Tesla Roadster

[S. Fourteen]

I don't remember seeing this posted and now that they've gotten 100 preorders, I thought I'd see what kind of comments I could get. Is this a turning point for EV's? Will this fail? The size is my number one concern (smaller than the Mazda Miata by a hair) but some reports indicate that there are enough leg room. Your thoughts please.

Tesla Roadster (information was taken from www.teslamotors.com)

- 2-seat, open-top, rear-drive roadster

- zero emissions, zero motor oil with one moving part in the motor, no clutch, and two gears

- 100% Torque, 100% of the time. flat torque curve

- 0 to 60 mph (96 kph) in 4 sec.

- top speed of over 130 mph (210 kph)

- 135 mpg equivalent (EPA)

- 250 miles per charge (400 km)

- full charge in under 4 hours

- regenerative braking

- the batteries in the Tesla Roadster will give you more than 100,000 miles of peak performance driving

Ok, now that I got you excited, I'll shit on your hopes by telling you that this baby costs $100,000. Although, it could be a good investment. According to Wired, Tesla is working on a $50,000 sedan due out in 2008.

What do you think?

 

[Duke]

Still a tad too impractical (4 hour recharge sounds like a bitch ), but we're definitely getting there.

On the other hand, it must be a tad boring to drive if you're used to internal combustion energy.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

Is this the car that was financially backed my a number of people, including the owners of Google?

 

[C.R.Y.]

id drive it if i had the money for sure :thumb:

 

[tennis_dog]

i think im a little too big for cars like that....reminds me of an rx8 for some reason..

 

[S. Fourteen]

Yes. The funding was backed by people like Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Elon Musk.