Elon Musk’s Tesla Model S has succeeded in proving that you don’t need an overly-complicated development cycle, or a of big a company as some may believe, to make what is proving to be a solid, high quality product.

The all-electric Model S offers range numbers impressive even for mainstream manufacturers, and it also seems to beat them in terms of engineering – sure, it may get its big range from a physically big and heavy battery pack, but that helps keep the center of gravity down so it’s not just ballast.

We brought Elon Musk (again) up because he recently shared his views on two of the other EVs that are popular in the US, the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf. His opinion is by no means high in regards for either car, though, he has different complaints with each, and always turns back and compares them to the Model S.

He calls the Volt an average car and says the Leaf’s very limited range severely limits its usability and appeal, while adding that neither is particularly well built, or really that innovative.

He added more details, so be sure to check out the video below to get them all.

By Andrei Nedelea

Story References: Bloomberg News

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