Comment by saisundar

You are absolutely right. Yes, Tesla did introduce a seismic shift into the automotive industry.

Their stock was an appreciation and acknowledgement of that? They were valued more than all of their ( major) competitors' market cap aggregated together at one point. Many argue that it still is overvalued.

The incident cited above is on the same slippery slope as the Nikola demo, just more nuanced. It is well worth a discourse.