Stepping away from the acceleratormodel (find existing exciting startups that are doing innovative things, provide them with mentors and a working space in return for equity), Berlin appears to be favoring the incubator (create companies that target specific and identified markets, hire smart people to run with the idea and provide them with the tools to execute).
Where the ActiveE will turn the brake lights on as soon as you let go of the accelerator, the Model S relies on accelerometer readings to warn the vehicles behind you -- clever.
Once Mr. Guillen, the Tesla Motors Ltd. manager in charge of readying the Model S for launch by July, gets some running room, he hits the electric car's accelerator.