They do have good 0-60 times, but they’re very heavy, they don’t turn well, and they overheat if you push them hard, so anyone who wants a sports car isn’t going to look at a tesla. Their biggest advantage is probably the supercharger network, but that advantage isn’t going to last much longer.
I’m sure you’re joking, but finding the position of the sun is (or was) important for navigation too. Vikings used to use crystals to locate the sun when it was cloudy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_(medieval)