If RED was a car instead of a camera...

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Barry_Green

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... it might look something like this.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

A rebel entrepreneur, a lot of money, a world-class team (it's being assembled by Lotus) and some revolutionary specs: 0-60 in 4 seconds, all-electric, 250-mile range, no oil or gas (and no dependence on foreign oil), no oil changes, no air filter, no maintenance, no gas, no filling stations, no anything. Plug it in at night, go in the morning.

The two-speed transmission might take a bit of getting used to, 0-60 happens IN FIRST GEAR... second gear takes it up to 130mph. Engine (er, "motor"?) spins at nearly 14,000 RPMs.

Operational cost is about a penny per mile (depending on what your local electric utility charges). Tires and brakes are the only maintenance items.

Won't be cheap -- initial estimates price it up there with the Dodge Viper. And it performs about like the Viper does, but (comparatively) silently and a lot more efficiently.

Most interesting... we shall see what the future brings for Tesla Motors. First units are supposed to be available for sale early next year.
 
All i need to do now is get my license and win the lottery and that hot roadster is gonna be rippin up the roads with me in it. :thumbsup:
 
They need to build in some sound effects, because there's nothing like the rumble of a powerful, gas-guzzling V8...:thumbsup:
 
Barry_Green said:
Won't be cheap -- initial estimates price it up there with the Dodge Viper. And it performs about like the Viper does, but (comparatively) silently and a lot more efficiently.
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eh, not really. This has about 175 ft/lbs of torque, while Viper has about 500 ft/lbs. Viper will tear your head off from a standstill! :)
 
Me likey. That is, until the electric companies realize they can start charging more for electricity because we all have e-cars and are dependent on them. :(
 
PK Gillock said:
Me likey. That is, until the electric companies realize they can start charging more for electricity because we all have e-cars and are dependent on them. :(
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LOL

Juicy, junior. Real juicy.
 
i wonder if the owners of that car get on a message board kinda like this one and ask each other a million times what the clicking sound is
 
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