Surely you must be
Surely you must be kidding
The only reason that electric cars are such big news right now is ... the birth of Tesla. Tesla leads and all others follow.
Elon Musk is a visionary who did more than all others combined to transform the ideaology of an electric car from geekmobile to ubermobile - from a "toy" that scientists play with - to a dream machine that is the ultimate status symbol.
His history as a dot com players is of no consequence. His history as a visionary leader is all that matters.
Whether Tesla survives into the future or not matters not - its legacy will live forever.
Your daughter is 100% spot on. Good luck to her.