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Title: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: soda72 on March 26, 2009, 06:13:40 PM
Telsa unveiled its Model S today.

http://gm-volt.com/2009/03/26/tesla-model-s-unveiled/

It's still way to expensive, but on a scale of 1 to 10 for looks I would give it an 8. 

Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Dadsguns on March 26, 2009, 07:01:25 PM
Saw Tesla in Concert many years ago....  :rock

Nice car though.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: USRanger on March 26, 2009, 08:00:09 PM
For an electric car, that's big pimpin'.  I like it.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Eagler on March 27, 2009, 07:21:37 AM
don't worry comrade .. ppl making over $250,000 a year will be required to pay 3/4's of the cost of this "green car" for those who do not

in the meantime, require CA to drill for oil and gets its arse out of debt while securing our energy needs in a realistic manner
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Treize69 on March 27, 2009, 07:24:37 AM
Two things.

A) If I had the $$, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

B) Love the new sig Eagler. :aok
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: RTHolmes on March 27, 2009, 08:17:57 AM
drive 160m then have to wait 45mins before going any further? no thanks.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: druski85 on March 27, 2009, 09:00:34 AM
drive 160m then have to wait 45mins before going any further? no thanks.


They mention the 300 mile range upgrade...not sure about the cost differential.  To be honest, I think people who dismiss the car on range alone are either:

A: Traveling ridiculous distances regularly for work.
B: Being unrealistic about just how far they drive in a given day.
C: Looking for an excuse.

Fact of the matter is, for the average person that kind of range would be more than enough to get to and from work, plus get your groceries and drop off the kids at baseball or what have you.  Now if they can just get the cost down...

Sorry forgot to mention -- yea this wouldn't be your "road trip" car, but for an around-town (or even around-region) vehicle I can't see the range as much of an inhibiting factor.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: crazyivan on March 27, 2009, 09:01:52 AM
Looks like a BMW/Aston Martin IMO. Iv'e driven the new civic hybrids. Their like golfcarts. But never a full electric.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Angus on March 27, 2009, 09:19:34 AM
I'd hit it. Hardly ever cover that mileage, and the costs per mile is just about 1/5th or even 1/10th of a conventional car here :D
Nobody mentioned that, now why not?
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: RTHolmes on March 27, 2009, 10:46:36 AM
Looks like a BMW/Aston Martin IMO. Iv'e driven the new civic hybrids. Their like golfcarts. But never a full electric.

yeah I was thinking Jag XF/Aston DB9 ripoff
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Nilsen on March 27, 2009, 11:14:10 AM
I'd hit it. Hardly ever cover that mileage, and the costs per mile is just about 1/5th or even 1/10th of a conventional car here :D
Nobody mentioned that, now why not?

I belive both our countries have cheaper electricity and more expencive gas than in the US so for us driving electric is REALLY really cheap. I would hardly notice it in on my electric bill if i had an electric car.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Mickey1992 on March 27, 2009, 11:27:20 AM
It's all electric?  No transmission, no radiator, no belts, no oil, no liquid coolant, no muffler, no catalytic converter, no pumps?
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Treize69 on March 27, 2009, 11:29:55 AM
Its basically a gigantic electric drill with an equally gigantic battery.

But one that looks kewl and goes fast.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: expat on March 27, 2009, 12:39:20 PM
Insert Quote
Its basically a gigantic electric drill with an equally gigantic battery.
But one that looks kewl and goes fast.



Before anyone gets excited .....no you will not be able to use it to put up pictures :)
 
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: stroker71 on March 27, 2009, 12:52:13 PM
Pure EV's have a very limited life.  In the next 10 years when things get even worse for gas powered cars everyone will be switching the Hydrogen power cars.  I am 37 and I promise in my lifetime it will switch from "to much green house gases to these Hydrogen cars are making to much water"!
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: sluggish on March 27, 2009, 12:54:55 PM
I could drive that thing back and forth to work for two weeks on one charge.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: john9001 on March 27, 2009, 12:59:06 PM
the future of vehicle power is electric, you may not like it, but it is the future.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: moot on March 27, 2009, 06:37:28 PM
drive 160m then have to wait 45mins before going any further? no thanks.

There's a number of innovations in the pipeline allowing recharge times orders of magnitude faster (e.g. 10 seconds for a cell phone) than today's batteries.  Provided you've got the juice.  Very cool stuff.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Treize69 on March 27, 2009, 07:06:39 PM
I'd still love to see fuel cell cars before I'd get an electric, but its still a neat thing.

But I love loud exhaust too much to switch just yet. :)
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Mark Luper on March 27, 2009, 08:02:41 PM
I'd still love to see fuel cell cars before I'd get an electric, but its still a neat thing.

But I love loud exhaust too much to switch just yet. :)

Put on a fake dual pipe stereo exhaust system. You can hook it to a DVD player and make it sound like anything you want.

 ;)
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: maddafinga on March 27, 2009, 08:06:19 PM
They tested a couple of these on TopGear the other day, it did pretty well.  Body is based on a Lotus platform (Elise maybe?) but in a drag race, beat the Lotus pretty handily.  On the track it didn't do quite as well in the turns.  The balance was off due to the weight of the batteries.  Still it ran their track at exactly the same speed as the Porsche 911 GT.  It did manage to run out of juice pretty early and break down twice as well however.  

The real coming thing is the fuel cell powered Honda Clarity however.  

http://www.topgear.com/us/videos/more/james-tests-honda-clarity

Give it a few years and this will be the new tech.  I bet it takes more than a decade though.  The powers that be have to decide that they just can't suck another single dime out of oil.  
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Angus on March 28, 2009, 03:31:41 AM
Nilsen: If I recall correctly, the $ ratio was between 1:5 and 1:10 in the USA. For us, the difference would be very much more. Practically, fuel costs would become almost nothing ;)
What's the KW in Norway BTW? I pay like 8 cents for a KW, but for the liter of gasoline it's like $ 1.2
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: john9001 on March 28, 2009, 10:47:12 AM
a fuel cell car is a electric car, fuel calls produce electricity.  the fuel cell is used instead of a battery pack.
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Nilsen on March 28, 2009, 11:28:24 AM
Nilsen: If I recall correctly, the $ ratio was between 1:5 and 1:10 in the USA. For us, the difference would be very much more. Practically, fuel costs would become almost nothing ;)
What's the KW in Norway BTW? I pay like 8 cents for a KW, but for the liter of gasoline it's like $ 1.2


Ill do that math when im off the painkillers. Right now its just too much fun watching the wallpaper do funny stuff  :)
Title: Re: Tesla Model S Unveiled
Post by: Treize69 on March 28, 2009, 12:51:22 PM
a fuel cell car is a electric car, fuel calls produce electricity.  the fuel cell is used instead of a battery pack.

Thats what I mean. Instead of plugging it in and running on only batteries, it runs on a chemical reaction (and still produces exhaust, albeit pure water).