All of this means Tesla’s head start in electric vehicles may persist for a while longer, and even end up being unassailable. For some, the superior driving experience is already enough.”We believe that Tesla has already proven that [electric vehicles] are inherently better, although most industry observers, and certainly the general public, don’t know it yet,” Credit Suisse analysts recently wrote.

Having driven one myself, I can only agree.

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