Not really, supercharging is free. Battery swap is not.

The superchargers are Tesla specific. Tesla said they might be willing to license them, but it would need to have a battery capable of handling it. (an ELR battery can't handle that kind of charge speed, even the Tesla Roadster can't recharge at superchargers because the battery can't handle it).

How about doing some research? Tesla last year sold about 22.5k cars (which last I checked is over 20k) and was the #1 selling premium full sized sedan in the US.

The reason Tesla has a high evaluation is due to growth potential and high profit margins. Also, a Tesla Model S starts at 70k. They plan to sell over 35k…

The battery swap stations were always of the lowest priority. If anything, more people are waiting for the 135kw supercharger upgrade then the battery swap. Battery swap is just an interim solution.

It is kind of low priority, ZEV credits are worthless and most people going fr the battery swap will probably do it for the "Experience" rather then any use. It is more important to have more supercharger coverage. I think overall Tesla wants to aim for 10 minute recharging over swapping.

Also, I remember it being said…

Tesla owners are generally nice. Like all groups there are those that ruin it for people but due to a lot of unfair criticism Tesla has received they can be rather defensive. Can you provide some context?

I don't know about that. I mean currently SpaceX charges around 60 million per launch. That includes the Falcon 9R first stage and 2nd stage and Dragon V1. While this might be more expensive then the Dragon V1 I am assuming I doubt it is more expensive then the rocket itself.

What is the 0-60 on that 120,000lb of thrust?

Dragon is an awesome name, and you never heard of space dragons? Though it probably got the name based on how the solar panels deploy look like dragon wings stretching out.

"Hey, you are here for the recall that has the potential to kill you that GM covered up right? While you are here might you be interested in another GM vehicle?"

This definitely creates a buying opportunity, of non-GM cars. Especially if the dealer happens to be a franchise of multiple brands.

To be more precise they both looked to see if they had business to work with. Once Tesla saw that Ecotricity had nothing to offer they moved on. All they did was sign NDA, not a contract to do business. Completely different things.

The A123 batteries they used were all defective. So they had a major recall. Then A123 went bankrupt and they had no battery provider for 6 month.

Overall though, they weren't very good cars as they were rushed to the market with many quality issues.

Musk always cranks it up to 11, sometimes even 12.

Tesla is making money, they are just reinvesting that money into growth.

You missed out on a lot of earnings then.

The guy is committing suicide. Fisker had no useful patents, most of their technology was licensed. A123 also went bankrupt for a reason.

If it had red calipers, it was probably xdgou's car:

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php…

Not really. The Tesla Model S has more than enough range to never have to charge outside your home. And Tesla already has 3 superchargers in China.

Though I wonder how the plates would work. Would they have to participate in the lottery and treat it as a gasoline car?

Aside from the electric drivetrain, there's no way to get it serviced when it's not sold through Tesla's Beijing dealership. Additionally, since a large part of the Model S ownership experience consists of over-the-air software updates – including the upgrade that raised the ride height after last year's fires – by…

Not really, at current cost it is about 60$ per kwh. So an 85kwh has a material cost of 5.1k with current chemistry.