Tesla

maestrowork · Mar 27, 2009

now has a sedan. While it's still expensive, it's definitely more affordable than the $110,000 roadster.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/26/tesla.new.sedan/index.html

While the Tesla would not become mainstream, what it means is that all-electric cars are viable and ready. It may still cost too much -- kind of like the $2000 VCRs in the 1970s, or the $10,000 personal computers -- but it signals the rollout of a new breed of commercial electric cars...

quickWit · Mar 27, 2009

I hope they can survive this downturn. I'd like to see them flourish.

Kitty Pryde · Mar 27, 2009

Aww, I was hoping this thread was going to be about Tesla the dude. Or Tesla the band. Man.

MsK · Mar 27, 2009

Saw that on television. Nice looking car.

maestrowork · Mar 27, 2009

With Toyota, etc. coming out with plug-in hybrids that can go 100 mpg, I think Tesla is going to have some serious challenge, especially at that price point. But I do think that this will prompt, hopefully, a race toward an affordable, usable electric car.

Jersey Chick · Mar 27, 2009

I never heard of Tesla the car maker before now. It's nice. And not too steep pricewise.

aadams73 · Mar 27, 2009

Kitty Pryde said:
Aww, I was hoping this thread was going to be about Tesla the dude. Or Tesla the band. Man.

Me too. I was about to start humming Modern Day Cowboy.

otterman · Mar 27, 2009

Top Gear (the hilarious British car show) took a look at the Tesla and ran it through some tests on their track. The batteries lost power much sooner than expected so there are lots of kinks still to work out, besides the ridiculous price. And, of course, there's still the problem that the electricity that powers this "green" car likely comes from a coal-burning or nuclear power plant. Honda has a new car with a hydrogen fuel cell and it looks a lot more practical and environmentally friendly. The cost is also expected to be much more reasonable (about the cost of an average gasoline powered car). If they can get enough hydrogen fuel depots out there, this will be the winner.

Tesla

maestrowork

Fear the Death Ray

quickWit

Totally Ninja!

Kitty Pryde

i luv you giant bear statue

MsK

maestrowork

Fear the Death Ray

Jersey Chick

Up all night to get Loki

aadams73

A Work in Progress

otterman

Word Voyeur