Are you going to drool on this Tesla car?

Boult · 07-31-2006, 12:11 AM

It is a electric sport car! that go from 0 to 60 in 4 sec!

check out those links! specs, interview, pictures, etc...

(chronologically listed)

Tesla EV supercar one week away:
http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogs...e-week-away%2F

Tesla EV Roadster first review:
http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogs...-first-review%

Tesla Roadster pics are out there:
http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogs...e-out-there%2F

Gallery: Tesla's Rad Roadster:
http://blog.wired.com/teslacar/

Tesla Roadster unveiled in Santa Monica:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2006/07...iled-in-santa-

Tesla Roadster unveiling in Santa Monica:
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/20/t...-santa-monica/

Tesla Roadster Electric: 0-60 in Four Seconds:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/t...nds-188565.php

Electric Racer Reaches 130 MPH:
http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wiredautop...try_id%3D15254
(Solar option for charging this Tesla! )

AutoblogGreen does Q&A with Elon Musk of Tesla Motors:
http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogs...og/~3/6234813/

Done deal! Lotus will build the Tesla Roadster in Hethel:
http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogs...og/~3/7073458/

**Foxrac** · 07-31-2006, 12:14 AM

Wow, that must be nice!! Are you gonna buy it?

Boult · 07-31-2006, 12:21 AM

starting price $100,000

hopefully later on will go down to $25,000.00

We will be seeing them next year in public.

**sequoias** · 07-31-2006, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boult

starting price $100,000

hopefully later on will go down to $25,000.00

We will be seeing them next year in public.

The price of the batteries are unrealistic for general public. It's a rich man's electric car, by the way. I hope they will find a way to produce the batteries in a cheaper way and improve distance between charges which will attract travelers who want to go on a long trip per charge. Also, they would want a quick charge than 3.5 hours of charging batteries.

**Foxrac** · 07-31-2006, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boult

starting price $100,000

hopefully later on will go down to $25,000.00

We will be seeing them next year in public.

Wow, that sounds expensive but seems little reasonable for $25,000 depends on income but I bet that middle and upper class will afford it.

***VamPyroX*** · 07-31-2006, 02:44 AM

Hmm... Tesla sounds like a good name for an electric car like this.

I'm familiar with a famous scientist named Nikola Tesla who worked with electricity.

**Liebling:-)))** · 07-31-2006, 06:23 AM

It sound interesting but I heard that it's not good for motorway (freeway)... It's suitable for driving to city/town... Perhaps it's only rumor...

javapride · 07-31-2006, 06:36 AM

libeling id like to see it work on both ways and not just short drive either
and if we do get it id like to see plugs ready in the ground so we can plug it up while we go shopping and not run out of battery

Y · 07-31-2006, 08:16 AM

Nah. Telsa does seem beautiful, but
I would prefer 2-3 seat small air-jet
to fly over and above these annoying traffic
plus these red traffic stop lights.

diehardbiker · 07-31-2006, 08:20 AM

^ I agreed with her!!!!

Seriously, I do NOT think electric car will ever be in mass production. There has been attemption in getting Electric car in mass production since when? 1890!!!

Yes 1 8 9 0!, not 1980!

**Liebling:-)))** · 07-31-2006, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diehardbiker65

^ I agreed with her!!!!

Who you are direct to?

diehardbiker · 07-31-2006, 08:54 AM

Note the "^"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liebling:-)))

Who you are direct to?

Boult · 08-15-2006, 06:37 PM

Well ....

first 100 sold!
Tesla Roadster Sells Out First 100 Cars - Gizmodo

moonflower · 08-15-2006, 07:33 PM

i am not drooling LOL

am not sure if this car will be safe on freeways since it is too small

**sequoias** · 08-16-2006, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonflower

i am not drooling LOL

am not sure if this car will be safe on freeways since it is too small

Too small? Have you forgotten the old Mini Cooper or the Geo Metro? They're small!

Gt-racing · 08-17-2006, 12:42 AM

nope, I hate electric cars, no souls = blandness

**Foxrac** · 08-17-2006, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gt-racing

nope, I hate electric cars, no souls = blandness

Of course, I rather to own car with fuel but American cars are my favorite.

GalaxyAngel · 08-17-2006, 05:09 PM

*crushed* squishy your body..

*shivers*
Too pricey!

sexy foxy · 08-17-2006, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GalaxyAngel

*crushed* squishy your body..

*shivers*
Too pricey!

I agree with you.

Nomad · 09-01-2006, 07:18 AM

I've heard battery powered cars are really not green energy. Unless the electricity is hydro in its source, the emissions from a fossil fuel powered power station is greater than a fossil fuel powered car.

