I wonder if EVs will be popular here in Japan, while power plants are closed, and the lack of power resource has been restricting our everyday lives. But I am still looking forward to the days will come when the business scene will totally change in the automobile field. I like hearing news about Tesla Mortors.
TESLA SUCKS, worst most unreliable cars ever! Motor overheat to fast, transmission always fails, subpar build quality, yet they still feel their "cars" are worth 6 figures! I hope the BBC prolongs this case untill Tesla runs out of money.
@technology4you1 what horrible hopes, the car brings great promise to solve a lot of problems and bring great enjoyment, and have unparalleled reliability.Sounds like you watched too much of that bullshit Top Gear show, they seem so biased and they're probably paid off by the oil companies or some shit.
Kudos to the chumps at Tesla for taking the petty route, bringing a suit against Top Gear for what THEY consider libel. The most ironic part is that this ridiculous accusation demeans their name more than Top Gear ever could have. Google "Tesla Top Gear libel" and find Top Gear's response for the real story
so nice! so silent... I imagine some accidents might come up as pedestrians won't be used to such a silent car. Might reduce pedestrians awareness when it starts being used a lot more but damn this car is awesome!
talk about impractical....lets see how it does say in the snow?! and roads that are not flat as well....it'll be useless. and it looks like a Porsche but not the quality is not as good and neither is the exterior....*YAWN*
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Test drove it today. In my country cars are heavily taxed for environmental reasons.. This one avoids all that so infact its one of the more reasonably priced sportscars you can get in my country.
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Top end? Hardly. They handle like a big boat and break all the time. They accelerate fast... which is the only thing good about it, and all the company shows....
It´s incredible and an irony if I think about "Tesla" as a trademark. NIkola Tesla died without a single coin in his pocket and pass away with just a coat on.
Nowadays, we talk about green life, save the planet and all that, but history is written by all those who organize and decide about other people life, such as the governments. So, Tesla talked about this 90 years ago, but it was more convenient to burn fuel. This is not a big step for humankind. In that case, it´s a late step.
@rgaxio I saw this thing on TV where they install a speaker on the bottom of a car and connect it to the gas pedal then there is a screen on the inside where you can select what model of car you want your car to sound like. Some of the options were like a Ferrari f430, Ford Mustang GT500, Lamborghini Murcielago and stuff like that.
@WestonHyder You mean the "momentum pedal" or the "go forward pedal" because you technically can't call it a gas pedal because you are not technically giving the engine any gas. Im not trying to be a jerk or anything, just giving some food for though.
great video! ive added a video response which i shot last week. I was accompanying a friend of mine who had borrowed a Tesla Roadster Signature 250 for the weekend. It was a great experience, the acceleration this car has in phenomenal, stunning even. And that combined with no sound and the utter sensation of speed, magnificent!!
These cars are run by Coal fired plants, Nuclear (waste) plants and Fuel-sucking electricity producing plants. These cars suck natural resources and pollutes the planet.
of course they wouldn't let a full electric car sell for around 30k in the years that tesla came out . why? because it would revolutionize gasoline cars.. and automotive manufacturers would do something about it.. that's why its 100k so only wealthy could buy it, so general public won't rouin the amounts of fuel bought from overseas fuel sellers.. that's why the inventor of water car was mourdered so his car won't revolutionize the fuel industry.
Finally an Electric car that performs like a piston engine car. And this company has Daimler Benz as a partner. Also Elon Musk also has a multi-billion contract producing rockets for NASA. The first private company producing rockets. His baby is Tesla Motors though, so this is gonna happen. A non-polluting vehicle that be recharged at home just by plugging in and has a 300 mile radius. And no noise pollution as well. Can't wait to buy the Tesla Sedan
THIS IS THE RECORD OF THE FIRST MAN-MADE EARTHQUAKE.
I am not wrong. I challenge you all. With this so many lies fall.
Man-Made earthquakes… The U.S. account of the damage caused by Nikola Tesla in the first major earthquake made by man is in this 1912 government paper, “The Earthquakes at? Yakutat Bay, Alaska, in September, 1899.”
Have an ear... the hour is here... like a thief in the night.
The number is perfect. The signature of God.
I was born 75 years to the day after the 1899 Cape Yakataga earthquakes caused by Nikola Tesla or I would have never been told. My social security# is six hundred and sixty-six. My Federal E.I.N. ends 666. I have counted the number of the beast and with insight I calculate the number of his name as a googol.
if we could harness the hot air from the majority of the posters here, for power generation, to eventually eliminate the fossil fuel dependency, we could very easily be the leaders we once were....
too bad our "vessel" , has so much dead weight to prevent any much needed linear growth.
Thats only a hazzard for idiots who don't look left and right before crossing!! and if you buy one and you realy feel that bad about it play a CD witha V8 engine on loud
you sound like you don't know what you're talking about. i assume it has a lot to do with your horrible grammar, but there seems to be more there. your videos are stupid by the way.
Youre a fuckin retard. This company is going to put GM and all them in their place. I'll be buying some stock as soon as its open to the public, and you'll be crying that you didn't. This is the future man! And its beautiful.
No. In economics. This is societal collapse vechicle for the world's GDP. This is why all foreign oil and oil companies will got out of business. put millions of jobs to layoff at risk. is this what you want to hear?
I agree they need to make a kind of more noise , don´t know, kinda develop an electronic noise when it gets fast, its freaky, but safer for pedestrians. Beside that, c´mon folks give electric sports car a chance. You don´t need to sell your 500ci HEMI now, neither me my 302 ford. Let´s hear the news. It´s nice.
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it's the most annoying and boring thing not to hear the engine and the sound of exhaust especially to these sports cars...i think that is a very beautifull and quick car BUT not for the fans of FAST cars...no noise no fun...no fun no car...
