Stylish, Fast and Eco-Friendly? the Newest Electric Vehicle Makes Its Debut -

Nicola Tesla was one of my speech subjects in high school Speech class. It got a standing ovation where the average reactions to speeches ran the gamut from outright boredom to sleeping to throwing spit balls. My subject matter was based on my own tastes even at that age of 18. Nicola Tesla was one of my earliest memories in jr. high. Lost in the dim recesses of history to a bare mention (if at all) to even less in the minds of the general public, he was a man who invented the Alternating Current (AC) but still dies alone and nearly broke in a hotel room. Well, his name has been attached to one of the most ambitious productions yet...a car maker who threw out the internal combustion engine and replaced it with a battery and electric motor. Tesla Motors proves they had the creativity mirrored from their namesake, meeting every challenge head on and overcoming mechanical, engineering and performance issues with an all electric car. And they did it!

Tesla Motors has managed to bring a most amazing vehicle reflecting on a most amazing man back to the forefront of public attention mixed with a cutting edge eco-friendliness and super stylish performance.

I introduce to you the Tesla Roadster! Upon hearing about this amazing automobile and its performance George Clooney immediately bought one. And so did one of the Google pioneers. The entire line of 2007 roadsters is already sold out!

Visit the website of Tesla Motors and try out the different colors, read the bogs that go back to July and download pictures to your computer in any format (desktop, jpeg, etc.) and dare dream that one day you could be tooling down the highway in a car that does 130 mph in 6 seconds. It has the best electric battery available the Li-ion.

Driving this car is in of itself an experience! No clutch. Just press the accelerator and you are at freeway speeds in mere seconds! The Tesla Roadster produces only one-tenth pollution and is six times as efficient as the best sports car. The responsiveness is incredible. Like you I had heard stories of previous cars that had little 'get up and go'. That is not the case with the Tesla Roadster. You get power up to and beyond 13,000 rpm! Its 100% pure torque and 100% of the time - even at stopped in traffic or tooling around looking for a park!

Some of the interesting features are;

· Instant cabin heat in cold weather!

· Driving range from one charge computes to about 250 miles,

· 1 cent per mile electric current)

· "Plug and Go" technology. Plug into your home's electrical system and depending on how much of a charge has been used you can get a full charge in 3.5 hours for all day driving.

· 100% electric!

· 0 to 60 in about 4 seconds

· About 135 mpg equivalent

· Batteries projected to last about 100,000 miles dependent on driving habits, full range charges, maintenance, etc.