Not sure where you're going with the strawman statements.
Hey now. My strawman may have a position available mopping the decks of his luxury yacht. That is if your strawman tires of hunting for part time work as a scarecrow.
Your perception of Tesla is getting the better of you.
Your misperception of Tesla has got the better of you
As mentioned earlier the "EV market" is ~1% of all vehicles sold. If Tesla holds 40% of that market, does that qualify as "significant" overall? Tesla may indeed grow to be a large fish in a very small pond.
The model T made up a small percentage of personal transport at its introduction as well.
Steve Jobs & Apple invented products that
really did change the world. Elon Musk talks a good game but Tesla is no Apple. It's important to separate the wheat from the chaff. It's nice that Elon wants to go to Mars, and muses about an underground highway tunnel system under LA - but the
reality is that Tesla is in the business of selling sells cars, solar panels, and batteries. I'm not making this up...it's all right there in a Tesla investor's release. Do yourself a favor. Read it.
Musk will have a far larger impact on society than Jobs- orders of magnitude larger.
Elon Musk & Tesla didn't invent the electric motor, and lithium ion batteries were around for decades before the first Tesla Roadster was built. Comparing Elon's next electric car to the truly amazing, and (actually) revolutionary iPhone is, honestly, an insult to Apple & the memory of Steve Jobs.