http://www.teslamotors.com/

$109,000
0-60 in 3.9
220 mile range.

7/17/2008 11:55:57 AM

do want

bout like that Saturn car that they had produced awhile back

7/17/2008 12:22:00 PM

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7/17/2008 12:27:01 PM

eh, i'll just buy a used Elise for $30k and save myself 500 pounds.

7/17/2008 1:03:27 PM

I have 4 figure gas bills sometimes, I like the idea of using 53 kW/h per charge.



Maybe the Sedan version and the other one will be a runaway hit. Also reducing dependence on oil and getting out of the sand box would be nice.

7/17/2008 1:51:15 PM

yeah

but not that nice.


I mean, I appreciate it from an engineering/progression of technology standpoing, but even if I had unlimited money, I wouldn't buy one (and I LOVE the Elise). It isn't yet a solution to the internal combustion engine.

7/17/2008 1:57:23 PM

The price isn't badass though. More like a pain.

7/17/2008 2:14:09 PM

Quote :

"It isn't yet a solution to the internal combustion engine."

Howso? Price?

I wonder what effect a switch to plugins would have on the power grid. Power plants have excess power generated overnight-- would it soak up the additional energy?

7/17/2008 2:36:00 PM

^

How is it not a solution? It's got one moving part the rotor in the engine and doesn't require oil changes or any other bullshit. The engine also weighs only 115 lbs and is about the size of a watermelon. One of their models beat a Ferrari in acceleration.

I'd be interested to know what kind of power capacity we'd need in terms of power plants to do even half of automotive traffic plug in.

Average miles/day car * cars * 53 kW/hr tank * 1 tank/220 miles.

kW/hr/day = X

Li-ion batteries will get cheaper I'm sure.
Wonder what that number is? Probably more than we generate


[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 3:05 PM. Reason : a]

7/17/2008 3:04:50 PM