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Well done J.Smith for knowing more about the internal workings of a sex toy than myself. Get out more.

My point is that 99% of the work done on the tesla is done by Lotus, and there are so many of these blogs almost directly attributing this car to Tesla himself as if he has laid a finger on it. Tesla as a company is taking credit where very little is due, they are no more a coachbuilder than a serious car manufacturer.

All tesla have done is application of existing tech – no innovation.
Lotus is a world leader in car design bar none, they were proposing high performance electric cars almost twenty years ago. And produced the first high performance bioethanol car – the Exige E85.

There is a reason why some of these major manufacturers go to Lotus when they need something done correctly, why do you think VW-Porsche keep trying to buy the company? Where is the tesla being built? At Lotus.

Major manufacturers have the potential, but as with computer companies will withhold it until it is financially intelligent – there is still a hell of a lot of money in oil. They don’t make cars out of the goodness of their hearts.

I love the idea of the tesla roadster and I would buy one, but get it straight who actually put the tech in.

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If and when gas cars are become obsolete, I won’t miss them. I always liked the idea of using a motor better.

If and when gas cars are become obsolete, I won’t miss them. I always liked the idea of using a motor better.

12 / 15 / 07

AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER FROM YOUGOSLAVIA (TESLA’S HOME COUNTRY)
I AM DELIGHTED THAT SOMEONE FINALLY DOES SOMETHING LIKE AN ELECTRIC CAR, HONORING A GENIUS (TESLA MOTORS) WHO WAS BORN 100 YEARS AHEAD OF
HIS TIME. I AM INTERESTED GETING INVOLVED IN YOUR OPERATION.
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12 / 15 / 07

AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER FROM YOUGOSLAVIA (TESLA’S HOME COUNTRY)
I AM DELIGHTED THAT SOMEONE FINALLY DOES SOMETHING LIKE AN ELECTRIC CAR, HONORING A GENIUS (TESLA MOTORS) WHO WAS BORN 100 YEARS AHEAD OF
HIS TIME. I AM INTERESTED GETING INVOLVED IN YOUR OPERATION.

I think it will take some getting used to because it doen not have the sound of the IC engine, but the savings will make you an enthusiast.
I fear for the future of this car because the politicition who are not working for us but rather special interests, like oil companies, will find a way to kill it with legislation and regulations or big oil will make them an offer they can’t refuse. I hope they can stick to their guns and proceed with this concept.
Just think, we could create our energy with solar cells and wind generators and plug in our cars without needing Exxon or Marathon etc. The challenge is to get the range to about 400 miles on a 4 door car for the average family

The electric car is probably a good thing, but it will be a sad day when the sounds, smells and feelings of the internal combustion engine are forgotten. Electric cars seem a bit boring to me. I’m keeping my 91 300ZX Twin-Turbo as long as I can!

For any one who doesn’t understand electric cars and why we need them, please do this.
1. Watch the movie “Who killed the electric Car.”
2. Review the Tesla website to see what an electic car can do now.
3. Consider that advancement will be made to make electic cars better.
4. Consider that our current known reserves of oil will be exhausted in 100 years. Oil to fuel vehicles is thus unsustainable.
5. A prudent person would look for an alternative.
6. You should now be in the market for an electric car.

These guys are winners and the tesla electric car will be succesfull because their not in big oils pocket.All those politicians who have supported big oil and gas guzzlers hope your running scared!

To P. Sehmi,

Let me see if I understand your comments:

1. You say that Tesla (the inventor of Alternating Current (AC) power generation has no connection with the subject cars development (”He has as much to with these cars as he does with vibrating sex toys”), despite the fact that the car in question incorporates a 248HP poly-phase AC motor? [FYI: Sex toys generally operate in batteries – Direct Current, you’d be better off crediting Volta, or perhaps Edison for the sex toys).

2. You imply that it’s development is trivial (”All the tesla boys have done is stick an electric motor in a decade-old designed Lotus chassis”). If it’s so trivial why haven’t the major automotive manufacturers offered any thing close (besides the fact that their in bed with the petroleum industry)? In fact, If it’s so simple why don’t you make one?

Your criticisms have only demonstrated your ignorance – derision is easy, creation is difficult.

