Electric Cars: Is Tesla Model S The Best Way To Sell Politicians On Electric Cars? - by Antony Ingram

The Tesla S 2013 model

We've long known the best way to get people interested in electric cars is simply to let them drive or ride in them.

It's easy enough to tell people they're quick, smooth and near-silent, but people are naturally skeptical of something they aren't familiar with.

That includes politicians, but just like everyone else, it seems like a ride in an electric car--specifically, the Tesla Model S--is enough to convince several decision-makers that electric cars are actually pretty good.

New Zealand transport minister Gerry Brownlee is one such politician, whose skepticism for electric vehicles has all but dissolved after a drive in a Model S.

According to The New Zealand Herald, Brownlee experienced a Model S Performance in Los Angeles, and came away highly impressed.

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