Sorry to hear it was so shitty there. At least you got experience with something different. I'm sure it'll help down the line when Lexus (or another manufacturer) starts producing mass produced electric cars, or even hybrids. Cool that you were able to get your previous job back. that's why it's good to try not to ever burn bridges with people. I certainly respect you leaving a company that you couldn't believe in. I had to do that with Cingular back when they went to GSM, before merging with AT&T. Unfortunately, I still don't have a backup plan for leaving there, after 10+ years lol
I've always gotten a really shady feeling about Teslas for some reason. Never heard any of those kind of rumors though, but that's beyond disturbing.