I guess the bottom line to me is that Tesla appears to be still on track to deliver the first production all electric car since the EV-1, if not since the very early electric models 100 years ago. For that I’m still cheering for them. But I agree with you that technologies are coming that may make the technology used on the Tesla obsolete within years, not decades.

The Tesla Roadster itself might be compared to the Wright Flyer–which was taken to numerous exhibitions, flown before many and became quite popular during the first decade of the Twentieth Century. This interest quickly faded as more and more useful aircraft were built. In fact, most will agree that the British developed Sopwith Camel–which took its maiden flight just thirteen years after the Wright’s first successful flight at Kitty Hawk (almost to the day)–is the best remembered “early performance aircraft” of significant notoriety.

Why did the US have to purchase planes from the British and French during WW I if our country invented manned flight in the first place? Because we became entangled in a political, academic and legal debate over who flew first: The Wrights or Sam Langly??? While this debate drug on and on over the years, both our friends and enemies were busy improving our invention.

I mentioned this to say humanity hasn’t even begun to take advantage of current and developing technologies! We are far distant from attaining the level of efficiency that could be achieved it is nearly is nearly laughable.

Mr. Musk is creative, has good business savvy, ideas and really knows how to speak to the investors well. However, he lacks somewhat in his knowledge of advanced materials, what technologies are being developed and how to protect his investor’s dollars from a case of “sudden technological obsolescence.”

Don’t be surprised if the Telsa Roadster and other similar vehicles are rendered completely obsolete and undesirable within the next few by technologies orders of magnitude more efficient.