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Old 05-03-2008, 03:48 PM
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Electric Sports Car...

Long-awaited electric sports car rolls out - CNN.com

Tesla Motors

Just wondering what everyones opinion is on this car.
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what if you have to go on a 250mile trip??? lol. Apparently this is not a very good vehicle for long trips. Other than that I think its pretty nice and pretty impressive for an electric car.
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i like it im also a huge fan of acuras new concept car which we'll probably never see
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just read an article on this thing, seems legit...now if they could just come up with a tranny that could hold up...

...muncie rockcrusher bolted to an electric motor maybe SOLD!!!
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the cars got tons of torque.. if anything the car will be great for burn outs.. as for the recharge, i wouldn't want to pay that electric bill
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Not too shabby...3 & 1/2 hours for a complete recharge... Looks like for the most part you better plan your day right if you are going to use this CAR. 250 miles would keep you around town...
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Not too shabby...3 & 1/2 hours for a complete recharge... Looks like for the most part you better plan your day right if you are going to use this CAR. 250 miles would keep you around town...
yea thats the only thing that sucks...I could drive to rochester and visit mike, recharge at his house (destroy his electric bill) then drive home haha
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haha. i read about this car a couple months ago, seems pretty cool aside from the range factor
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I think its perfect. How often do you drive more than 250 miles without access to electricity? I have read about this car for at least a year so its definitely the real deal.

I wonder how much power it draws while charging. It may not be as big of a hit on the electric bill as one thinks. (I doubt it will add $200-250 a month to the bill which is probably what most american's spend on gas in a month)
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I think its perfect. How often do you drive more than 250 miles without access to electricity?
that depends if you drive through certain parts a PA...aka Amishland!
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the Tesla is an awesome vehicle, but at 109K it leaves a very narrow market bracket of consumers
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