VRJensen1: Give me a break man, it isn't big oil propoganda. The car is silent, some people don't like that. Just because this opinion doesn't mesh with yours does not mean that Exxon paid me to express it.
I'm sorry, I meant no offense. I'm just saying that I've heard Big Oil throw out the same " It's so quiet we're all gonna get run over" argument. and quite frankly the Tesla roadster is about as quiet as my Mom's 4 door sedan. There's a Motor whine at low speeds and tire noise at higher....Just like my Moms Car....If they're going to sue for it being too quiet then they should also sue all of these other Quiet gas guzzlers...they're just as quiet.
And like I said, these cars(like all others) have motors. What people don't realize is that many of the sounds you hear even on traditional cars like the Aston Martin DBS are not real-they're a product of a manipulated filter, among other things.
Supercar makers realize they will not attract hardcore enthusiasts(who constitute about 90% of their buyers) without a sound.
Give it time, and they'll manipulate one(without speakers). Then everyone will be a winner.
You say you didn't even read my comment, and yet you're already beginning with name calling("dumb", "ass") when I've done nothing to provoke you. And I'm the ass here?
All I'm doing is suggesting something that could help this new source of energy catch on faster. People are going to get bitchy about the noise-in the class of sports car that the tesla competes in, noise matters. If that problem can be overcome, cars like these will enter the mainstream faster. That's all I'm saying.
I don't think electric sports cars are really going to catch on until they make some sort of sound. That's what defines supercars-the engine sound. Any hardcore enthusiast will tell you that.
Eventually(probably 10-20 years down the road), the big supercar makers over in Italy will get on board the EV bandwagon and they'll likely find a way to get some sort of cool sound out of the electric motor. Then EVs will have become mainstream.
Also to the people out there. Im 20, and i do like a good sounding engine. But if the car is fast, then why do you have to have sound? Its kinda like saying a car gose 0-60 in 2 seconds, but i dont like it because it doesnt make noice. Ok Im smart enough to know that if a car could do that, I wouldnt care about the sound. Just the shear performanc of it would be enough for me.
You can't possibly be serious? Though 2 seconds is an exaggeration, yes as a die hard car enthusiast there has to be sound. There is nothing more that puts a smile on my face than hearing the roar of an Aston Martin engine. There are much more to cars than just speed..seriously..there are many ppl out there like myself who know what I'm talking about when it comes to cars from an emotional aspect, not just something that gets you from point A to B and could accelerate fast
You can be be a car person with out the sound. I like sound to, trust me on that one. But if it performs awsome, it doesnt need to. It is not the factor of how a car sounds to its performance. Its like saying i would be happy with a car that sounded good but cant go 60 mph. NO. Basing a car on how it sounds a performance factor it stupid. I love sound, but if the car is fast you dont really need it.
tom58c: Judging from what you say, I don't think you're a true enthusiast.
The thing with car enthusiasts is that they tend to view the car emotionally, more than "yeah it goes fast! Good enough!" like you say. You judge solely on performance, not on a cars persona. Speed isn't all, it never was.
The sound is a part of that. Some cars(like Astons and Lambos) are DEFINED by sound. It's what makes a supercar a supercar.
This sound issue is not a performance factor for us-its an emotional one.
I didnt even read your whole comment cause its dumb. This is the internet dude, your not going to hear emotion. My jeep is loud, it went fast and had so much fun in it. The engine is blown, I dont have enough money to fix it. But I am never getting rid of it. I love my jeep. Its my first car and do have feelings for it. I have 8,000 bucks in parts list for it. But I cant get them, but I will never git rid of it. Its On my page. So stop being an ass and juging people.
Futuregohan14 puts it perfectly. For die hard car enthisiasts they look at the car from an emotional standpoint. The sound...the character...both of which this car lacks in addition to being "special" in general. It's not just about how fast a car could go...if it was cars would just be cars to some ppl...but it's more than that to many...and as long as this remains just a car that can accelerate fast...it will never gain true traction with die hard enthusiasts...from what I see..
People are just miss understanding what I was trying to say. But still, really, all people are just focust on the noice it makes insted of seeing the car for what it is. You cant say you wouldnt like a car when you personaly havent driven it. Its like saying a brand off car is bad, but you never heard of it till then. Im sure this car would have character, or have that special trate that would make poeple like it if they were to drive it. You cant solely base a car by just the noice it makes.
Nevermind then. I don't think I'll ever be able to explain this. Enthusiasts like the overall package..including noise. I know I wouldn't like this car because of what I already know about it..but I have no interest in bashing this car in other ways..though I can see many flaws in it. But a car with no sound? Really? Just sitting there listening to the wind? lol..okay buddy
and i think THAT excactly is a big problem of society, they dont apreciate advantages of new products because of old predjudice. back then when we still had tube tvs, some company made one half weight of the of the other tvs.people didnt buy it cause it "felt cheap" so they made it heavier in order to sell it. there are plenty of examples and now a product that could help saving earth isnt apreciated cause it makes no fucking sound? know what? i would like that little extra peace on the streets
"Saving the earth". Lol...my friend..there are lots of cars with very very low emissions. Just because it's electric doesn't mean you have to use the "save the earth" argument. If you look at a car as getting from point A to point B that's your deal. Others see it as much more than that
So the loudness from a roaring engine contributes to a car's "special" character? In that case, this car is even more special because it doesn't contribute to sound pollution. I hate loud motercycles and sports cars. By the way, there can be different kinds of "die hard" car enthusiasts, including those who like quiet, powerful, fast, cool designs. That can be an emotional package, too.
