if you are in a hurry - swap out your battery for $60.00 in 4 mins. If you can wait, go to a supercharger, charge it for 20 mins while you do your shopping. As the range of the Tesla is 200+ miles on a charge, I doubt if I would drive that much on a single day. I would go out, do my errands, then charge the car at night.