Tesla Motors is in the electrical vehicle business. The Tesla Roadster, unlike other attempts at a full EV, is a real machine. Top speed of about 130, but where it really shines is the acceleration.
Apparently, the torque is a lot better due to the engine not needing as much time to reach maximum performance, making it a 0-60 in four seconds, roughly the same class as Porsche and Ferrari. No longer can the big oil companies make the old "golf cart" analogies to electric cars that are much more moon-buggy than mean.
The Tesla Roadster is impressive. Anyone who sees it on the site is bound to be shocked that such a machine would only require regular old AC to run it. In fact, this is more or less a realization of one of Tesla's many visions. I think the only thing that could really put it over the top would be if they could figure out how to charge the thing via wireless induction, like you park in on a special pad in your garage and it starts charging automagically.
Still, as-is, the Roadster takes 5-6 hours to charge or less if you get their special charging station. In terms of mileage, yes, there is still going to be a bit of a hangup about electric cars dying on you in the middle of nowhere. And yes, I expect to see smear ads to that effect by GM and so forth. There is some extra battery pack or something you can get that will get you over the last hump, but maybe in a couple more years the battery packs will be denser and you won't have that problem.
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