[aigel]

There should be plenty going into service in LA for shuttling kids to school and dad commuting to work. The price is very much in line with what these upper middle class families spend anyway on the "commuter". They all have an SUV or Minivan for long distance family trips.

I also was able to get a ride in the Tesla roadster when we Pelicans were invited in Santa Monica and while it was fast, much of the short 0-60 times on these cars can be attributed to the constant acceleration. The peak acceleration wasn't that impressive, i.e. compared to old fashioned turbocharged sportscars that come on boost between shifts and get much higher maximum acceleration. That just has more of a 'giggle factor' to me. With modern 7 speed or CVT it may be a wash soon anyway though.

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