Posted on 03/27/2009 2:28:12 PM PDT by NavVet
With a 300-mile range and 45-minute QuickCharge, the $49,900 Model S can carry five adults and two children in quiet comfort – and you can charge it from any outlet, without ever stopping for gas. World’s first mass-produced electric vehicle offers performance, efficiency and unrivaled utility, making it the only car you’ll ever need.
(Excerpt) Read more at teslamotors.com ...
Vaporware.
Duh. Same for diesel and air cars.
How long does it take to recharge from a 110 VAC, 20A outlet?
Does the range go down if you turn the heat on in winter?
“charge it from any outlet”
But,,, once The Dear Leader triples the price of electricity, and installs a “smart meter” on your house,,,,,,,,,,,
Hm. 45 minute QuickCharge. That’s a long refueling stop.
It uses a gasoline heater.
Make sure you crack the windows when in use.
Not very wise giving a down payment on a car that does not exist to a company that may not exist tomorrow...
Go down to uhaul, get a trailer hitch. Attach trailer with genset, recharge as you drive.
They said you can do quick 5 minute battery swap instead of a 45 minute recharge.
LOL! Yeah, that would be great having to swap batteries every 300 miles on my $50,000 car.
How big are the batteries, I wonder? And is that 45-minute charge for the small one or the big one?
Pfffft. The guys on Top Gear reviewed the Tesla Roadster. Gorgeous car. Also electric. Zero to 60 in 3.7 seconds. Handled pretty well. Some serious reliability issues. They didn’t get the 200 miles per charge, averaging about 55 miles, but then they were running it flat out on their track. And it’ll only set you back a cool 190,000 Pounds.
Oh yeah? It made the Kessel run in 12 parsecs.
More than a few..
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=Tesla
If this actually comes about, and that is a big IF, I’m going to be very happy.
Tesla Motors is NOT A GOVERNMENT SPONSORED CAR MAKER!!!! How is it that the ‘Chevy Volt’ is still not here and we’ve been dumping billions into that program and yet some Silicon Valley retiree decides to start his own car company and he has cut the learning curve down to 12 months and they are going to end up at the same price target but with way better performance and way better style and endurance.
If consumers want electric F’ing cars, let them buy them from companies who aren’t idiots and can make cars that people actually want. NOBODY IS LINING UP TO PAY $40K+ FOR THAT STUPID CHEVY VOLT!!! Yet the US government is loaning tens of billions to Detroit in order to make crap that pleases environmentalist (who don’t even like cars) and politicians but not the people who put 20,000 miles a year on their cars year after year.
50k
One word: Unions!
$75,000 for additional batteries ;-)))))
It’s not a bad looking car at all. Slap a real motor in it (and not charge me an arm and a leg) and I might buy one.
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