Quick Answer. People who attend the Mardi Gras celebrations wear whatever they want, but most wear costumes of gold, green and purple with wigs and masks to match. Gold represents power, green represents faith and purple represents justice. Some people who attend Mardi Gras go all out on their costume.
But with a base cash price of $70,000 to $75,000 for Tesla's Model S, its cars have always been positioned for the luxury car market more so than for the mass market, limiting excitement among average car buyers.
Tesla has caught the attention off the auto industry by combining long range and sexy looks, in contrast to most of the electric cars being offered by mainsteam makers. At present, Tesla sells only the Model S sedan, a luxury car selling for about $80,000 and up. GM was trying to keep the news secret until the reveal Monday morning.