What? I've lived in the Bay Area, the midwest, Texas, and Los Angeles, and have seen Tesla's daily almost every day, yet have legitimately never spoken to anyone who has ever even worked with SolarCity
Also California is Tesla's home turf, not really a good example for the country or the whole addressable market.
>The point is that it's a very, very reasonable assumption that Tesla is more likely to be known by the average person than SolarCity.
These two things contradict each other. Why would Tesla be known by people that cannot recognize Teslas?
It's not necessarily contradictory. I know Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, etc are luxury sports car brands. But if one drives past me on the road, I probably won't recognise them.