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"This car is even more special because it doesn't contribute to sound pollution"
I really don't know how else to explain this. And frankly I've never heard of die hard enthusiasts who enjoy "quiet" cars lol. That's new to me in all my passing years of debating and speaking with die hard enthusiasts...but hey your opinion. Type in Aston Martin, Maserati Granturismo, etc. You'll see ppl gushing over the sound of the engine...the craftsmanship..the passion..the character...all of which this lacks
Well, then this car may not be for die-hard car enthusiasts. But it has a different kind of passion, perhaps, and certainly character. The craftsmanship looks like it's there, but I haven't seen one up close. And I do prefer quieter cars to noisy ones. And I absolutely hate noisy motorcycles!
if you add a tesla resonant antenna you can make an electric car have infinite milage! i remade nikola teslas wireless energy system, you take energy and make it wireless which can be used for electric motors and run them forever as long as their is a wireless power transmitter! its really important technology and 100 yrs old now!
I like the car because it is quiet and emission free too! Walking around city centres is like smoking twenty a day with the pollution you're breathing in, just look at Tokyo and Shanghai. They're wearing face masks there! Even if you don't have home PV systems these cars will move the pollution to one place ie, the powerstation, where the carbon tax can be put to good use, paying for filter scrubbers etc. Roll on clean air in the cities:-)
@Smooth258 and who is a hard core car enthusiast? Everyone? No. I collect cars and have built quite a few muscle cars. This is about the option to a new beginning. Not the end of gas powered. Let go of the ego for awhile.
And just because you want sound doesnt mean your a die hard car enthusiast. And just because sound isnt the most inportant thing to me doesnt mean im not a die hard car enthusiast. I dont put performance parts on cars that are loud just because. I love the sound of a well tuned engine racing through the mountian roads. But im not going to freak out just because a car doesnt make noise or say it sucks.
Wow there so smooth. Just think how peacful of a drive you would have for a long distence. I build and have jeeps that are loud, but this is impressive.
Dart00Z is obviously a kid with an immature passion for noise pollution..... makes him feel manly or macho, when in actuality he's a poor little schmuck!
Checkout the Roadster Sport. It has speakers and cartones. So it sounds like a Ferari with high revs. Simple fix. People shouldn't just vote your comment down because you like the rev sounds. I love those rev sounds. But I would drive an EV without them if I had to. But fortunately we have speakers.
do you know how much of an idiot you would look like if you drove around with fake engine noises coming out of speakers? lmao. I like the rumble of a V8 as much as the next guy but you, like me, have to accept that those days are going, going...soon to be gone.
You would be surprised at how realistic they can make it sound. They just need to surround the car with some small bose speakers. There perfect V8 noises.
my point wasnt whether or not they could do it, just that it would be really sad :P lol, plus the point of an electric car is to save energy, not spend it on 10 speakers :p
If adding a few speakers, so they can target the consumers that need the sound, this wouldn't be sad. Plus the blind people don't like the silent EVs. So these speakers would actually be a necessity.
oh and i forgot to add, a quiet car is more dangerous than a car with "silly noises" if your not able to hear a car coming, how do u know where its at, how to avoid it, etc. a ferrari with no sound driving in the streets, thats pretty dangerous.
it's called look both ways before crossing the street, it's quiet, not invisible :P if that's too complicated for you then quiet cars and darwinism will soon be doing this planet a favor.
Tesla is of course in the process of making a sedan as well that starts at half the price.
Where a Prius accelerates to 60mph in 10 seconds, the Tesla does it in 3.9. This shows that you don't have to sacrifice speed for economy. It's an excellent move from a marketing standpoint.
Of course before we let the electric car take over, we really need to move away from nickel based batteries. Where as the problem with nickel only exists around mining it, acid rain is still not ideal.
If we run low on lithium, we are going to have to use NiMH batteries. Or if we have advanced enough, we will eventually use ultracaps. Or will be using compressed air cars.
You do realize this company is a start-up company. The Roadster is the best option to enter the market. They are inventing or redesigning new ways to produce a car. They are improving the efficiency and batteries. How else are they going to recoup their research cost? Now that they got the research, they can develop the Model S. Then the Blue Star.
Good news you will get new Nanotech battery A123 systems more powerful than Lithium-ion Powered ! The Nanotech battery quick charged in 5 mins get full , you will get about 400 miles range
Impresionante coche, si pudiera comprarlo en mi país (España) no me lo pensaba 2 veces, pero aquí estamos atrasados y solo nos venden coches muy contaminantes y ruidosos, además la gente mayoritariamente cree que un coche eléctrico no puede tener las prestaciones del Tesla, es un engaño social el que se vive.
I couldn't agree more. What Tesla have done is got the ball rolling when everyone else was being pessimistic. Besides, pur electric cars are much MORE EFFICIENT at turning energy into motion than any other mechanism currently available. If all the cars on the road suddenly turned electric, the amount of carbon put into the atmosphere would halve! Just like that.
Climate change is a bunch of bullshit. Its for the stupid and people who want to use it as a vehicle to see their projects go forward. Aside from that I like the idea of electric cars, and common sense renewable resources.
The Sound of Silence
rafaelbdb2 2 months ago
We could have had cars like this before the cars we have now, right Tesla?
dgessence 4 months ago
i want this can. i would get a speaker and play loud engine noises in the car.
like a boss
JoiBASSi 6 months ago
I wonder if EVs will be popular here in Japan, while power plants are closed, and the lack of power resource has been restricting our everyday lives. But I am still looking forward to the days will come when the business scene will totally change in the automobile field. I like hearing news about Tesla Mortors.
avalucky11 6 months ago
Rich people can save some money
Denisdog34 8 months ago 3
Best car in the world!
