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Tesla Motors Opens Retail Store
Tesla Motors has opened their first retail store front to allow the masses access to their new cars. Of course, this is assuming you can afford the $109,000 price tag. "The company told the Associated Press that it is impressed with demand: it has taken 600 orders for the Roadster and has a waiting list of another 400. CEO Elon Musk owns the first one produced. The fancy showroom near Beverly Hills takes its inspiration from Apple stores, Musk said. [...] The company plans to make a luxury sedan next year called the Whitestar that will come in two versions: an all-electric model that will run entirely on its lithium ion battery pack, and a range-extended vehicle that will also use liquid fuel to extend its range. The Roadster will have a range of 220 miles per charge and the mileage equivalent of 135 miles per gallon."
If you've got the money for a bigassed boat that takes a hummer to tow, you should have the money for something cheaper to take long trips in, and you shouldn't drag the boat along to see Mom.
My dad lives in Poplar Bluff, almost Arkansas. It's been a while since I;'ve seen him. If I have to sacrifice trips to see my dad so that Bush and his oil buddies can get richer, why can't someone with the money "sacrifice" to combat global warming by cutting down as well?
As to the die-hards, you're not going to satisfy them. You just have to use your own judgement. The trouble is that many people have so little of it.
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
I don't know what a TDI is and don't care enough to hunt that particular acronym down. This isn't "slashdot - news for greazy mechanics and jocks", after all.
At least it's a diesel. Er wait... I HATE diesels, nasty stinking noisy things. I'd rather have global warming than to get behind one of them!
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest