To the posters that haven't driven a quality electric car, I have to disagree with some of your assumptions. I own and daily drive a Nissan Leaf; 2 years, no problems, good and comfortable ride, no worse a ride than my "all, the bells and whistles" Jeep Grand Cherokee. Instant torque to get me out of any sudden uncomfortable or dangerous traffic situations. I don't consider it an unattractive car, nor did I the Prius I owned for 5 years prior. To each his own. I'd rather have a vehicle that is well made, with a comfortable ride, and very fuel efficient to boot. At 65, I no longer feel a need for a "chick magnet". Not to mention, the Prius carried as nearly as much gear, people, etc. as my Grand Cherokee. Now to address the coal burning generation of the electricity to charge an electric car------I have a photovoltaic system on my house that not only runs my home, garage, out buildings, and all my tools, but also, charges my car completely from a 0 charge to 100% in 4 hours. If all I need is enough for a 50 mile round trip or less, the time to 85% charge is less than 2 hrs.. Again, I state that of all the cars I've owned (including sport cars, pickups, suvs, family sedans, a hybrid, 2 muscle cars, and my Leaf), the Tesla I test drove is the best made, most fun, most comfortable, most interesting ride I've ever had, coming in 2nd only to the Piper Cherokee I've flown for years. As for appearance, I've never heard a disparaging comment about the Tesla vehicles. As for the cost of charging a Tesla, it's still less energy and cost than the gasoline used in most of our cars.