:-)
franklandfields 9 months ago
TESLA SUCKS, worst most unreliable cars ever! Motor overheat to fast, transmission always fails, subpar build quality, yet they still feel their "cars" are worth 6 figures! I hope the BBC prolongs this case untill Tesla runs out of money.
technology4you1 9 months ago
@technology4you1 what horrible hopes, the car brings great promise to solve a lot of problems and bring great enjoyment, and have unparalleled reliability.Sounds like you watched too much of that bullshit Top Gear show, they seem so biased and they're probably paid off by the oil companies or some shit.
therotaryrocket 8 months ago
@technology4you1 The Tesla roadster is direct drive you moron, it doesn't have a transmission..
petbedding01 7 months ago
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Manleell 7 months ago
Kudos to the chumps at Tesla for taking the petty route, bringing a suit against Top Gear for what THEY consider libel. The most ironic part is that this ridiculous accusation demeans their name more than Top Gear ever could have. Google "Tesla Top Gear libel" and find Top Gear's response for the real story
toleratetruth 9 months ago
so nice! so silent... I imagine some accidents might come up as pedestrians won't be used to such a silent car. Might reduce pedestrians awareness when it starts being used a lot more but damn this car is awesome!
xptos1 10 months ago
@Shiqna1 wow, assume much?! :) I guess I should be home cooking and cleaning right? LOL
lisaKDL 11 months ago
whine whine whine. bloody hell....
TheEpiphan3 11 months ago
talk about impractical....lets see how it does say in the snow?! and roads that are not flat as well....it'll be useless. and it looks like a Porsche but not the quality is not as good and neither is the exterior....*YAWN*
lisaKDL 1 year ago
fuckin stunning!!!!
caramelosspeed 1 year ago
incadescent light?? i can't believe
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RouksAdtas 1 year ago
viel zu leise die wagen, wie soll man da als fussgänger oder fahrradfahrer noch was mitbekommen !?!?!?!
hurius 1 year ago
@hurius yay for dumbass questions...
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It so Noisy o.O
iceywolf1 1 year ago
Test drove it today. In my country cars are heavily taxed for environmental reasons.. This one avoids all that so infact its one of the more reasonably priced sportscars you can get in my country.
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rebelliouseoagj 1 year ago
I won a drive with it, and I drove it today. The Professor of the ETH said that there will be another model for 60,000 swiss francs.
lokom123 1 year ago
I like that swoosh sound it makes.
Foxicola 1 year ago
nice
123gggyyy 1 year ago
Top end? Hardly. They handle like a big boat and break all the time. They accelerate fast... which is the only thing good about it, and all the company shows....
MrObviousMan01 1 year ago
at first i thought my speakers were spoilt or something, ITS SO QUIET! haha
raidengear 1 year ago
Their business model is to have started at the top end then to work their way down.
MODEL S is to be half the price of a Roadster then the next car half again.
fortnightshowcase 1 year ago
i like it better quiet.. music will sound better in your car when you are running it.
SpartanZN3 1 year ago
It´s incredible and an irony if I think about "Tesla" as a trademark. NIkola Tesla died without a single coin in his pocket and pass away with just a coat on.
Nowadays, we talk about green life, save the planet and all that, but history is written by all those who organize and decide about other people life, such as the governments. So, Tesla talked about this 90 years ago, but it was more convenient to burn fuel. This is not a big step for humankind. In that case, it´s a late step.
CAR73LOS 1 year ago
@CAR73LOS Oh excuse me, I did not kow this is the MoveOn.org website LOL
peterkim1999 1 year ago
I love how quiet it is
shigalbigal 1 year ago
hmmm they should make a software for these cars to replicate v8 engine sounds when you accelerate : P muajajaja
rgaxio 1 year ago
@rgaxio I saw this thing on TV where they install a speaker on the bottom of a car and connect it to the gas pedal then there is a screen on the inside where you can select what model of car you want your car to sound like. Some of the options were like a Ferrari f430, Ford Mustang GT500, Lamborghini Murcielago and stuff like that.
WestonHyder 1 year ago
@WestonHyder You mean the "momentum pedal" or the "go forward pedal" because you technically can't call it a gas pedal because you are not technically giving the engine any gas. Im not trying to be a jerk or anything, just giving some food for though.
sunshine777888 1 year ago
So strange to see a video of a good looking car with no sound of the motor, nice shit...
KeyToneBeats 1 year ago 2
great video! ive added a video response which i shot last week. I was accompanying a friend of mine who had borrowed a Tesla Roadster Signature 250 for the weekend. It was a great experience, the acceleration this car has in phenomenal, stunning even. And that combined with no sound and the utter sensation of speed, magnificent!!
DerOllie 1 year ago
I miss the noise of combustion engine
wolgreth 1 year ago
is it true that all of these companies cars are all electric?
cmaldonado8 1 year ago
wold it sound anything if the weels veren't touching the road?
lllTurralll 1 year ago
....i guess i better buy a shit load of google and apple stock....
venturafor2012 1 year ago
i just saw this thing today and was like wtf is that said it looked like a porsche mixed with a loutus
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These cars are run by Coal fired plants, Nuclear (waste) plants and Fuel-sucking electricity producing plants. These cars suck natural resources and pollutes the planet.
halcyon0830 1 year ago
Pity, things this appliance. A publicity stunt? It is very sad.
secchienafta 1 year ago
front end reminds me of the Evora and NSX a little bit
EnglishImport10 1 year ago
Cars sound so weird without engine sounds..
wieditleestisleip 1 year ago
@wieditleestisleip doesn't have engines you dick!!!!!!!
Nekosys 1 year ago
@Nekosys I know.. o.O
wieditleestisleip 1 year ago
@wieditleestisleip lol.
Nekosys 1 year ago
All the batteries and motor magnets ar mad in china. That way you can sell your country out and beat the oil barons down wuhooo!!!
brain69x 1 year ago
@brain69x and what isn't made in China?? I'm betting half of the things you own.
