Tesla Model X Has 20,000 Reservations, More To Come

Some wag on here said it best - something to the effect of the perfect car to be seen in while sitting in heavy traffic in the silicon valley.

I don't see the impracticality of a Tesla. I'm typically not going to drive more than 200 miles in a car so I don't need a car with 600 mile range. The supercharger L3 charger network is effectively more extensive than what is shown on the Tesla web site now that they have a CHAdeMO adapter and Nissan has been deploying numerous level 3 chargers everywhere. Even some truck stops and hotels now have L3 chargers. Then again, I'm probably going to go the LEAF (or i3) route and rely on my ICE car collection as backup. I agree with you there and I can think of a lot of nice toy cars I can add to the fleet for the price difference between the LEAF and a Model S.

"Teslas are just overpriced and impractical. If you can’t own one without having to own another car to make up for its deficiencies then why own it?" I hope you are consistent and make this rant about Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, AM, MINI, BMW M, AMG, etc. as well. "The entire point of owning an electric car should be to save money and this vehicle is the complete opposite." Says who? That type of thinking would have bankrupted the company years ago had the produced an EV1, electric Insight, Rav4 EV type of product. There's a limited market for a car that only appeals to a miserly, penny pinching hypermiler willing to forego creature comforts and any semblance of class or style in the interest of minimizing their cost per mile. While the Tesla does tap into a common desire to reduce one's toll at the pump (though you could argue that all of the savings and then some are front loaded into the purchase price), it does reduce one's contribution to greenhouse gases, keeps a few dollars out of the pockets of jihadists, produces ungodly amounts of accelerations (and tire wear), and makes you feel like the future has arrived. So, I would argue that there's a business case beyond just economical electric cars, as would Tesla's customers and TSLA's share price. Quick, which of these companies is least likely to be around in 25 years in its current form? Volkswagen GM Tesla Mazda

@GiddyHitch First of all sports cars are not bought with the purpose of replacing your primary car so that point of your argument is invalid. With regards to the non 2 door variants of the makes you mentioned, as long as you put gas in them they can go anywhere you want with 4 to 5 people in them. Take away Tesla's government money, tax credits and subsidies and then come talk to me about which company will be around in 25 years. Quite frankly once your rant devolved into jihadists and other nonsense it became pointless to address you any further. You do know how electricity is actually produced, right?

@mcs Nobody is typically going to drive 200 miles, but there will be times when you do and that is my point, you are paying more money for an equivalent car and getting lots of deficiencies. As these cars become more popular there will be more issues. It is bad enough having to wait a ridiculous 30 plus minutes to get 150-180 miles of charge assuming there is an immediate spot when you get there, what now if there is one car ahead of you, or two, now you are stuck waiting for hours to get less than 200 miles of range, while the guy in the ICE car put gas in at one of the dozens of gas stations around him in less than 5 mins and is on his way for another 300-400 miles. Another point I have brought up before which seems to be largely glossed over is that eventually criminals will catch on to the fact that you have guys in 6 figure cars that are essentially trapped like sitting ducks for a half an hour charging their vehicles. Food for thought for you Tesla owners out there.

@VenomV12 So much good stuff, VenomV12! Where to begin? "First of all sports cars are not bought with the purpose of replacing your primary car so that point of your argument is invalid." Are we allowed to do that - just say that an argument is invalid because we disagree with it and present absolutely no evidence? I count about 8 people that I know personally that have used a combintation of 2-door Porsches, Ferraris, AMG, and BMW M cars as daily drivers, myself included - your invalidation invalidated! "Take away Tesla’s government money, tax credits and subsidies and then come talk to me about which company will be around in 25 years." Wait, do we get to do this to GM, VAG, FCA, etc. as well? I'm going to miss all these legacy brands in my middle age. Or are we just selectively applying these standards? "Quite frankly once your rant devolved into jihadists and other nonsense it became pointless to address you any further." Well, at least you made it most of the way through my post. Thanks! "You do know how electricity is actually produced, right?" Mine? Sure. It's a combination of wind, solar, and geothermal - I pay 10% extra on my energy bill but it's worth it to me. Or were you talking about for the country as a whole? I figured mostly coal, but didn't know for sure so I looked it up. I'm guessing you didn't because, In 2013, coal was used for about 39% of the 4 trillion kilowatthours of electricity generated in the United States ... 27% of U.S. electricity was fueled by natural gas ... Petroleum was used to generate less than 1% of all electricity in the United States in 2013 ... Nuclear power was used to generate about 19% of all U.S. electricity in 2013. Source: http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=electricity_in_the_united_states