SciFrog:

Eating German lunch in the most profitable segment nonetheless... Tesla is THE car to have vs class S A8 and 7 series (these BMW are non existant on the road these days). It is cool, modern, fresh and environment friendly, plus it can use the HOV lanes... Why some people here cannot understand baffles me. It is a FACT that people like it and that’s why they sell better than the Germans despite a high price and inferior interior. It also shows you that many people don’t mind as much the interior quality vs the EV functionality. Can’t wait to see the German EVs and especially their price bracket  in a couple of years.

Not only so far they have had no problem raising money but they have 500,000 applicants to work there...

Don’t equate your and your friends like as being the same for everyone else.  There’s a big leap from a relatively small devotee group to the mass market.  See for example, Geoffery Moore’s “Crossing the Chasm” written about twenty years ago.  It should be required reading for any tech executive.  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Chasm