The beginning of Tesla was a corporate ousting of the founders (which bodes very poorly in my book), a ton of government green money continuously dumping into the company for overpriced electric volksmobiles, and legacy of broken public promises.
However a stopped clock is correct twice a day, and with all that government slush being thrown around a good viable product actually made it to market at the end of the day. Musk gets my tip of the hat. The start of the electric car charging infrastructure has finally begun, not by government, but by the private sector. The Tucker auto, A123 Batteries, and the Aptera also should have made it into mass production. The funding for those projects were pulled at the last minute to my knowledge.
edit: looks like the
https://www.aptera.us/ is still in business. Pavlov effect.
0-60mph in 3.5 sec.
1,000mi range on a single charge.
40mi extra per day from integrated solar panels. Won't get stuck in the desert.