| Oct 5, 2008 @ 8:24 PM |
Tesla Motors produced the Roadster sports car, all electric
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luneib
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Here is a photo of it, got $109,000, you too can get one.
http://autos.yahoo.com/tesla_roadster/;_ylc=X3oDMTBybXF0cjE1BF9TAzk3MjY0NTAyBHNlYwNzbXgEc2xrA3NteA--?refsrc=offnetwork%2Fcpc%2FPI
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| Oct 6, 2008 @ 11:10 PM |
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Always_Striving
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Interesting.
This link below describes how the engine works
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/tesla-roadster.htm
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 8:46 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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Mmmmmmmmmm....body by Lotus. 3.5 hour charge, 0-60 in under five seconds if I remember rightly (I'd read that somewhere else - I've been in love with this car for awhile...along with the 109K for the car I'd need about 20-30K to install solar so I could live free and drive free...)
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 9:19 AM |
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mailorderannie
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I can see you in that Heaven!
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 9:33 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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So can I, in my dreams... 
I found the stats - 0-60 under 4 seconds, top speed 125 mph
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 9:45 AM |
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mailorderannie
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Note to self: be sure to have plenty of bail money when Heaven gets her new car.
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 10:18 AM |
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lazareth
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let me get my check book out....... 
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 10:35 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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No bail money needed, honest! I'd head out for the wide open spaces (which fortunately aren't far from here) and see if they really mean that 125 mph. I can't afford it and if I had that much purely disposable income I'm not sure that's what I'd do with it, but driving around in my dreams is sure sweeeeeeeeeeet!
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 10:54 AM |
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Kenn159
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I don't care about the 125mph, I'll never be driving it that fast, but fully electric and no gas, I can go for that.  .
Kinda makes you wonder, if some unheard of company with limited resources can come out with this, why can't one of the big three?
The closest thing that I know of will be the Chevey Volt in 2010, but it pails in comparison.
Check out the movie "who killed the electric car", this expains a lot.
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 11:05 AM |
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KatiefromStafford
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Well, I have been reading about this car.. only available in Cali, if I remember correcting.
Aptera, this looks like fun too!
All electric version around $27,000 and hybrid around $30,000
tried to get a pic to post 
[Edited on 10/7/2008 11:19 AM]
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 8:20 PM |
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luneib
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They said it goes for 40 miles, I guess before it needs a recharge, so it would be a great car for around town, but on long trips, I don't know about that.
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 8:24 PM |
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luneib
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At least the Aptera is more affordable, too bad you can only get them in CA.
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| Oct 7, 2008 @ 8:35 PM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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If they catch on, they'll spread out...I'd sure like to test drive one, just to see what a three wheeler feels like. I'd definitely not want to drive it around Phoenix though - one of my coworkers was killed a couple of days ago, riding a motorcycle, which is the standard the Aptera meets as far as structure goes. Too much traffic around here for a car like that.
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| Oct 8, 2008 @ 1:11 AM |
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ISSUESWOPTIONS
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Does it have a Flex Capacitor? 
Why do I suddenly feel like Marty McFly?  sings " I wanna go BACK in time...."
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| Oct 8, 2008 @ 1:42 AM |
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SunBabe
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Flux capacitor, hon. 
OMG, that Tesla  ~swoon~ 
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| Oct 8, 2008 @ 8:12 AM |
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ToucherinSparks
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Looks nice, but a car that only goes 40 miles isn't useful for much.
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| Oct 8, 2008 @ 8:41 AM |
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Merchitown
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That's what I was thinking...would make those road trips a bit more difficult.
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| Oct 8, 2008 @ 8:55 AM |
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joker2000_x
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I think Heaven want to test it on the german autobahn (no speedlimit!)
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| Oct 8, 2008 @ 10:06 AM |
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capobeachguy
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The perfect car for Al Gore!!!
It takes a 220-volt, 70-amp circuit (roughly enough power to air condition two medium-sized houses) to recharge the thing. 
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| Oct 8, 2008 @ 1:15 PM |
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1RockinDude
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I bet it only comes with music by the 80s rockers Tesla too!! Wait , that might cut the power range in half or more.
Poor Nick Tesla..spinning in his grave..he did die a broke man, for his genious.
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