As a side note... He also owns a Tesla Xd. I have rode in it and driven it. Super fast. Super techie. A lot of gee whiz stuff in their rivaling or exceeding what we had in the airplane. However, that 250 mile range is just something I cannot get past, especially if going on a trip and possibly traveling to areas where charging stations are few and far between. Also, the fit and finish, for an $80k car was, in my opinion, subpar. It seems like they went for a minimalist approach (or maybe European) but I find it lacking. The road noise is terrible too. My Ram Laramie is significantly quieter believe it or not.
I assure you that there is nothing European about "minimalist plastic finish". Just because Bang & Olufsen Hi-Fi kit pervades Sweden, and the Bauhaus style of art and design got popular, we can all still tell that an 80K car has to have a quality stitched leather interior, and a heraldic principles juxtaposition of colour with metal. Quality finish attention to detail to give pleasure from design is not their strong point.
The car was the twin-motor Tesla Model S with alleged range 400miles, though I expect the way we were going, we might have got 350m. Also, it was very quiet. My pal Mike has driven it all over Europe, letting it find it's way to charge points, even in Poland! There are supercharge points spreading over Russia.
I completely agree about the finish vs the technology, for the price, which is out of my league anyway. The monster battery had to be something special. The computer technology was just utterly impressive! Tesla has leather-phobia, and the relentless elimination of anything interesting and stylish in the interior, in deference to some green recycle fashion fad, was disappointing. If you want to see great finish quality, see the Jaguar I-Pace. Expect that Mercedes, BMW, etc. will be in the same league.
For most folk, 400m is enough to allay range anxiety. Beyond 500m, it should no longer be an issue. Of course, in UK, there will be no further sales of new cars using petrol or diesel after 2030.
[Edit - Agreed about standardizing where all tools can use the same batteries and charger is wisdom. I suppose, because of what I already have, I might go Makita].
