maxshuty (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I would use the V12 Engine sound simulator on that lol.

jackndreamsucks (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

fuck the oil lobbiescriminals are greedy, disgusting villain

shbycbra427 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Battery technology... They are working on it but you can only do so much. Apparantly they just patented new batteries that use supercapacitors which are supposed to be pretty badass. I forget exactly what they do but chances are that there is some sort of improvement in terms of capacity and/or charge time. You could have your 900 miles or at least an improvement on the 250.

telkines (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This Car represents the End of the Oil Lobbies (Bush, Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Chavez of Venezuela, Iran...) and the end of terrorism, the end of taxes to politicians and governments and the end of world contamination.

jon2cool (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

900 miles! Most people don't need 900 so why would they waste carrying around a battery to go that far all the time. An average car only gets 400 for a full tank so it's harsh to expect an electric to be able to carry more energy than petrol which stores energy so well. You wouldn't be driving for 13 hours solid so if they got charging points at service stations and used newer batteries it would be possible. RC model batteries are down to 15 mins charging time now with the new LiFePo cells!

thor19b (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

OK, so I head from here east toward Spokane, and New York on I-90, and my Tesla will peter out at only 250 miles. I guess I should keep an Electrical Jump Box with me just to get to the next city, and then sit there for 3 hours while the Tesla charges up. We need to make a Tesla that will at least go 900 miles before a re-charge. Thank you.

davio5400 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Fair enough!

Chaanee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The Tesla is a fast accelerating roadster that's all. My SAAB is by no means even a sports car but it still outruns the Tesla on the freeway.

davio5400 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Are you joking? Don't get me wrong your SAAB 9000 is a very nice car but it is no supercar. Super cars are cars that push the limits of all aspects of performance. Your car may be fast but lets face it, its a sedan. You were right when you said cars like the Porsche Carrera GT were super cars. The Tesla pushes the limits however. 0-60 in at least 4.2 is nothing to scoff at not to mention the sophisticated aerodynamics and suspension. Super car? maybe not but it is no pushover.

Chaanee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

12MPG are you kidding me? We're speaking of a 2.3 litre turbo engine with EMS. I've been riding it on 1 litre E85 per 10km on the countryside. Say 1.3 litres per 10kms mixed driving.