Any one else heard that?

Nomad · 09-01-2006, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VamPyroX

Hmm... Tesla sounds like a good name for an electric car like this.

I'm familiar with a famous scientist named Nikola Tesla who worked with electricity.

Yeah Telsa was around the same time as Edison. I believe the two weren't real good friends.

Edison was a DC man, Tesla was an AC man (he also invented the AC motor in the 1880's).

nathanjfscott · 07-16-2007, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nomad

I've heard battery powered cars are really not green energy. Unless the electricity is hydro in its source, the emissions from a fossil fuel powered power station is greater than a fossil fuel powered car.

Any one else heard that?

It's actually the opposite. The regulations on power plants are far higher. Recent generation Natural Gas turbines extract far more energy out of the fuel(50%+) than any ICE(~20-25%) and produce and order of magnitude less pollution.

Silentwolfdog · 07-16-2007, 11:30 PM

I think I would rather buy a car that use biofuel than one that use elec. But I got to wait until my town have a biofuel station...sigh. I have heard some states in the north and midwest already have station like that.

**sequoias** · 07-21-2007, 05:06 AM

$100,000 for that electric car buys you a $100,000 3 bedroom average sized house in Texas.

Nomad · 07-24-2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sequoias

$100,000 for that electric car buys you a $100,000 3 bedroom average sized house in Texas.

Only buys a bedroom in Brisbane, lol

Buffalo · 08-01-2007, 11:52 PM

Ford did build electric cars but only lease them, not selling them.
SilentWolfDog - Biofuel? Do you mean E85? If so, you got to make sure that your car can take it. If not, you can have it converted. My car can't take E85

I am all for electric cars, fuel cell cars so we can be free from oil dependance.

MyBlueEyes · 08-03-2007, 08:03 AM

no need to worry about the fuel or the battery ...

**sequoias** · 08-03-2007, 02:26 PM

A real life flinstone car? Ha ha. My feet would be burned out from all the running on that human powered vehcile.

MyBlueEyes · 08-08-2007, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sequoias

A real life flinstone car? Ha ha. My feet would be burned out from all the running on that human powered vehcile.

I'm wearing my running shoes ...

Dark-Half · 08-08-2007, 07:09 PM

I seen this car before on discovery channels "Green fuel" series or w/e it was. It looks like a yellow GT40 ford, minus hardtop and smaller. The guy raced it against a fuel using car and well..... smoked the other car I think, which was a sports car ..... i forgot.

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javapride Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: hawaii Posts: 6,511	libeling id like to see it work on both ways and not just short drive either and if we do get it id like to see plugs ready in the ground so we can plug it up while we go shopping and not run out of battery

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diehardbiker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In back of Superduty Posts: 11,297	^ I agreed with her!!!! Seriously, I do NOT think electric car will ever be in mass production. There has been attemption in getting Electric car in mass production since when? 1890!!! Yes 1 8 9 0!, not 1980!

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moonflower Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan Posts: 5,762	i am not drooling LOL am not sure if this car will be safe on freeways since it is too small

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Gt-racing Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 419	nope, I hate electric cars, no souls = blandness

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Nomad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 156	I've heard battery powered cars are really not green energy. Unless the electricity is hydro in its source, the emissions from a fossil fuel powered power station is greater than a fossil fuel powered car. Any one else heard that?

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Silentwolfdog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 931	I think I would rather buy a car that use biofuel than one that use elec. But I got to wait until my town have a biofuel station...sigh. I have heard some states in the north and midwest already have station like that. __________________ If you are using red or blue font, there's a good chance that I am not reading your posts due to it being blended into background! I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. ~Sarah William Check my art at http://silentwolfdog.deviantart.com

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sequoias Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Iowa, wind generation capital Posts: 21,895	$100,000 for that electric car buys you a $100,000 3 bedroom average sized house in Texas.

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Buffalo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,025	Ford did build electric cars but only lease them, not selling them. SilentWolfDog - Biofuel? Do you mean E85? If so, you got to make sure that your car can take it. If not, you can have it converted. My car can't take E85 I am all for electric cars, fuel cell cars so we can be free from oil dependance.

08-03-2007, 02:26 PM	#28 (permalink)
sequoias Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Iowa, wind generation capital Posts: 21,895	A real life flinstone car? Ha ha. My feet would be burned out from all the running on that human powered vehcile.

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Dark-Half Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Idaho. Posts: 852	I seen this car before on discovery channels "Green fuel" series or w/e it was. It looks like a yellow GT40 ford, minus hardtop and smaller. The guy raced it against a fuel using car and well..... smoked the other car I think, which was a sports car ..... i forgot. __________________ The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.

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