Chris Paine (Who Killed the Electric Car) gets pulled over in Tesla

Discussion in 'Tesla' started by PeakOilGarage, Nov 29, 2008.

  1. PeakOilGarage

    PeakOilGarage Nothing less than 99.9

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2008
    334
    12
    3
    Location:
    Pacific Northwest
    Vehicle:
    2009 Prius
  2. KAR IDEA

    KAR IDEA Member

    Joined:
    Dec 7, 2007
    465
    8
    5
    Location:
    Lake Peekskill, NY USA
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    Model:
    Three Touring
    I would love to own one and show it off to the police as well... :( Too bad it's so unaffordable to most people. Ironic that the only folks who own one are the ones who can actually afford to pay high gas prices!

    Jealous!

    :D
     
  3. PeakOilGarage

    PeakOilGarage Nothing less than 99.9

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2008
    334
    12
    3
    Location:
    Pacific Northwest
    Vehicle:
    2009 Prius
    It is ironic. However, Telsa building a $109,000 sportscar (in the same league as a Ferrari, Porche 911 or other premium sports car) is very smart. Tesla gets a lot of attention for the technology, collects a lot of money to do lithium battery R&D, makes a small profit selling a high profile EV (2,000 per year), then can use that knowledge to build more affordable vehicles.

    Their next project is the Model S (sedan) that will be priced at $60,000. It will be equivalent to a BMW or Mercedes in terms of quality. Tesla is aiming for 200 miles per charge and 0-60 in 6 seconds. The target is 2011 for the Model S, which means it will be 2012 or 2013. They are aiming for 20,000 per year.

    Their 3rd project will be a more affordable EV in the $30,000 range. If Tesla survives that long, they should have the battery system costs down to where it makes sense to put them in a $30,000 vehicle.