FreeMTrider 1 year ago
All the batteries and motor magnets ar mad in china. That way you can sell your country out and beat the oil barons down wuhooo!!!
brain69x 1 year ago
of course they wouldn't let a full electric car sell for around 30k in the years that tesla came out . why? because it would revolutionize gasoline cars.. and automotive manufacturers would do something about it.. that's why its 100k so only wealthy could buy it, so general public won't rouin the amounts of fuel bought from overseas fuel sellers.. that's why the inventor of water car was mourdered so his car won't revolutionize the fuel industry.
voyrnj 1 year ago
@voyrnj Right ...and all the battery pattents are bought by the petrol companies
theparadisedream 1 year ago
Tesla is coming out with an all electric 50k car, the Model S in 2012.
The oil industry can't stop the inevitable move to more efficient all electric or hybrid cars.
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tesla sucks....no sound no fun...VTEC for real...!!
Tesla sucks
Nice sound!!! malakes
minaspan 2 years ago
i want the s model sedan
theInvigorate 2 years ago 4
bring down the price!
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anglemyerbecbach 2 years ago
SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BratzHollywood 2 years ago 4
Did you used to hang out @ the chicken coop in Newport ??about 2:00 on tuesdays!!
Arrow69hunter 1 year ago
This car is completely silent, I really love the ss7 sound of the motor.
haxbox7 2 years ago 6
This is the Car of the Future RIGHT NOW!.
Finally an Electric car that performs like a piston engine car. And this company has Daimler Benz as a partner. Also Elon Musk also has a multi-billion contract producing rockets for NASA. The first private company producing rockets. His baby is Tesla Motors though, so this is gonna happen. A non-polluting vehicle that be recharged at home just by plugging in and has a 300 mile radius. And no noise pollution as well. Can't wait to buy the Tesla Sedan
plutaris33 2 years ago 3
Isnt wikipedia gr8?!
IranWantsDivorce 1 year ago
i just look at it from a economical stand point, in Europe for example it costs about 2.3 times more to fill up your car that it does in the US
I'm sure hopefully in the future well have cheaper more affordable models , something in the range of 15-20k,
dickmorrison 2 years ago 2
I was looking at their website and they are working on a 7 passenger car that starts around 50k.
That is amazing for vehicles of this quality. Can't wait, in a few years they will finally have some vehicles in my price.
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@liniculus
THIS IS THE RECORD OF THE FIRST MAN-MADE EARTHQUAKE.
I am not wrong. I challenge you all. With this so many lies fall.
Man-Made earthquakes… The U.S. account of the damage caused by Nikola Tesla in the first major earthquake made by man is in this 1912 government paper, “The Earthquakes at? Yakutat Bay, Alaska, in September, 1899.”
Los Alamos National Laboratories TOP SECRET
insightllc 1 year ago
@insightllc fuck you with ur stupid story nobody care
supyto 1 year ago
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@supyto WHAT PUNK? YOU THINK I MAKE THIS SHIT UP?
I am a prophet of the bible.
Have an ear... the hour is here... like a thief in the night.
The number is perfect. The signature of God.
I was born 75 years to the day after the 1899 Cape Yakataga earthquakes caused by Nikola Tesla or I would have never been told. My social security# is six hundred and sixty-six. My Federal E.I.N. ends 666. I have counted the number of the beast and with insight I calculate the number of his name as a googol.
insightllc 1 year ago
Not likely...
jakabosky 1 year ago
@liniculus That is for the base car 160 miles (250 km) or it's best version for 77k for 300 miles (480 km).
linkinfan12 9 months ago
16 hours
Nirenovarra 2 years ago
how long does it take to recharge?
darkph3nyx 2 years ago
I was reading on their website, and I saw that they have a 45 minute quick charge (whatever that means)
liniculus 2 years ago
are they safe?
ShaiSoft 2 years ago
God, what a beautiful car.
anyone who hates electric cars is a douchebag
ferraridriver16 2 years ago 6
Cant wait until the average man can afford them and they go 400 miles on a charge, AND charge in under 1 hour...
helloman1976 2 years ago 3
this is what a ninja drives.
crystallygreenery 2 years ago 2
haha, best comment ever
pmaddamsetti 2 years ago
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thats one ugly vehicle
wwicka 2 years ago
do they come with different mirrors?
treesimple 2 years ago
So silent lol
LaddieGalicia 2 years ago 2
Thats looks sooo fantastic!! Love it!! Finally a fast good-looking car in which we can have fun!! I hope I can try one !! :D
royaldreamer92 2 years ago 3
I saw one of these on the freeway, and it looked so nice!!!
TheMrMurcielago 2 years ago
This my friend is the future
Faktotum1 2 years ago 2
nope you are wrong ^^ its the present! They are in production ^^
cyphontiller 2 years ago
if we could harness the hot air from the majority of the posters here, for power generation, to eventually eliminate the fossil fuel dependency, we could very easily be the leaders we once were....
too bad our "vessel" , has so much dead weight to prevent any much needed linear growth.
coolpeter59 2 years ago 2
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$100k and performs worse than a $40k Elise. I don't see why this car gets a pass because "omg its electric"
944turb0 2 years ago
Beautiful cars and if you go on their website everything looks great. Can't wait till they go public. This will be a paradigm shift.
aristotle313 2 years ago
Loud pipes save lifes!
ariesnr1 2 years ago
lol scarymarket's comments
and then
dead silence [cricket chirping]
no one replies whatsoever lol
yes i know hes obviously retarded no need to waste any time on him.
CheStillFighting 2 years ago
Scarymarket, is English your second language? It makes everything you post laughable.
martkra 2 years ago
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What's laughable?
Is uprising socialism of USA. Because this country adopts socialism. No joke. Healthcare, bail outs, bankruptcy, layoff, job losses, etc.
Tesla is one of best socialist car ever made in Socialist America.
Red flag... red flag....
Socialism... Socialism...
Bankrupt... Bankrupt....
Eugenics.... Eugenics...
Death Panels.... Death Panels...
