Despite the sordid corporate maneuvers and technological hiccups that plagued Tesla Motors, enthusiasm over the battery-powered roadster is still high not that they have a showroom in LA and the car is emerging from vaporware's smoky tendrils. But someone's not feeling the love.

That someone is Tesla's (booted) founder, Martin Eberhard.

After being denied the first production car (tacky much?), he was promised the second one to roll off the line. Now it seems he's not even get that one. Of course, it all depends on what you take "production car" to mean.

If you want to follow this drama-soaked tale, go to AutoBlog Green. But make yourself a sandwich first, it's a doozy.