tesla roadster

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ninja79 · #1 Post by **ninja79** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:49 pm

Now here is a luxury car I want to have: http://www.teslamotors.com/

VermilionX · #2 Post by **VermilionX** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:30 pm

looks impressive.

im sure it's gonna be super expensive.

rapidblue · #3 Post by **rapidblue** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:13 pm

it' supposed to be around $100,000US

pretty cool though, 250 miles on one charge!

kabob983 · #4 Post by **kabob983** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:26 am

Man, that's...decent. I suppose for around town driving that'd be alright but I'd have to charge my car three times to go visit the GF. And I wonder how long it takes to charge?

black mariah · #5 Post by **black mariah** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:38 am

kabob983 wrote:Man, that's...decent. I suppose for around town driving that'd be alright but I'd have to charge my car three times to go visit the GF. And I wonder how long it takes to charge?

"As short as 3.5 hours"

CNF2002 · #6 Post by **CNF2002** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:39 am

Its a big step over the EV1. Looks better too. I want to know if the plug really glows like that.

black mariah · #7 Post by **black mariah** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:33 am

I can see it now. Company folds in three years, you have crazy donkey environmentalists decrying its failure "OMG TEH PUBLIS IS STOOPIDS!LOL!!!" as if anyone wants to pay $100k for an electric powered Lotus Elise.

The sooner people pull their head out of their "O Ring" and get over the electric car thing the sooner we can get to the REAL alternative fuels.

rapidblue · #8 Post by **rapidblue** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:40 am

black mariah wrote:
kabob983 wrote:Man, that's...decent. I suppose for around town driving that'd be alright but I'd have to charge my car three times to go visit the GF. And I wonder how long it takes to charge?
"As short as 3.5 hours"

and I thing thats using 220V so it'll definitely be and overnight deal with 110V.

Plus that thing has something like 6200 baterries in it. That'll be fun to replace!

CNF2002 · #9 Post by **CNF2002** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:55 am

black mariah wrote:I can see it now. Company folds in three years, you have crazy donkey environmentalists decrying its failure "OMG TEH PUBLIS IS STOOPIDS!LOL!!!" as if anyone wants to pay $100k for an electric powered Lotus Elise.

The sooner people pull their head out of their "O Ring" and get over the electric car thing the sooner we can get to the REAL alternative fuels.

The public isn't stupid...the electric car has been around for 100 years but there's no profit in it. Instead of building a good looking barebones electric commuter vehicle, they build this; a sportscar with a zillion computer gadgets and no real mass production potential so it ends up at an astronomical price tag. The company makes money, folds and retires with some oil company kickbacks and government cash rewards for being so inventive, and the whole thing dies. Meanwhile gas prices go up and politicians keep talking about alternative fuels to get more votes, offer tax rebates and incentives to car companies that spend billions to shave 10mpg off their fleet average and ultimately nothing gets done.

Plus that thing has something like 6200 baterries in it. That'll be fun to replace!

AAs or Ds?

black mariah · #10 Post by **black mariah** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:33 am

CNF2002 wrote:The public isn't stupid...the electric car has been around for 100 years but there's no profit in it. Instead of building a good looking barebones electric commuter vehicle, they build this; a sportscar with a zillion computer gadgets and no real mass production potential so it ends up at an astronomical price tag.

Reread my post. You're preaching to the Pope.

The electric car is BS.