I am surprised to see you say
I am surprised to see you say that you hope that Tesla succeeds, because in all of your links and ALL of your articles you only mention negative things about Tesla. It could be that you are seeing several only-positive articles about Tesla online, and you feel that the opposing viewpoint needs to be heard. But your links show that there are many others who also ONLY recognize Tesla's failures. Admittedly, I have voted with my pocketbook for GM's electric cars, leasing two Volts, then buying a Volt, and later a Cadillac ELR. I don't own a Tesla (or stock). Chevy's Bolt hits that target of being reasonably affordable while having 200+ miles of range, and as you say there are many lower cost PHEVs available. But despite Tesla's promotion to sell a $35K BEV, they are starting with their higher priced models as the demand is high and selling WELL at that price, and over time we will see if volume production brings the price down, and if they eventually get down to that $35K price after they have sold a ton of them at the higher price that buyers are paying today. It could be seen (as you imply) that the Model 3 is a failure because they didn't produce the entry level $35K model that they promised, but it is also a success being considerably less expensive than the Model S, and by rough estimates over 50,000 Model 3s have been built and sold so far. Chevy sold 28,000 Bolts last year, but part of that volume was limited by their own restrictions, and they are now increasing production to meet demand. So Model 3 production could be viewed objectively as a mixed success, with costs higher, and production lower than Musk's aggressive goals, but also with actual sales outstripping all other BEV manufacturers offering cars with this price, features, and EV range.