Comments on: Tesla to offer all-electric sedan, too

By: XeroBlue

XeroBlue — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:01:36 +0000

Americans ARE idiots, and i am one of them so i should know! In any case anyone telling you this product or idea of a 300+ mile all electric car w/ a 3 hour recharge time BTW is a dumb idea should be clubbed over the head and left for dead. When the sedan comes to market and if it really is priced at that 50k mark, all i can say is remember the PS3 and Wii?

By: jas173

jas173 — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:36:22 +0000

It seems crazy to me how many people write off electric/hydrogen cars with the reasoning that they are too expensive, refuelling stations are too far apart, range etc etc. Do you ever stop to wonder what it was like when the car first came out? Do you think people went all over the country building gas stations for something which only came out a few months before hand? No, there was great scepticism, as they waited to see how it would go. when it was apparent that they were viable, then gas stations started sprouting up. the same will happen for electric/hydrogen cars.

Also, a lot of people on this site, and many other car forums, have TERRIBLE spelling, the worst being writing ‘to’ instead of ‘too’, eg Noah above. and people wonder why americans are considered idiots

By: DialM4Speed

DialM4Speed — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:11:40 +0000

Why do people continue to waste time with the electric car? Too expensive! Too short a range! And you have to have someplace to plug it in!!!! Forget about it!!!!!!

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:34:38 +0000

I heard about this months ago. How is it just now on LLN?

By: British_Rover

British_Rover — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:41:44 +0000

A base 5 series already starts at over 44,000 dollars so 50,000 grand for an all electric competitior is not outrageous to me at all.

By: megator

megator — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:17:55 +0000

I doubt that there will be solar panels on the roof. For them to be even slightly effective they would alreay cost bout 50000$. Also they would only work in really sunny places like california or australia.

By: Noah

Noah — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:40:47 +0000

here today, gone tomorrow. to little, to late, to much

By: dean_smits

dean_smits — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:53:23 +0000

I wonder if the sedan will offer a roof-top solar panel array for charging the batteries during the daytime.

By: nowei

nowei — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:51:26 +0000

Tesla’s not the only company doing this, either.

As I understand, there are a lot of people involved in motorsport who are very interested in working with various alternative ways of powering vehicles because traditional internal combustion vehicles have just become so routine that they don’t offer as much of a challenge anymore.

/no

By: Ricardo Head

Ricardo Head — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 23:31:33 +0000

Okay gents, I like to crack a lot of jokes here and I hate hybrids and don’t get the extreme fascination with diesels (although I don’t mind them). I might also have a problem with pure electric cars given the recharge time, but when I think about it I rarely drive more than 300 miles at a crack anyway. Still….
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This Tesla group is at least creating an exciting electric car (not an soccer-mom abortion like the Prius) that can perform, and though I do not intend to drop 80k to 100k on it, that is in the ballpark of many who either have higher means or a high tolerance for debt. Cars aren’t worth that kind of money to me. But if you click and read the link below, it says “Two more models are already planned by Tesla, a sporty 4-door sedan which cost 1/2 the price of the roadster and a third car, which is cheaper.” That means if this sportscar is about 100k, the 5-series competitor will be about 50k, and the other car less (say 35k-ish). THAT IS WITHIN REACH of many, and if they stick to the performance intentions you damn well better believe Tesla will be on my car-shopping list sometime soon. Tesla may be just the kick in the ass the car industry needs, because the geezers and stoic’s at Toyota/Honda/GM/Ford/BMW/Merc/VW aren’t producing **** that is truly exciting. Go Tesla!
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http://www.revmods.com/138/tesla-roadster/

By: Hyperion

Hyperion — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:39:50 +0000

“The Masses” cannot afford a vehicle like this at current time. Hope they build it.

By: F451

F451 — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:00:08 +0000

A “leisure class” automobile who’s future stands a snowball’s chance in hell unless it can appeal to the masses. Appeal being price-point, and let’s just say it’s ten of thousands dollar off that mark at this time.

By: MyGodBeatsYourGod

MyGodBeatsYourGod — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:28:08 +0000

Are we entering a new Volt Age?

Drinking early on Thanksgiving morning!!!!

By: CAPTAIN AMERICA

CAPTAIN AMERICA — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:12:35 +0000

this is great, now if the large automakers could make their own versions at affordable prices we could end the senseless blowing up of our kids in Iraq.

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:31:25 +0000

cooler than driving a hybrid at least

By: Jimbo - G Mill$

Jimbo - G Mill$ — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:59:45 +0000

lol @ ricardo.

By: Ricardo Head

Ricardo Head — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:50:54 +0000

AND………………..spare parts are available at Radio Shack!