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.

The rocket is not called v2. The Rocket is called Falcon 9R v1.1

Dragon is the spaceship, not the rocket.

Just wait till Musk shows the hyperloop prototype. Remember, Musk has a rocket company that can go get that pie in the sky and eat it. Your going to have to move that pie outside the solar system if you want it to be out of his reach.

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

I think you should worry about getting out of your mom's basement before criticizing the innovations Musk has brought in the form of Tesla, SpaceX and in the future with the Hyperloop. Musk has a way of proving deniers wrong.

Because rockets let you land anywhere and let you reuse the thing same day.

The problem with parachutes is you can't land where you need it to and re-usability.

To explain:

1) You brought an experiment from space, it needs to be in the lab ASAP to isolate variables.

2) He can launch multiple rockets PER DAY.

Parachutes are there as a backup. But this is so much better.

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.