It's Electrifying! Saving The WORLD In 3.7 Seconds?

The New York Times reports:

"A FEW blocks from the Tesla Motors dealership here is one of California’s public charging stations for electric vehicles. But the Tesla Roadster, just the sort of vehicle that planners had in mind when the statewide network was conceived, cannot be charged there.

“It’s an inductive charging system,” Jeremy Snyder, general manager of the Tesla showroom, said of the facility. Translation: the inductive connector is not compatible with the Roadster, whose conductive system uses a plug with metal contacts to carry the electricity that recharges the battery.

Dang. Another government program that didn’t quite work as planned.

Not to worry, the Roadster has a built-in battery charger, so all it needs is power from a readily available source like a standard household outlet. This gives owners flexibility in when and where they can recharge their cars.

Using the standard charging connector (15 amp capacity) plugged into a typical 120-volt outlet, the Roadster needs an hour of recharging for every five miles of driving. If you drive it 40 miles — the typical daily use, according to research by the General Motors engineers developing the 2011 Chevrolet Volt — you can replenish the battery pack in eight hours. If you top off overnight at off-peak electricity rates, the Roadster is cheaply and fully charged by morning..."

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upwards - 2/7/2010 10:46:38 PM

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A two seater will not save the world since most people drive sedans

veyron1001 - 2/8/2010 12:11:03 PM

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Why rebuild a country that was garbage before the disaster? Modern American society does not need full size trucks. Businesses yes, private owned for compensation no.

Joe_Limon - 2/8/2010 12:43:49 PM

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have fun moving/buying furniture/renovating your house/landscaping for yourself/hauling trailers/going quading/going boating/etc/etc/etc with your civic.

rxh8me9000 - 2/7/2010 11:37:24 PM

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Saw one in Manhattan during the this past summer. Its easy on the eyes and pretty small. Its pretty low to the ground also. Not really a daily driver for Manhattan streets,but I guess its decent in other states. It resembles a Lotus Elise in overall shape so if you like that car the Tesla will be good for you. The guy saw us taking pictures and smiling and gave us a little show. The car is like a silent bullet.

truckman - 2/8/2010 3:09:56 AM

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Some impressive numbers, although way too small for me to want to climb into, Although I would love to take it to the limits on a closed track, If I drove this go cart around I would fear that I would be run over by some big truck.

Whelan - 2/8/2010 9:22:55 AM

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And in China, the price of tea jumped 2 cents.