“A Tesla wouldn’t make it to Palm Springs. (It was 110 degrees in Needles.)”
The owners I know haven’t had any trouble driving to Las Vegas. That’s a good deal farther than Palm Springs.
“This is a Youtube of a cross-country trip. LA, in the DPRK, to New York.”
One guy has a son in New Jersey. He flies there. His Tesla S has been his daily driver since 2015. If he wanted to drive a gasoline car he could use his wife’s Lexus.
You can pretend that these are toys all you want. I’ll base my judgement on what I’m seeing with people who have been driving them for years.
I too know someone who has a Tesla. He doesn’t use it as a daily driver but he has had almost no problems with it. I was a skeptic until I actually rode in it. These are incredibly hi tech vehicles and will only get better with time. But for people to think that they will get rid of gasoline powered vehicles, it just aint gonna happen for a long time.