Tesla's electric Vaudeville

By some accounts, Silicon Valley’s Tesla Motors makes a pretty neat electric sports car. But even if they get the cost of that gasoline-free tire ripper down to $25,000 apiece, when it comes to grin factor the company’s car won’t hold a battery-powered Christmas candle to the drama these guys generate. Tesla Motors gives us the live-wire version of Vaudeville.

This week, Chairman and CEO Elon Musk (the largest shareholder and a self-described nano manager) fired back at his old CEO Martin Eberhard in response to his June 11 lawsuit against the company. Eberhard sued for libel and breach of contract. He blames Musk for the costly delays in bringing the roadster to market and for the company’s losses as a result. Musk, who is pictured above, has publicly laid those issues at Eberhard’s door in the past. On that score, Eberhard says Musk has damaged his reputation and made it difficult for him to get a new job.