The Tesla Roadster

With a body style designed by Lotus, the Tesla Roadster is capturing the attention of auto enthusiasts who want a sleek, stylish, environmentally-friendly sports car. At $100,000 these electric cars aren't for everyone, but they are popular--their 2007 model sold out in just four months (reservations for their 2008 models are currently being accepted). While at the L.A. Auto Show, we were the only ones to get a little ride-along with Mike Harrigan, the company's vice president for customer service and suppport. Tesla Chief Technical Officer JB Straubel also spoke with us.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Lotus
• Tesla
• roadster
• electricvehicle
• car
• auto
• sportscar
• cool

[AmirGTR]

a nice designed fast electric car...finally!

[gecko1986]

not as dangerous as gas..

[grafli]

@gecko1986

have you ever seen a Crash at 63Km/h against a wall?

[quelorepario]

@zcm007attack I don't deal with "would be". The Tesla ESS (Energy Storage System) uses 6,831 cells of Li-ion batteries. The cells are the type 18650, which are exactly the ones used in laptops.

[zcm007attack]

@quelorepario Not the exact same batteries. Just the same TYPE of battery, only larger. This type of battery would be something like NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) batteries.

[Lantho650]

@emforty2 ok, let me check tesla stock........ya same as it was a year ago.

[zlozlozlo]

I've watched a hundred Tesla Roaster vids, and in quite a few of them people ask "Is it on?" I'm still waiting for someone to reply "Oh it's SO ON."

[Yunginspirit]

@JUKIO01 - I bet you can't even afford a pair of skates! LOL!

: )

[countryboytony20]

Haha it sounds like a Golf cart

[JUKIO01]

id rather buy an audi r8 with 100,000 dollars