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Tesla Model S: 0-60 In 4.5 Seconds
thecarchik writes "We already know a lot about the all-electric 2012 Tesla Model S sedan — but at a press event ahead of tonight's exclusive VIP event at the former Toyota NUMMI facility in Fremont, California, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla was making a faster Model S for those with a sporty side. Cutting the brisk 0-60 time of the standard Model S from 5.6 second to under 4.5 seconds, the sportier version features the same 85 kilowatt-hour, 300 miles-per-charge battery pack found in the 2012 Model S Signature series. 'That's quicker than a [Porsche] 911 [Carrera],' joked Musk. 'Not bad for an electric luxury sedan.' But if you thought 300 miles was the maximum range a Tesla Model S could do, you'd be wrong."
You can probably rest assured that, now that Tesla is in the back pocket of the Obama administration, it will be seen to that anyone who might have the capacity to take an objective look at Tesla Motors will be prevented, by any means necessary, getting their hands on one.
Tesla motors is yet another example of taxpayer money funneled to politically favored and well connected people to subsidize a product or service which primarily benefits the rich. The folks at Tesla will tell you that they received loans and not grants, but the fact remains that they received substantial investment from the taxpayers at sweetheart interest rates that do NOT fully compensate the taxpayers for the risks that they are taking with a startup automotive company like Tesla Motors. Elon Musk and others at Tesla claim to be libertarians and yet they are not above accepting government largesse, in the form of loans with overly generous terms, when it's offered. The entire green jobs and green energy smokescreen is a bullshit scam perpetrated upon hard working taxpayers to benefit wealthy people who like to consume luxury "green"products and lifestyles that the average American family, struggling with unemployment and paying the household bills, cannot afford to indulge in. Perhaps when Tesla follows Solyndra into bankruptcy, the American people will finally understand that "green" energy is a boondoggle.
Well since gold has maintained value for 5,000 years and the fiat dollar is only 40 years old I think I'll use gold.
When you purchased a car in 1909 it was in gold coin or gold certificate.
I love Jesus, except for his foreign policy.