Author Topic: The beginning of the end of oil?  (Read 1150 times)

Offline Holden McGroin

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Re: The beginning of the end of oil?
« Reply #45 on: March 30, 2008, 09:38:21 AM »
I'm not sure 75 hp would be enough, after all the Tesla weighs 2700 lbs empty (about 1000 lbs of that is the battery). If you want a 4 seater car with the same battery, it's going to be heavier.

My folks had a '62 Beetle.  34 hp IIRC.  Kept up on LA freeways, Mom, Dad, and three boys.

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