[ausev] Tesla releases their car

[Marc Kohler]

Looks like they've built 10 units. Around 2500 lbs.

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/mechanical-resonance-the-tesla-motors-press-intro-complete-with-governator-188590.php

Video of WrightSpeed X1 (similar drive system, even lighter weight)
http://www.autoblog.it/post/3683/video-della-wrightspeed-x1-la-super-macchina-elettrica#more

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marc Kohler 
  To: Daniel J. Stewart ; AustinEV announcements list 
  Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 2:38 PM
  Subject: Re: [ausev] Tesla releases their car


  Danny,
  To me it still looks like a converted Elise (same frame, gauges, interior) but with different skins.  Don't get me wrong, it's gorgeous.
  And I believe the drive system is still AC-150, but with the addition of a 2 speed transmission, no doubt developed to exceed the 90 mph limit of the Tzero/Fetish.
  As for cost, I would expect it to be between $150-250k depending on what volume they plan to produce.
  Why do you say it's a whole new animal?
  Kohler
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Daniel J. Stewart 
    To: AustinEV announcements list 
    Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:39 PM
    Subject: Re: [ausev] Tesla releases their car


    And for those of you who fall in love and must have wallpaper sized pictures, you can get them at:



    http://www.allcarwallpapers.com/tesla/tesla-roadster/wallpapers.htm

    Like most free wallpaper sites, make sure your pop-up blocker is on!  Don't click on any of the ads and don't go there at all if you want to avoid the occasional rude girly pictures they include in the ads.

    I was pretty amazed - I had heard it was going to be a converted Lotus Elise with an AC Propulsion AC-150 drivetrain.  But no, it is a whole new animal.  It is a lot more "finished" than the Venturi Fetish.  Let's hope it costs less!

    Danny


         -------Original Message-------
          From: Aaron Choate 
          Subject: [ausev] Tesla releases their car
          Sent: 20 Jul '06 09:01

          Hello all,

          Tesla motors has finally released the details on the car they are producing...

          http://www.teslamotors.com/

          Batteray fueled car will smaoke you, Wired.com

          <http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0,71414-0.html?tw=wn_index_2>

          Yay!  movement once again.

          Cheers,

          Aaron Choate

----------------------------------------------------------------------
          _______________________________________________
          AusEV mailing list
          AusEV at austinev.org
          http://www.austinev.org/mailman/listinfo/ausev
         



----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    _______________________________________________
    AusEV mailing list
    AusEV at austinev.org
    http://www.austinev.org/mailman/listinfo/ausev



------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  _______________________________________________
  AusEV mailing list
  AusEV at austinev.org
  http://www.austinev.org/mailman/listinfo/ausev
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.austinev.org/pipermail/ausev/attachments/20060720/e1dda7b4/attachment.htm