Tesla Roadster One Step Closer to Production
Tesla Motors has taken a huge step closer to reaching the top of the gigantic mountain that is building an electric car in America. The Tesla Roadster has emerged victorious after undergoing dozens of federally mandated tests, including the crash and safety tests that are required for automobiles. Big Oil execs certainly aren’t shaking in their Egyptian cotton undies quite yet, but production of the Tesla Roadster will mark a big victory for alternative-energy autos here in the US. The electric beauty is six times more efficient than a standard sports car and produces 90 percent less pollution. Tesla’s reusable battery takes about 3.5 hours to charge and gives the Roadster a range of approximately 220 miles on a single charge. With a shelf-life of about 100,000 miles, Tesla’s battery technology represents huge steps in the auto industry as we all know. With a hefty price tag up over $100K however, the type of buyer who can afford this sporty car is going to be looking for performance that an electric could never deliver, right? In terms of acceleration, the Tesla Roadster trumps the $180K Lamborghini Gallardo and even creeps up on the $315K+ Murcielago, which by the way touts a horrific fuel economy of 9 mpg. Under four seconds from 0-60; not too shabby for a green-friendly electric sportster. Of course in the grand scheme of things, we’d like to see some more accessible options out of the Silicon Valley automaker, but the Roadster looks to be right on schedule to go into production on March 17th as promised. Fingers crossed, a few successful runs of the Roadster should help Tesla step up the pace on some lower-end models.
Goodluck trying to sell that thing in californa were everything is all spread out. Heck a rid from phenix to anaheim or la is over 400 miles.
You don’t buy this car for road trips, nor because its practical… In that sense its like any other sports car..
Gal, you are clueless. They will sell in Cal because people know the limitations. If they need to go 400 miles then they wont use it.
personally i think 3.5 recharge is great and if they last 100k miles that good as well. They will sell, and they have already sold. They have plenty of people who already have deposits down on these.
If I had that kind of money I would buy it. I live in la and know that I do 80% of my driving is done within 40 miles and if I need to go back to SF I would do what I do now;fly.
The 100k mile shelf life is a killer for me can the battery be repleaced and if so how much I have a 05 about to hit 120k and a 07 with 8000 miles in 3 months the commute in my area is crazy not to mention driving around doin nothing
kane,
I couldn’t imagine there wasn’t some price on replacing the battery when these roll over.
Shit, if you could get this to a respectable price (about $30-35,000) then this puppy would be mine. If this is the way the automotive world is going, then hot damn, I can’t wait.
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