Holy crap I do not believe how many people don’t get it or want to get it.People driving the Tesla will be grinning ear to ear when everyone else is paying $5 to $6 per gallon for gasoline SOON and they are paying o or pennies per mile to charge up. The status quo does not want to see the electrics but they are HERE!!!!

Or the ZAP-X electric SUV concept, at least that’s got some decent range. I don’t see why Nikola Tesla is given any credit. He has as much to with these cars as he does with vibrating sex toys (electric motor!) why don’t we honour him for those too?

All the tesla boys have done is stick an electric motor in a decade-old designed Lotus chassis and pretty it up with some carbon fibre. It seems that tesla want to hide the fact that the without Lotus this car would simply not exist, not a mention of them on their website. Hardly exciting stuff. This is quite a common theme with manufacturers, the Ford GT and the new Skyline replacement, among many, have both had input from Lotus. I’ll stick with my new lotus exige s thanks, rather than a toaster stuck in a 10 yr-old bit of tin foil.

Good work guys. Anyone promoting the use of electric cars is on the right side in my books. The future is an exciting place. Let’s hope we aren’t all knee deep in water before it arrives… I’d like to see some of the US and British Govts resources ploughed into this kind of technology rather than in a war in a desert thousands of miles away that shouldn’t even be on our radar and yet now seems to dominate everything we do. The oil dinosaurs should be well on their way out by now. Why are they still in control? Next election make sure you vote for someone who can help make a clean, green, peaceful earth a reality.

My ZAP Xebra cost only $10.5K but has range of only 20 miles and max Veloc 42 mph. Where do I find some better batteries ? rsvp

Please, Please, make a plain 4 door Tesla car with the same range between charges,- for us poor folks,- and please try to tell the American people about Nikola Tesla,- the man that changed the world with his inventions.- I would like to see a full size picture of him in every library on his birthday along with a story of what he did. Please,- that man has to be honored for what he did.

It’s a good start but 200 miles in Texas is hardly to the grocery and back. Well , maybe a little further. I guess batteries is the key??

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Tesla’s car har a range of only 260 miles? The ZAP-X electric SUV will do 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, uses the Lotus chasis and electric motor, sort of like Tesla’s sportster, a top speed of 155 miles an hour, and a range of 350 miles with a ten minute re-charge. And it looks great too!

Interesting that Nicola Tesla is getting all the credit for this car – how about Lotus without which it would not exist? Or does the fact that Lotus is British, not American, make it something to ignore?

Interesting that Nicola Tesla is getting all the credit for this car – how about Lotus without which it would not exist? Or does the fact that Lotus is British, not American, make it something to ignore?

Electric car is so coool! I love it. Let’s hope all new cars will be electric in 10 years time. (maybe impossible? but you can always convert an existent gas model to electric, that is not so difficult..)

I love the look of the Tesla car and the range, but nothing is said about a heater for those of us that live in cold climates

This car is definitely a step in the right direction. But how far can it realistically get against the deep pockets of the oil industry?

Perhaps the renewed focus on global warming may be just the impetus it needs.

Dare I hope?

Finaly we hawe the car, thanks to inventions of Nikola Tesla,

Finaly we hawe the car, thanks to inventions of Nikola Tesla,

Sweet! Can’t wait to see these in my neck of the woods. Maine is called the Pine Tree State, but it smells more like gas fumes than pine trees.

Greetings,

Being a Tesla fanatic, it gives me great pleasure for an electric car company to use his name, obviously in Nikola Tesla’s honor. To think of the way the world is today has a lot to do with Tesla’s inventions. I will purchase a Tesla car as soon as my finances pernit it and I owe it to Nikola Tesla himself.

I want one! I live in Georgia. It seems like it will be hard to get one here. The $ is an issue too.

I would like to buy a Tesla car- I live in Vancouver Canada.

I think nos is one of the best performance mods you can make to your car or truck. I’m spraying a 100 shot Becareful with it but Nos nitrous rocks, I got most of my stuff at Nitrous Direct, good bunch of guys there

hopefully the Tesla will come to canada!!!

Great job Tesla!

Definitely need models to pass out the awards and perhaps a few fliers during the show so that people knew this was going on. I totally missed it!

No doubt as to the winner, which is why I purchased one.

Way to go Tesla . please keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing the Roadster when it comes to chicago..