Going back to PC's very 1st pages of Tesla threads ... my 1st linked article from 2008 was years before even the horrible Nissan Leaf came out ... many here hadn't even given a single thought about our beloved Prius yet. Tesla Says It Will Lay Off Employees and Delay Its All-Electric Sedan Until 2011 - The New York Times These were make or break times for Tesla ... now with world wide charging infrastructure, & running Plants around the world. And Even Toyota has finally been dragged into EV's 21's century .
My daily driver was still a 1981 Comutacar (in those times) to avoid the immense cost of $4 /gallon fuel back then