Americans will buy Tesla because Tesla is american
They're obviously going to figure it out, Tesla isn't some shitty company that doesn't know what their doing. Their newest car has so much press coverage and sold more than all 3 of it's german rivals combined. And it's only been around for a year.
Again, the kind of people who buy trucks dont want electric cars, let alone ones that arent ford, GMC/Chebby, or Ram, they care more about brand than features. The only way it will sell well is if tesla pulls a toyota and sells it under one of those brands as well.