tesla motors. saw this on the news the other night

[danny_galaga]

http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1

totally unbelievable! even the pricing is reasonable (if you compare to other sports cars, most of us will still be out of the loop. and no exports either, even though its being built in the UK).

i sometimes bang on about electric cars here, and i could have posted this in one of the other threads but i thought a fresh start was in order (",)

[ChadTower]

Base price:  $92,000

None available until 2008

Bah.  I just want the equivalent of a Honda Civic.

[sphetr2]

It was in WIRED, I believe.

[patrickl]

At least it's starting to look better than the Toyota Prius.

[danny_galaga]

Base price:  $92,000

None available until 2008

Bah.  I just want the equivalent of a Honda Civic.

i must admit i didnt make my point very clearly. this car outperforms others in its price range. eg:

http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/911/911-targa-4s/featuresandspecs/

in the only way that really matters for most people- the 1/4 mile (",)

thats why im impressed. the target market can afford it, and will be intrigued by it. new technologies need the richer niche to get them going. eg, originally cars were just toys for rich people. and in fact thats how henry ford started out- hand made cars for rich folk. from there the price of technologies goes down and then becomes more affordable...