[Reaganez]

Not exactly. A 19% increase would be an additional $7600, not $19000. All of this conversation said, would you rather companies not even try to produce an alternative to the gas powered car? This is at least heading in the right direction and will lead to better solutions. At least somebody is trying to make one that has hope of succeeding and not some ugly egg shell on wheels.

The Model S is NOT expected to come in at the same price as the Volt,$40K. It is expectected to come in just shy of $50K.

19% of $49k is $9,310. 19% of $49,999 is 9,499.81. $49 + $9,310 = 58,310 $49,999 + $9,499 = 58,310

Expect MSRP of $59,000 There wil be a $7,500 tax credit for both EREV and BEV for about three years.

I would rather a company like Tesla that takes massive Federal dollars work on a practical car that the average American will be able to afford and drive as their primary car within a reasonable time frame. Not building toys for households that make over $200k.

That is what Tesla is doing.

[al_c]

Go back and read again .... I never said it was the same price as the Volt. But I did say it’s not a whole lot more. IF (and that’s a big if) I was in the market for one of these, I’d consider the extra 9K for a larger and better performing car (if it does indeed do what Tesla says it can do).

I’d rather see something more practical too. But we’ve seen the choices on those (Prius and it’s ilk). I still think this is a step in a good direction as far as electric powered cars go.