Porsche Taycan already has 30,000 pre-orders. How does that compare to Tesla?

The year is 2012. Elon Musk has yet to call anyone a "pedo guy" or drag the SEC on Twitter. There's no Cybertruck with cracked windows, and no overly ambitious promises of a $35,000 electric car. Instead, fledgling electric vehicle company Tesla is just starting to deliver its first luxury sedan, the Model S.

Just seven years ago, Tesla's first mainstream vehicle was just hitting the road. About 15,000 reservations for the car came in throughout the year. The first Model S cars were delivered in June and only 2,650 of the vehicles made it to customers before 2013. At the time, the Nissan Leaf was the only real all-electric contender. Read more...