I think they are neat. The issues I have with them are not based around the motor, but the quality. Every single one of them is just a POS with an interesting twist.
Touch screen controls (ridiculous in a moving transport) terrible brakes, suspension and steering (the engineers didn’t focus on the things that normal car engineers consider) and simply boring looks that seem to always lean to self driving (the end game IS removing the driver from the equation).
But there is room in the world for them. Some people aren’t good drivers. Some people simply don’t like cars. For them the modern electric is very appealing. My ex wife hates driving, and it shows with how many of my cars she’s wrapped around poles. She needs self driving.
All modes of transportation matter :)
I remember a lot of quality control issues a while back, that is part of the reason I didn’t jump in back then. But I’ve heard they are much better on the fit and finish. My car didn’t have any problem in that area. Another issue was a concern about service. I live 100 miles from the dealer. Naturally the second day I had I stupidly knocked off a mud flap when I parked and didn’t notice how steep the drop off was from pavement to gravel. yeah, it was a winery. Anyway, I just texted Tesla, they sent a guy out a week later. Says he is in my town every Wednesday servicing cars. Asked if I had any other issues, and I had a question about a feature on the mobile charger that came with the car. It was a first world problem, but they took care of that too. Gratis.