The initial roadmap that Tesla set out from the Roadster onwards was to progressively create models in increasing volume and at a decreasingly lower price point.

However at this point in time they neither have the volume nor the price point to be a model T for the masses in the EV world.

In my humble opinion Musk's vision for 'auto-pilot' was too soon and completely misplaced. This has taken too much focus away from actual EV disruption.

What was needed from an environmental standpoint was for Tesla to leverage their battery factories to bring forward a mass market car at a price point that actually competes with ICEs pricing.

Irrespective of their build quality issues this would allow them to eat the competition's lunch in the EV world and to accelerate the much needed sunsetting of ICEs.