HAhahah Bankrupted. Doomsday. See you doomsday economy.
scarymarket 2 years ago
Cars that don't use gas are socialist? WTF?
martkra 2 years ago
yes. Tesla is socialist car for fans of darwinism. All hail socialist of America. U.S consitution is dead.
scarymarket 2 years ago
bullshit... europe is also social and we are living better than ever... financial crysis? no way!
slayerized667 2 years ago
Socialist and Red flags all over the world.
The world is made up 96% socialism.
scarymarket 2 years ago
what are you talking about? don't just blackmail everything... communismn is dead, so don't worry. being social is nothing bad...
slayerized667 2 years ago
Yeah there is no engine sound.
At first let's try to input electricity use to NORMAL cars and save the oil for me sports cars :)
FatKittensMedia 2 years ago
Only half a sports car. No engine sound.
Safety hazard noon can hear it coming!!!
Retrogamer71 2 years ago
Its alot safer to have quiet cars than it is to continue pumping co2 into the air and acting like we dont know what the fuck is happening.
Get use to it, In 10 years every car will be as silent as these.
Subcidal 2 years ago
Thats only a hazzard for idiots who don't look left and right before crossing!! and if you buy one and you realy feel that bad about it play a CD witha V8 engine on loud
jewlzorjay 2 years ago
the created of tesla is most likely get bankrupted company. why? Conpiracy theories just like free energy.
That can won't be in public. Sorry. I have seen the last day of US economy. this car company could bankrupt Dow Jones.
scarymarket 2 years ago
you sound like you don't know what you're talking about. i assume it has a lot to do with your horrible grammar, but there seems to be more there. your videos are stupid by the way.
ccastillo90 2 years ago
Youre a fuckin retard. This company is going to put GM and all them in their place. I'll be buying some stock as soon as its open to the public, and you'll be crying that you didn't. This is the future man! And its beautiful.
jaminroe 2 years ago 2
No. In economics. This is societal collapse vechicle for the world's GDP. This is why all foreign oil and oil companies will got out of business. put millions of jobs to layoff at risk. is this what you want to hear?
Welcome to Socialism.
scarymarket 2 years ago
I would have bought one if I did have to much money to spent :) . Great car !
I'm buying a lottery ticket :) , wish me luck haha.
Emiel84 2 years ago
I agree they need to make a kind of more noise , don´t know, kinda develop an electronic noise when it gets fast, its freaky, but safer for pedestrians. Beside that, c´mon folks give electric sports car a chance. You don´t need to sell your 500ci HEMI now, neither me my 302 ford. Let´s hear the news. It´s nice.
mauricera 2 years ago
i have seen electric cars...they actually make a good bit of noise...from wind resistance and wheel friction.
lavakava 2 years ago
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it's the most annoying and boring thing not to hear the engine and the sound of exhaust especially to these sports cars...i think that is a very beautifull and quick car BUT not for the fans of FAST cars...no noise no fun...no fun no car...
Uop04 2 years ago
i loved its silence but it's to much expensive. 109000 dollars for little roadster
arikansabri 2 years ago
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I smell some nice law suits because of the silence of the vehicle. "He snuck up behind me and run me down, Officer.:
wborgstro 2 years ago
Don't believe all the propaganda that Big Oil throws at you man! There is still a lot of tire noise etc.
VRJensen1 2 years ago
VRJensen1: Give me a break man, it isn't big oil propoganda. The car is silent, some people don't like that. Just because this opinion doesn't mesh with yours does not mean that Exxon paid me to express it.
Futuregohan14 2 years ago
I'm sorry, I meant no offense. I'm just saying that I've heard Big Oil throw out the same " It's so quiet we're all gonna get run over" argument. and quite frankly the Tesla roadster is about as quiet as my Mom's 4 door sedan. There's a Motor whine at low speeds and tire noise at higher....Just like my Moms Car....If they're going to sue for it being too quiet then they should also sue all of these other Quiet gas guzzlers...they're just as quiet.
VRJensen1 2 years ago
And like I said, these cars(like all others) have motors. What people don't realize is that many of the sounds you hear even on traditional cars like the Aston Martin DBS are not real-they're a product of a manipulated filter, among other things.
Supercar makers realize they will not attract hardcore enthusiasts(who constitute about 90% of their buyers) without a sound.
Give it time, and they'll manipulate one(without speakers). Then everyone will be a winner.
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tom58c 2 years ago
You say you didn't even read my comment, and yet you're already beginning with name calling("dumb", "ass") when I've done nothing to provoke you. And I'm the ass here?
All I'm doing is suggesting something that could help this new source of energy catch on faster. People are going to get bitchy about the noise-in the class of sports car that the tesla competes in, noise matters. If that problem can be overcome, cars like these will enter the mainstream faster. That's all I'm saying.
Futuregohan14 2 years ago
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tom58c 2 years ago
"Your being the ass. I dont like to be an ass to people, but when you start ASSuming who I am and what I think, It throughs up a red flag."
*Sigh* Whatever you say man. I can't be bothered.
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tom58c 2 years ago
I don't think electric sports cars are really going to catch on until they make some sort of sound. That's what defines supercars-the engine sound. Any hardcore enthusiast will tell you that.
Eventually(probably 10-20 years down the road), the big supercar makers over in Italy will get on board the EV bandwagon and they'll likely find a way to get some sort of cool sound out of the electric motor. Then EVs will have become mainstream.
