Except, one doesn't need a Tesla to drive a new electric car. I don't think the analogy holds up. The car industry is now switching to electric cars, but this is not a new approach. There have been multiple attempts since the 1990s to get them to change to electric, and it is only now actually happening. We should expect everyone to drive one once the switch is complete, so there's nothing delusional about it. What /was/ delusional, was the response I got from the GM salesperson in 1997, when I tried to buy the EV1 off a dealer in San Bruno. He said, "no, I can't sell you this car, it's lease only."
