Tesla Model S - The electric car that can

The Tesla Model S was unveiled in California on the 26th of March and was quite impressive. With a 300-mile range on a single charge, 5 seats and a recharge-time of 45 minutes it's basically the first real electric car for everyone. Perhaps the most interesting part is the price which is more than half the price of the Tesla Roadster. The Tesla Model S will cost 49 900 $ when delivery to customers starts in 2011. They are already planning a 3rd model which will cost only 30 000 $.

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[aadeebindy]

the 45 minute charge? is it a full one?

[Nichen]

@aadeebindy it's a full one from complete depletion of the battery if it's a 160 mile batterypack. But if you got like 80 miles left on the pack it will charge in like 22 minutes and 30 seconds.

[masayeed2005]

what is the name of the background music?

[Nichen]

@masayeed2005 that's conquest of a paradise with Vangelis.

[InfnityInfinity]

Quick charge degrades battery faster.

[Nichen]

@InfnityInfinity For instance: Take the Mitsubishi MiEV. They did a cycle with 1000 charges between a 440 V outlet (quickcharge) and a standard 240 V outlet. The battery had 84% capacity left after 1000 cycles with the quickcharger and 83% capacity left after the standard outlet charge.

[Nichen]

@loufadoros20 yeah and what does a honda FCX cost? About a million dollars. How many filling stations do you have for hydrogen? You need expensive platina for the fuelcell itself, and the fuelcell doesn't last that long. And you need more electricity to produce or get the hydrogen for the car than to just charge it from the grid or your solarpanels.

[Nichen]

@chinhhhhh - Not if you live off the grid and make your own electricity.

[anarchosolar]

@InfnityInfinity So the medium option is best 4 hours with home fast charger less time than standard socket but more time than commercial fast charge.

[Nichen]

@o0Platzwart0o you gotta be kidding me...scale it up then!!! Either way, when using solarpanels for either the car or the house or both...it's a win-win situation!

[o0Platzwart0o]

@wwwzenwww Yes of course but think about how much of the electricity we use every day is made by solar panels....?

[wwwzenwww]

@o0Platzwart0o solar panels son. unlimited clean energy. open your eyes vato.

[r1raceguy]

@enmip That's true that the up front number sounds high, but when you consider that it takes about $4 to fill the "tank" as opposed to about 45-60 depending on where you live, you'll see that it starts to save you quite a bit pretty quickly. If you drive ~300 miles a week like a lot of people do and you're saving $50 a fill up, 4 times a month, that really brings the car down to the equivilant of 50-60k car. Agreed it's still pricey, but it's a lot better than 80k and a gasoline fill up.

[recklingl]

we just bought a new bmw 5 series...electric cars do look appealing, but i think a good 4-5 years wait would be needed before its fully public