Futuregohan14 2 years ago
0:14 sounds like a small jet engine :P
tomking91 2 years ago
Haha yeah, just the tires though.
tom58c 2 years ago
I didn't think it was that quiet :D
HybridRefrigerator 2 years ago
SHUT THE HELL UP U FuKN FAGGITS
evynelement 2 years ago
Also to the people out there. Im 20, and i do like a good sounding engine. But if the car is fast, then why do you have to have sound? Its kinda like saying a car gose 0-60 in 2 seconds, but i dont like it because it doesnt make noice. Ok Im smart enough to know that if a car could do that, I wouldnt care about the sound. Just the shear performanc of it would be enough for me.
tom58c 2 years ago
You can't possibly be serious? Though 2 seconds is an exaggeration, yes as a die hard car enthusiast there has to be sound. There is nothing more that puts a smile on my face than hearing the roar of an Aston Martin engine. There are much more to cars than just speed..seriously..there are many ppl out there like myself who know what I'm talking about when it comes to cars from an emotional aspect, not just something that gets you from point A to B and could accelerate fast
Smooth258 2 years ago
You can be be a car person with out the sound. I like sound to, trust me on that one. But if it performs awsome, it doesnt need to. It is not the factor of how a car sounds to its performance. Its like saying i would be happy with a car that sounded good but cant go 60 mph. NO. Basing a car on how it sounds a performance factor it stupid. I love sound, but if the car is fast you dont really need it.
tom58c 2 years ago
tom58c: Judging from what you say, I don't think you're a true enthusiast.
The thing with car enthusiasts is that they tend to view the car emotionally, more than "yeah it goes fast! Good enough!" like you say. You judge solely on performance, not on a cars persona. Speed isn't all, it never was.
The sound is a part of that. Some cars(like Astons and Lambos) are DEFINED by sound. It's what makes a supercar a supercar.
This sound issue is not a performance factor for us-its an emotional one.
Futuregohan14 2 years ago
I didnt even read your whole comment cause its dumb. This is the internet dude, your not going to hear emotion. My jeep is loud, it went fast and had so much fun in it. The engine is blown, I dont have enough money to fix it. But I am never getting rid of it. I love my jeep. Its my first car and do have feelings for it. I have 8,000 bucks in parts list for it. But I cant get them, but I will never git rid of it. Its On my page. So stop being an ass and juging people.
tom58c 2 years ago
Futuregohan14 puts it perfectly. For die hard car enthisiasts they look at the car from an emotional standpoint. The sound...the character...both of which this car lacks in addition to being "special" in general. It's not just about how fast a car could go...if it was cars would just be cars to some ppl...but it's more than that to many...and as long as this remains just a car that can accelerate fast...it will never gain true traction with die hard enthusiasts...from what I see..
Smooth258 2 years ago
People are just miss understanding what I was trying to say. But still, really, all people are just focust on the noice it makes insted of seeing the car for what it is. You cant say you wouldnt like a car when you personaly havent driven it. Its like saying a brand off car is bad, but you never heard of it till then. Im sure this car would have character, or have that special trate that would make poeple like it if they were to drive it. You cant solely base a car by just the noice it makes.
tom58c 2 years ago
Nevermind then. I don't think I'll ever be able to explain this. Enthusiasts like the overall package..including noise. I know I wouldn't like this car because of what I already know about it..but I have no interest in bashing this car in other ways..though I can see many flaws in it. But a car with no sound? Really? Just sitting there listening to the wind? lol..okay buddy
Smooth258 2 years ago
and i think THAT excactly is a big problem of society, they dont apreciate advantages of new products because of old predjudice. back then when we still had tube tvs, some company made one half weight of the of the other tvs.people didnt buy it cause it "felt cheap" so they made it heavier in order to sell it. there are plenty of examples and now a product that could help saving earth isnt apreciated cause it makes no fucking sound? know what? i would like that little extra peace on the streets
DaJaeff 2 years ago
"Saving the earth". Lol...my friend..there are lots of cars with very very low emissions. Just because it's electric doesn't mean you have to use the "save the earth" argument. If you look at a car as getting from point A to point B that's your deal. Others see it as much more than that
Smooth258 2 years ago
So the loudness from a roaring engine contributes to a car's "special" character? In that case, this car is even more special because it doesn't contribute to sound pollution. I hate loud motercycles and sports cars. By the way, there can be different kinds of "die hard" car enthusiasts, including those who like quiet, powerful, fast, cool designs. That can be an emotional package, too.
TheAspenTom 2 years ago 2
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"This car is even more special because it doesn't contribute to sound pollution"
I really don't know how else to explain this. And frankly I've never heard of die hard enthusiasts who enjoy "quiet" cars lol. That's new to me in all my passing years of debating and speaking with die hard enthusiasts...but hey your opinion. Type in Aston Martin, Maserati Granturismo, etc. You'll see ppl gushing over the sound of the engine...the craftsmanship..the passion..the character...all of which this lacks
Smooth258 2 years ago
Well, then this car may not be for die-hard car enthusiasts. But it has a different kind of passion, perhaps, and certainly character. The craftsmanship looks like it's there, but I haven't seen one up close. And I do prefer quieter cars to noisy ones. And I absolutely hate noisy motorcycles!
TheAspenTom 2 years ago 3
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if you add a tesla resonant antenna you can make an electric car have infinite milage! i remade nikola teslas wireless energy system, you take energy and make it wireless which can be used for electric motors and run them forever as long as their is a wireless power transmitter! its really important technology and 100 yrs old now!
boxa888 2 years ago
I like the car because it is quiet and emission free too! Walking around city centres is like smoking twenty a day with the pollution you're breathing in, just look at Tokyo and Shanghai. They're wearing face masks there! Even if you don't have home PV systems these cars will move the pollution to one place ie, the powerstation, where the carbon tax can be put to good use, paying for filter scrubbers etc. Roll on clean air in the cities:-)
ianrkav 2 years ago
Meh. I've been in one, and I think it sounds awesome when you put your foot down. It sounds futuristic, and powerful in it's own way.
(besides loud = inefficient.. I want my power to get to the wheels, not out the exhaust)
I guess some people will always hang on to the oldschool engine sound, for nostalgia or whatever..
grozmo1 2 years ago 3
@Smooth258 and who is a hard core car enthusiast? Everyone? No. I collect cars and have built quite a few muscle cars. This is about the option to a new beginning. Not the end of gas powered. Let go of the ego for awhile.
