content: I drive a Model S and have followed the company for a very long time, they did a bunch of marketing that they released their patents but it was not true, they released some patents, mostly charger related so their standard becomes the standard. It got spun like it was some altruistic move when it was just a marketing exercise. Same as the new autopilot feature is spun like it's new, other cars have had it for years and trucks long before that. Funny this talk about clones, the Roaster was based on a Lotus Elise, Tesla play this down to say it had far less influence than it had because they did carbon molding for the body panels rather than steal. AC propulsion technology was licensed for their power train and in fact Musk met the then CEO of Tesla via AC Propulsion as they both drove the tzero, the tzero is the granddad of the Roaster.    I like Tesla but I sold my stock a while ago, too much hinges on Tesla making cheaper vehicles in mass volumes and there is nothing that proves they can do this, others can. I hope they are successful but the Model X was a misstep, it's far too expensive and gimmicky, the gimmicks caused long production delays. I lose faith when companies focus on the complex and ignore the simple, it shows bad management.  Here's the truth about electric cars, they are far simper than your normal gasoline car, as much hype as Tesla has, the barrier to entry is much lower, sure they showed the way and with the right marketing there is a market at the highend but they will get pressure from existing car manufacturers as well as technology companies in that space. The longevity of the company is in volume.