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[Gaffers]

....a brand new Tesla!

A friend has been on the 4 year waiting list and just had it delivered today.  We took it for a spin and I have never seen anything like it.  It's like driving an iPad attached to a rocket while wearing ear plugs.  The first bash at WOT (I know) nearly snapped my neck!  0-60 in 4.2 all in silence....... I was gobsmacked!

Pics to follow

[plym ian]

nice enjoy yourself and remember to give it back when you've finshed

[feeutfo]

Wow, can you fit a speaker externally and play a v8 soundtrack?


Look forward to the pics.

[plym ian]

Wow, can you fit a speaker externally and play a v8 soundtrack?


Look forward to the pics.

he could do but the battery will drain quicker 

[TheBoy]

Driving like that, it'll only do 50-70 miles it appears. And from a 13A socket, take well over 24hrs to charge.

No personal experience, just what I've read.

Does, of course, mean electric - or battery powered electric - isn't yet anywhere near ready to be useful.

[Taxi_Driver]

Driving like that, it'll only do 50-70 miles it appears. And from a 13A socket, take well over 24hrs to charge.

No personal experience, just what I've read.

Does, of course, mean electric - or battery powered electric - isn't yet anywhere near ready to be useful.

Just had a peek on their website, you could of course for nearly 2k bucks have a 4 hour fast charger  also i note it will cost you about £7 in leccy to charge it up 

[BazaJT]

From what I've been told there are fast charging points on at least some motorway service areas where there is a Costa Coffee and if you buy a coffee from there you can plug in for a fast charge quite cheaply.I don't know what all this fast charging will do for the life expectancy of the batteries,but surely it can't be good for them can it?

[r1]

From what I've been told there are fast charging points on at least some motorway service areas where there is a Costa Coffee and if you buy a coffee from there you can plug in for a fast charge quite cheaply.I don't know what all this fast charging will do for the life expectancy of the batteries,but surely it can't be good for them can it?

but do you own the batterys on this? as iam sure on some electric cars you ownly rent them

[JesterRT]

You own them on the Tesla's.  Think it's Renault who are doing the 'leased' thing.

We had Tesla visit us at work a while ago, and I managed to grab a test drive of the Roadster just before they left.  It's an incredible bit of kit.  The battery range is, in the grand scheme of electric cars, pretty good (providing you don't hoon it *everywhere*).  It reminded me of a mates VX220 - in that it felt like a stripped out racer inside and you sit practically on the tarmac.  Quick prod of the accelerator (or is that potentiometer) and it's astonishingly quick - but it's the torque that gets you hooked.  It's a non-stop shove in the back.  No gear change, no lag, no tailing off of the power, just keeps going until you get too scared (which was pretty quickly on the small lanes round my office!)

If I had the cash - I'd be looking for something electric, or at least hybrid (to the point of the petrol/diesel engine generating the electricity, and not being connected to the wheels).

I'm off to Le Mans later this year with some mates.  Last year the Nissan Delta was the star of the show for me, this year we'll get to watch the first Hydrogen powered car at Le Mans.  Looks like an incredible bit of kit:

http://www.greengt.com/en/greengt-h2.php

[Jukeboxnut]

Sorry but I still cannot get over the milk float image of any electric car (must be my age)!

[dbug]

Sorry but I still cannot get over the milk float image of any electric car (must be my age)!

The fastest ever milk float has been created by eBay Motor enthusiasts using only parts and fitments purchased on eBay.
The souped up milk float broke the Guinness World Record, reaching 77.53 mph (124.78 kph) at the Transport Research Laboratory. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Sorry but I still cannot get over the milk float image of any electric car (must be my age)!

The fastest ever milk float has been created by eBay Motor enthusiasts using only parts and fitments purchased on eBay.
The souped up milk float broke the Guinness World Record, reaching 77.53 mph (124.78 kph) at the Transport Research Laboratory. 

Is he called Ernie by any chance? 

[Gaffers]

I must admit I was a little sceptical about these electric cars.  The lady who has bought this car is a bit(!) of  hippy.  She captures all her own water and generates most of her own electricity.  The range on this model with the intermediate batteries that she has is about 190-200 miles which on the island here is plenty.  There are free charging points in town as well with free parking so when you put that all together with the fact she pays for very little electricity it's a very good package.

A few official pics here, I'll get some of the actual car soon:

http://www.teslamotors.com/models/gallery

[henryd]

I must admit I was a little sceptical about these electric cars.  The lady who has bought this car is a bit(!) of  hippy.  She captures all her own water and generates most of her own electricity.  The range on this model with the intermediate batteries that she has is about 190-200 miles which on the island here is plenty.  There are free charging points in town as well with free parking so when you put that all together with the fact she pays for very little electricity it's a very good package.

A few official pics here, I'll get some of the actual car soon:

http://www.teslamotors.com/models/gallery

Nice looking car

[pscocoa]

Clearly copied from Insignia