FreeMTrider 1 year ago
And just because you want sound doesnt mean your a die hard car enthusiast. And just because sound isnt the most inportant thing to me doesnt mean im not a die hard car enthusiast. I dont put performance parts on cars that are loud just because. I love the sound of a well tuned engine racing through the mountian roads. But im not going to freak out just because a car doesnt make noise or say it sucks.
tom58c 2 years ago
Wow there so smooth. Just think how peacful of a drive you would have for a long distence. I build and have jeeps that are loud, but this is impressive.
tom58c 2 years ago
Dart00Z is obviously a kid with an immature passion for noise pollution..... makes him feel manly or macho, when in actuality he's a poor little schmuck!
azeleapark 2 years ago
its nice but it needs to at least sound like its got balls. sounds pretty lame.
Dart00Z 2 years ago
Checkout the Roadster Sport. It has speakers and cartones. So it sounds like a Ferari with high revs. Simple fix. People shouldn't just vote your comment down because you like the rev sounds. I love those rev sounds. But I would drive an EV without them if I had to. But fortunately we have speakers.
ratryu 2 years ago
do you know how much of an idiot you would look like if you drove around with fake engine noises coming out of speakers? lmao. I like the rumble of a V8 as much as the next guy but you, like me, have to accept that those days are going, going...soon to be gone.
RyguyCC 2 years ago
You would be surprised at how realistic they can make it sound. They just need to surround the car with some small bose speakers. There perfect V8 noises.
ratryu 2 years ago
my point wasnt whether or not they could do it, just that it would be really sad :P lol, plus the point of an electric car is to save energy, not spend it on 10 speakers :p
RyguyCC 2 years ago
If adding a few speakers, so they can target the consumers that need the sound, this wouldn't be sad. Plus the blind people don't like the silent EVs. So these speakers would actually be a necessity.
ratryu 2 years ago
Maybe they could make a cool electronic sound for the blind people, you know like in Knight Rider?
fred10538 2 years ago
After they sell these cars with the speakers for the blind people, I bet Tesla will either make their own cartones or some other company will.
ratryu 2 years ago
the car is ALL GO no show, why would it have to make silly noise? To make you feel a man?
Finally a car for the planet - thank you guys and good luck.
ThePrimitivecool 2 years ago 2
you obviously havnt driven a "fast" car before have you? i like to turn the radio down to hear my engine.
Dart00Z 2 years ago
oh and i forgot to add, a quiet car is more dangerous than a car with "silly noises" if your not able to hear a car coming, how do u know where its at, how to avoid it, etc. a ferrari with no sound driving in the streets, thats pretty dangerous.
Dart00Z 2 years ago
it's called look both ways before crossing the street, it's quiet, not invisible :P if that's too complicated for you then quiet cars and darwinism will soon be doing this planet a favor.
RyguyCC 2 years ago
that wont work good in germany. lol.
Dart00Z 2 years ago
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I have no idea why the granola-munchers are so in love with this car.
1. For the cost of ONE Tesla, you could make FOUR hybrids, which would save more combined energy than the Tesla.
2. It's a sports car, so it isn't going to be used as "basic transportation" anyway--just a toy to play around w/ on the weekends.
The problem w/ environmenalists is that they're idealists, not pragmatists!
bcubed72 2 years ago
Tesla is of course in the process of making a sedan as well that starts at half the price.
Where a Prius accelerates to 60mph in 10 seconds, the Tesla does it in 3.9. This shows that you don't have to sacrifice speed for economy. It's an excellent move from a marketing standpoint.
Of course before we let the electric car take over, we really need to move away from nickel based batteries. Where as the problem with nickel only exists around mining it, acid rain is still not ideal.
creolefire 2 years ago 3
If we run low on lithium, we are going to have to use NiMH batteries. Or if we have advanced enough, we will eventually use ultracaps. Or will be using compressed air cars.
ratryu 2 years ago
You do realize this company is a start-up company. The Roadster is the best option to enter the market. They are inventing or redesigning new ways to produce a car. They are improving the efficiency and batteries. How else are they going to recoup their research cost? Now that they got the research, they can develop the Model S. Then the Blue Star.
ratryu 2 years ago
Look at all the negative comments. THIS is why the human race was doomed to fail. Arrogance and isolation....
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apache4541 2 years ago
its cool looking but i cant her it. there is nothing like sound of a twin turbo v8 motor.
Fromthecenter1 2 years ago
The Brabus Tesla has the sound ;)
Vinivinilombardi 2 years ago
but the thing is can it beat a Corvette c6 or the ZR1
NineTailedNarutoFoxB 2 years ago
Impresionante coche, si pudiera comprarlo en mi país (España) no me lo pensaba 2 veces, pero aquí estamos atrasados y solo nos venden coches muy contaminantes y ruidosos, además la gente mayoritariamente cree que un coche eléctrico no puede tener las prestaciones del Tesla, es un engaño social el que se vive.
ivanjmg 2 years ago 3
Aquí en Brasil es peor....
Vinivinilombardi 2 years ago
message to all of the haters and naysayers.....WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE!!!!!!
velveetaslingshot 2 years ago 2
I couldn't agree more. What Tesla have done is got the ball rolling when everyone else was being pessimistic. Besides, pur electric cars are much MORE EFFICIENT at turning energy into motion than any other mechanism currently available. If all the cars on the road suddenly turned electric, the amount of carbon put into the atmosphere would halve! Just like that.
fred10538 2 years ago 4
Climate change is a bunch of bullshit. Its for the stupid and people who want to use it as a vehicle to see their projects go forward. Aside from that I like the idea of electric cars, and common sense renewable resources.
Warpath2198 2 years ago