Tesla Motors 2008 Roadster

**5.7NSIDE** · 08-02-2008, 11:34 AM

Have any of you guys ever seen on of these before?

It's a 100% electric roadster thats powerd by a watermelon sized alternating current motor that only weighs 115 pounds. It does 0-60 in 3.9 and has 100%torque 100% of the time. It will go about 220 miles before it needs to be charged. The company building it is called Tesla Motors in honer of Nikola Tesla, the man who designed the AC motor 100 yrs ago. The only problem is that it starts at $109,000.

www.teslamotors.com

**67CamaroRSSS** · 08-02-2008, 11:38 AM

Yes I have. They've been making these for a number of years.

**02WS6dream** · 08-02-2008, 11:48 AM

yes--car was on a show i watched one night. Really interesting idea and concept. Hopefully technology will evolve to a point that something like this is affordable in the near future!!

**hamburger68** · 08-02-2008, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by 02WS6dream

yes--car was on a show i watched one night. Really interesting idea and concept. Hopefully technology will evolve to a point that something like this is affordable in the near future!!

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