Tesla fever grips select money-up-front buyers of unseen car

Most people are probably able to keep their excitement about the Tesla Model 3 down to a thumping heart and a sweaty brow. But hundreds more are so keyed up that they are standing in line at the Tesla dealership in Yorkdale Mall and another on Lawrence Ave. E. to plunk down $1,000 for the right to buy one in two years from now. Truth is stranger than fiction. An electric car no one has seen being ordered while engineers wonder if it is indeed able to meet half of the hype. You will even have to stay up late to see it unveiled tonight because the event is in Hawthorne, California. You can live-stream the event on Tesla’s website, starting at 11:30 p.m. South Bayview Daylight Saving Time. That’s only 10.30 if you are still on Leaside Standard Time. Good luck to all.