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New Video of Tesla's Mass-Market Electric Car

Posted by timothy on from the where-are-the-battery-swap-out-centers dept.

Slatterz writes "The Tesla Roadster has almost mythical status among electric car enthusiasts. It's fast, with high torque over a wide RPM range, and can beat a Ferrari in terms of acceleration. Now Tesla has released new video of its upcoming new electric car, called the Model S, which Tesla Motors claims is the world's first mass produced fully-electric vehicle. Unlike the Lotus-Elise based Roadster, the Model S is a traditional sedan of the type millions of commuters might actually drive. Tesla claims it will fit seven people (if two of them are 'children under 10'), and has mounted a rather large 17in LCD in the dash. Key to Telsa's future will be the evolution of lithium-ion battery technology. Tesla Motors claiming the new Model S can travel up to 300 miles on a single charge, but the battery will still take 45 minutes to quick-recharge." (And for those in countries where it matters, this article mentions that it should also be available in right-hand drive.)

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  1. Circus car? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    7 people? Where are the clowns?

  2. Re:Europe by __aasqbs9791 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can someone just put this into a car analogy for me? I'm not really sure what this Model S is supposed to do. What is it used for?

  3. Re:Lithium Ion battery safety? by knappe+duivel · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know. Plants seem to be pretty damn efficient at recycling CO2.

    So stop eating them, you insensitive clod

  4. Re:Top Gear found... by stanchion7 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't know what you're talking about. I base my whole life around what Top Gear teaches me. :-)

  5. Re:Lithium Ion battery safety? by rdoger6424 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The last time I saw a major Bolivian export being priced on a per-kilogram basis, I had the DEA on my tail!

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  6. Re:Europe by bakes · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's like a car.

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  7. Re:what will happen in a storm flood? by cheros · · Score: 2, Funny

    what happens if you try to drive it through two or three feet of water

    You generate energy for other cars by producing oxygen and hydrogen. No problem :-)

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  8. Re:Model S not T by e4g4 · · Score: 2, Funny

    your workplace just happens to be a long way away from your spouses

    Utah is a big place, and if you don't keep all your spouses in one house, I could see that maybe this car isn't for you.

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