The Gasman

Ninja edit, FTW.

North Star

Those things are pretty sweet. Too bad the cost is so high currently.

medicalstudent

nice. I doubt I'll ever see one around these here parts. I'd love to have one. But that wait-list has got to suck...

S2020

[QUOTE=s2000raj,Aug 26 2008, 01:23 PM] No, they only have a one speed right now, but plan on having a 2 speed. Go to their site, www.teslamotors.com to better understand why they have a one or 2 speed transmission. It has to do with the 100 percent torque at 0 rpm of the electric motor.

"Our transmission couples the fuel efficiency of a manual with the driving ease of an automatic. The Tesla Roadster has only two forward gears, allowing you to fine-tune your driving experience (but either gear will work for most driving scenarios). Unlike a manual transmission, the car will not stall if you have it in the wrong gear. There's also no clutch pedal. Just move the lever and the electronic control module takes care of the shift, so you can launch from a full stop to freeway speed without taking your focus off the road, your foot off the accelerator, or your hands off the wheel."

And there is regenerative braking, Ninh:

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A Bonus: Regenerative Braking
Regenerative braking

vader1

Cool. Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

ltswb

Is it based on a Lotus platform? There are too many similarities for it not to be.

alexh

Welcome to 2008, the Telsa is based on the Elise platform and is a one-speed for now.

The Gasman

and they call themselves car enthusiasts.

Blacknot

I just watched Who killed the Electric car? Great movie on electric cars

ace123

that looks better than i expected. as they make more and more and the price drops, i'll be quite interested in them. for now, i'll happily continue to burn the dinosaurs.