# Tesla rises to the challenge **URL:** \ **Category:** EV Small Talk\ **Created:** [September 9, 2015, 9:25am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/tesla-rises-to-the-challenge/5285 "2015-09-09T09:25:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EvForum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/evforum/32/322_2.png) [@EvForum](https://community.electricforum.com/u/EvForum)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 9:25am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/tesla-rises-to-the-challenge/5285/1 "2015-09-09T09:25:45Z")
Critics of Tesla will say that the company has had it too easy for too long with an array of potential challengers coming out of the woodwork - prompting the company to push on. Not only is Tesla set to launch another luxury vehicle but in 2017 the company will launch a mass-market affordable electric car. Those who have criticised the company may well regret it as Elon Musk and his counterparts certainly rise to the challenge. ---
**Author:** ![Greendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Greendriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Greendriver)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/tesla-rises-to-the-challenge/5285/2 "2015-09-09T13:25:17Z")
Competition is good ---
**Author:** ![lookingforannev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@lookingforannev](https://community.electricforum.com/u/lookingforannev)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/tesla-rises-to-the-challenge/5285/3 "2015-09-09T13:34:20Z")
Will Tesla ever get involved with luxury NEVs? ---
**Author:** ![Greendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Greendriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Greendriver)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/tesla-rises-to-the-challenge/5285/4 "2015-09-09T13:37:43Z")
In simple terms, No