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> Musk says eventually the company will make another car that many more of us could afford.

> "It's really been my goal from the beginning for Tesla to produce a mass-market car," Musk says.

It blows my mind that the article and comments here have yet to mention the Nissan Leaf.

http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/index

Isn't that more mainstream already? By miles? I see them in New Hampshire for chrissake. You can get them for 27K after rebate.

Does nobody care because it doesn't look fast?

It is a mainstream car - but it isn't mainstream because their range is atrocious (good for some - not for most).

We need ~250-300 mile range cars going at 30K for mainstream adoption.

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