[citation][nom]Stanks[/nom]Although the technology is still in it's infancy, when Tesla Motors went public, the stock increased by 40% which means there are plenty of people willing to invest in the company's continued development.[/citation]
Not to mention that investors before the company went public include:
Daimler AG
Google co-founders Sergey Brin & Larry Page
former eBay President Jeff Skoll
Elon Musk, president of PayPal pre-eBay
the United States Department of Energy