Add: Fawning. This is an article whose intent is to polarize the community of haters and likers by comparing it to Apple.
There is really no comparison. The Tesla isn't a better "car" in the sense of how it gets you between a and b than the existing vehicles out there which are mature products that have been improved over time in the features and benefits that people care about. With Tesla you have to worry about distance, batteries, the high cost - I mean who cares if it accelerates as quickly as it does and who cares that there is no noise?
The potential market for products in the price category that computers are in is much different from cars. Most people don't buy multiple cars and replacing one is a big decision to make. It's not like adding an ipod and an ipad.
Bottom line is what do I get by buying an Electric car exactly even assuming it is the same price as the gas vehicle? How important is the gas savings when you weigh that over the lack of utility in other areas?
I mean get real. Stuff like this will be a non-starter to most people:
"which will give you 150 miles of power in a 30-minute charge"
How many people are going to want to deal with that?
People buy cars on emotion not rationality. It's the same reason someone wants 4 wheel drive even though they might only need it a few days per year.