Tesla's vegan-friendly faux leather: You can have your EV and save cows too

Some people buy Tesla's fast-accelerating electric vehicles not for their performance but rather for their eco-friendly, polar bear-saving powertrains

Ironically, once these buyers have plunked down the $100,000 (on average) for their Tesla, they are then forced to choose between interiors fitted with the skin of deceased cows or regular old cloth.

Cloth, as you can image, is far too uncouth for such a luxury machine. And leather, on the other hand, is an affront to an owner's sensibilities. After all, they're buying the car to protect the earth and its large mammals, not kill them. So, what is a buyer to do? Read more...