Tesla builds a 4 door electric?

SUBMAN1 · 10-26-08, 11:57 AM

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=7201

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/23/t...model-s-sedan/

Interesting. I would buy the 2 seater for sure. That thing looks fun. The 4 door however, not so much, but it looks nice.

-S

Raptor1 · 10-26-08, 11:58 AM

Didn't Tesla die in 1943...oh, wait, not that Tesla

Hitman · 10-26-08, 12:00 PM

It's sad that now that electric cars had started again to appear due to the astronomic fuel cost (Up to 148$ a barrel

) the financial crisis has taken oil down to 59$ and that will most likely kill the come-back of the electric car. And when the oil runs dry, we will be as unprepared as we are now or were last year, and the crash will be bigger.

SUBMAN1 · 10-26-08, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

It's sad that now that electric cars had started again to appear due to the astronomic fuel cost (Up to 148$ a barrel

) the financial crisis has taken oil down to 59$ and that will most likely kill the come-back of the electric car. And when the oil runs dry, we will be as unprepared as we are now or were last year, and the crash will be bigger.

Considering we have enough oil in the US to power us for maybe 500 years, I am not too worried that they won't have time to build fusion cars.

-S

Task Force · 10-26-08, 12:03 PM

Intresting car. I perfer a V8 myself though.

What happens when there is no electrical outlet areound, and you run out of battery power. Once the thing runs out of power, you realy just have a big toy car.

SUBMAN1 · 10-26-08, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Intresting car. I perfer a V8 myself though.

What happens when there is no electrical outlet areound, and you run out of battery power. Once the thing runs out of power, you realy just have a big toy car.

You ask your neighbor if you can plug it in?

-S

Task Force · 10-26-08, 12:26 PM

Haha, then they ask about the power bill.

Frame57 · 10-26-08, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by Hitman

It's sad that now that electric cars had started again to appear due to the astronomic fuel cost (Up to 148$ a barrel

) the financial crisis has taken oil down to 59$ and that will most likely kill the come-back of the electric car. And when the oil runs dry, we will be as unprepared as we are now or were last year, and the crash will be bigger.

Considering we have enough oil in the US to power us for maybe 500 years, I am not too worried that they won't have time to build fusion cars.

-S

I heard it was closer to 900 years but what the hell...Again, this alleged oil crisis is another hoax, similar in fashion to the global warming bandits. The two actually go hand in hand isn't that a coincident?

SUBMAN1 · 10-26-08, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Frame57

I heard it was closer to 900 years but what the hell...Again, this alleged oil crisis is another hoax, similar in fashion to the global warming bandits. The two actually go hand in hand isn't that a coincident?

900 years with no growth. I'm factoring a conservative number that takes into the account that the US won't be at 300 Mil people forever, and that growth in this country will continue.

-S

baggygreen · 10-26-08, 04:22 PM

I read about tesla a while ago, seems like they've got a couple of nifty little beasts out.

Shame they don't export down under..

Spoon 11th · 10-26-08, 04:34 PM

Just read last week or so that Tesla has some financial problems. Hopefully nothing serious. These cars need to become popular now.

fatty · 10-26-08, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

It's sad that now that electric cars had started again to appear due to the astronomic fuel cost (Up to 148$ a barrel

) the financial crisis has taken oil down to 59$ and that will most likely kill the come-back of the electric car. And when the oil runs dry, we will be as unprepared as we are now or were last year, and the crash will be bigger.

I hear you. I had remarked to myself a few weeks ago how cool it was that the 'free' market was coincidentally a 'green' market; that as fuel prices were being driven up, people were compelled to waste less and invest in alternative fuels and efficiency measures, all of their own volition

Now that gas is coming back down though, I agree that this will probably drop off the radar again until the next crunch.

bookworm_020 · 10-26-08, 07:04 PM

Considering the amount of oil being extracted here in Australia is delcining I would say alternative fuels seem a good idea. Australia has plenty of gas, so I can see that becoming a boom market in the near future.

As for electric cars, I can seem them becoming a bigger part of motoring, in particular for city driving. The amount of KM's my wife and I travel in a day isn't that great (30- 60 km Max) and I can see an electric car being a good idea for a second car.

baggygreen · 10-26-08, 07:12 PM

Given tesla claim to be able to go roughly 250km on a charge (iirc from their website) it would be utterly perfect for driving in most cities. Combine that with nuclear power for generating the electricity to charge the vehicle, and you got one of the cleanest things around! Battery manufacture aside, of course.

Diopos · 10-26-08, 10:53 PM

If we used electric cars in urban areas, demand for oil would be less. So even if you believe Global Warming is a scam it should make sense, in the supply/demand pricing of oil and strategic nessecity to diversify your energy resources.

The real and proven scam is that oil price is not supply/demand driven, but is/was determined by the "golden boys", in the stock markets, the oil companies and OPEC. With the tolerance if not cooperation of our elected goverments. Free economy my ess!

Has the price for gazoline "on the pump" fallen in the US yet?

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SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tesla builds a 4 door electric? http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=7201 http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/23/t...model-s-sedan/ Interesting. I would buy the 2 seater for sure. That thing looks fun. The 4 door however, not so much, but it looks nice. -S __________________

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Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	It's sad that now that electric cars had started again to appear due to the astronomic fuel cost (Up to 148$ a barrel ) the financial crisis has taken oil down to 59$ and that will most likely kill the come-back of the electric car. And when the oil runs dry, we will be as unprepared as we are now or were last year, and the crash will be bigger. __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Intresting car. I perfer a V8 myself though. What happens when there is no electrical outlet areound, and you run out of battery power. Once the thing runs out of power, you realy just have a big toy car. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Haha, then they ask about the power bill. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I read about tesla a while ago, seems like they've got a couple of nifty little beasts out. Shame they don't export down under..

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Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Just read last week or so that Tesla has some financial problems. Hopefully nothing serious. These cars need to become popular now.

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Considering the amount of oil being extracted here in Australia is delcining I would say alternative fuels seem a good idea. Australia has plenty of gas, so I can see that becoming a boom market in the near future. As for electric cars, I can seem them becoming a bigger part of motoring, in particular for city driving. The amount of KM's my wife and I travel in a day isn't that great (30- 60 km Max) and I can see an electric car being a good idea for a second car. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Given tesla claim to be able to go roughly 250km on a charge (iirc from their website) it would be utterly perfect for driving in most cities. Combine that with nuclear power for generating the electricity to charge the vehicle, and you got one of the cleanest things around! Battery manufacture aside, of course.

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Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	If we used electric cars in urban areas, demand for oil would be less. So even if you believe Global Warming is a scam it should make sense, in the supply/demand pricing of oil and strategic nessecity to diversify your energy resources. The real and proven scam is that oil price is not supply/demand driven, but is/was determined by the "golden boys", in the stock markets, the oil companies and OPEC. With the tolerance if not cooperation of our elected goverments. Free economy my ess! Has the price for gazoline "on the pump" fallen in the US yet? __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!