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Originally Posted by liquidlight
I must apologize, I was attempting to address the tone of some of the posters that the electric car was a new idea.
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Ah, tone is hard to decipher online. Apologies. Honestly, I'm just really mad that they took the wonderful machines off the road.
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Originally Posted by liquidlight
But wouldn't it be nice if you could still just go buy one?  |
I'd be driving one for sure. I'm even considering getting the second or third generation Tesla sedan, assuming I can afford it and it's performance is acceptable. I'm currently saving up for a Merc that runs on biodiesel (an
ML320) but if an electric alternative surfaces, I'll be on that like a hobo on a ham sandwich. Combine solar shingles with an electric car and you're driving completely independently. Even biodiesel burns oil.
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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
The Tesla Roadster sounds alot like big on promises, short on deliveries.
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Wow. Considering that it's not been released yet, how can anyone suggest that it's not delivering?
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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
Anybody who's plunked their money down (the full amount, btw) is a sucker in my opinion. This vehicle hasn't been crash tested.
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It's being tested currently. No information, good or bad, has been released about it's cash abilities.
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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
A 250 mile range (their website says 200) sounds very optimistic.
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We're fortunate that we live in a world that requires evidence instead of just basing decisions on what sounds optimistic. As tested, the car has about a 250 mile range. As tested. That means it's happened.
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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
Three-hour charge times are impractical by any stretch.
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Because you only sleep 2 hours at night?
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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
This car could be worth it's weight in gold if it could even demonstrate that it can go 250 miles on a single charge. But then again, if the technology for this to happen did exist, we would've seen it on hybrids by now. After all, every car company is on the hunt for this holy grail of battery technology.
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The average American hybrid gets 32 mpg. The average 94 Geo Metro got closer to 50. They don't cant a car that gets good mileage.