> it's very possible that most car buyers simply don't want [a Tesla/electric car].

Many surveys have shown that people want electric cars [1, 2]. While the car industry overall has declined [3], the EV segment has continued to grow [4]. While it's possible that people don't want to own an EV, the available evidence hints at future growth in the EV segment [5].

[1] https://www.fool.com/investing/2016/09/20/consumers-are-more...

[2] https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/02/30-of-us-buyers-conside...

[3] http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/01/news/july-car-sales/index.ht...

[4] http://blog.ucsusa.org/peter-oconnor/electric-car-rolling-sa...

[5] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-25/electric-...