New Video of Tesla's Mass-Market Electric Car

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.)

Comments

Will anybody really save money with this car?

[Anonymous Coward]

I could go buy a new Toyota Corolla and drive it 400,000 miles for what it cost to buy one of these.
It will be purchased buy rich people who will spend more time in airplanes than they will in this car.

7 People?

[basementman]

I think the only way 7 people are going to fit in them is if 2 of them are dead bodies in the trunk.

Real world range 100 miles â" same as 100 yea

[xfea]

Thats why electrics didnt pan out at the turn of the last century, and its a dead end now.
The Tesla Roadster, driven like a sports car, cant make 85 mile range.
So I guess itll take me five or six day (moreâ¦) to go to San Diego and back to San Francisco.
Whoopee!