A Dream Machine- The Tesla Roadster
The new Tesla Roadster, very slick, very dreamy.
If I were rich, I know which car I’d keep in my garage. With a slick body, and acceleration of 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, and of course, a radio you can hook your ipod up to, the Tesla Roadster is a sports car of my dreams.
Oh, and did I mention its completely electric?
The Tesla Roadster is a new generation of electric cars. Unlike other electric cars with a limited range and top speed, Tesla Motors created a car with an EV range of 220 miles and a top speed of 125 mph. Personally, I can’t recall the last time I went 125 miles per hour, so its good enough for me. A full charge takes 3.5 hours.
There is a reason the Tesla Roadster has taken a jump ahead of the rest of the market, as the website states,
“Most electric vehicles operate under the assumption that driving is merely a necessary evil if you need to get someplace you can’t reach on foot or bike. The result has been cars that are designed, built, and marketed in ways that refuse to glorify driving.”
I have to agree with them… Just take a look at the NMG-1 from Myers Motors. I’m strongly reminded of a deformed grasshopper. They may be electric, but I’m not sure if I could drive one. Of course, that is an extreme examp
I'm thinking I'd rather be biking than driving this thing.
Unfortunately, Electric cars still have a way to go before they are accepted by a large population of the driving community. Why buy a Tesla Roadster running over 100,000 dollars, or for that matter a Prius Hybrid when you can get a car that equals in performance, has a lot larger range and is a few thousand dollars cheaper? The prices always go down, and hopefully, our ecological footprint will as well.
The Tesla Roadster will have to remain the car of my dreams…and exist only in my dreams.
The Governator has one.
Outside Links:
-Top Ten Electric Cars by Autobloggreen- http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/02/07/the-top-ten-electric-vehicles-you-can-buy-today-for-the-most-pa/
-Tesla Motors Official Site:- http://www.teslamotors.com
-ZAP! cars- http://www.zapworld.com/
-Toyota’s Prius Hybrid- http://www.toyota.com/prius-hybrid/
Kallen is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Journalism at the University of Oregon and, of course, writing a blog.
Taylor Dewey said,
May 9, 2008 @ 11:52 pm
Tesla should send you one to test-drive and review here, on biojournalism.com… That would be sweeet….and silent. No one would here you as you “roared” past at 100+mph. I’d scare the crud out of people!
BTW: It’s nice to see a post here again. Everyone was feeling abandoned.