New Roadster 0-60 in about 4 seconds

[realgone]

I think I read in WIRED that it will be around $80,000 in 2007. I would love to have one.
0-60 in about 4 seconds. 13,000+ rpm redline.
equivelant of 135 mpg at a cost of 1 cent per mile.
Tesla Roadster info and more pics.

[WaLLy]

let me buy one!

[realgone]

Hard to believe it's an electric car. I wonder what it would do in a quarter mile.

[Garnet Canuck]

Originally Posted by realgone

I think I read in WIRED that it will be around $80,000 in 2007. I would love to have one.
0-60 in about 4 seconds. 13,000+ rpm redline.
equivelant of 135 mpg at a cost of 1 cent per mile.
Tesla Roadster info and more pics.

That is some pretty impressive performance for any car let alone an electric car!! 0-60 in four seconds yet it will only cost 1 cent per mile.....that is a sweet combo! And a 13k redline to boot!

[RBull]

Yes very cool.

[realgone]

Reading about this car is pretty exciting. Perhaps there will be more in the future. I know they are planning on also releasing a 4 door. Hopefully more car companies will follow suit. No tailpipe, no emissions, and never having to take it up the a## from............

[kraqcommando]

its a repost but its cool the tesla will be bada**, it has a 250 mile charge, and the price will drop (alot) after 07, and in later years a sedan will be available

[realgone]

Anyone know how long the batteries are supposted to last (not talking charge time) and how much to replace when they go bad?

[Garnet Canuck]

Originally Posted by realgone

Anyone know how long the batteries are supposted to last (not talking charge time) and how much to replace when they go bad?

Their website states that you get 250 miles out of each charge.

[realgone]

Originally Posted by canuck

Their website states that you get 250 miles out of each charge.

Not the charge life, the battery life. Batteries will eventually go bad. I am wondering what the life is of the battery and cost to replace.

[Garnet Canuck]

Originally Posted by realgone

Not the charge life, the battery life. Batteries will eventually go bad. I am wondering what the life is of the battery and cost to replace.

Sorry, misread your question.....my bad.

Maybe this will help.

http://www.polarman.com/2006/07/tesla_motors.html

[RBull]

Originally Posted by realgone

Not the charge life, the battery life. Batteries will eventually go bad. I am wondering what the life is of the battery and cost to replace.

big $$$

I have read that on many common hybrids they are expected to last about 10 years. I'm sure it's significant dollars to replace them and I wonder if the manufacturers deal with the disposal of the old ones. Don't know about this particular car.

[Garnet Canuck]

This was also taken from Tesla's website.

"Battery Life---- Useful battery life in excess of 100,000 miles"

[Texasscout]

This thing uses almost SEVEN THOUSAND Li-In batteries out of a COMPUTER! The failure rate of these batteries is 1 in like 5000, I'm talking ASPLODING failure. So.... U figure the odds....