Just saw my first Tesla on the road....

[Codyroo]

I was heading out to the local elementary school for a work party when I saw this orange sports car coming down the street. I pointed it out to my daughter (7) that it looked like a Lotus or perhaps a Ferrari. As it went past, I saw 'Tesla' on the back of the car.

Very excited we pulled up behind it at a stop sign, I killed my engine and rolled down the window. As the Tesla made a left turn at the stop sign, all you could hear was the sound of the tires on the pavement, nary a sound from the car.

Neat.

Later in the day, I was telling my son (8) about the Tesla we saw, as I look up, the same car (with dealer plates) is coming down the street again. I just point and we watch it, silently, go down the street, followed by a noisy, conventional SUV.

Cool car.

[Tideland Prius]

Very cool!

[Austin50mpg]

Nice car.

It shouldn't be too many years when other manufactures will be able to do the Telsa thing without the $98,000 or several month wait list.

Lets hope it won't be too long from now.

[F8L]

Originally Posted by Austin50mpg

Nice car.

It shouldn't be too many years when other manufactures will be able to do the Telsa thing without the $98,000 or several month wait list.

Lets hope it won't be too long from now.

Agreed!

[Rakimb17]

I hate to say it, but I don't think big motor companies will get on the electric car bandwagon. Electric cars are great from a consumer stand point, but GM & Ford think they'll lose money in the long run on electric cars. And they will. Electric cars are almost ZERO maintanence. No oil changes tune ups etc. That's why they are pushing hydrogen down our throat. Assuming they get hydrogen to actually work, it will require more maintanence the gas powered cars. (More profit) I'm saving up for an electric car, and it won't be a Chevy Volt.
My 2 cents

[miscrms]

Originally Posted by Rakimb17

I hate to say it, but I don't think big motor companies will get on the electric car bandwagon. Electric cars are great from a consumer stand point, but GM & Ford think they'll lose money in the long run on electric cars. And they will. Electric cars are almost ZERO maintanence. No oil changes tune ups etc. That's why they are pushing hydrogen down our throat. Assuming they get hydrogen to actually work, it will require more maintanence the gas powered cars. (More profit) I'm saving up for an electric car, and it won't be a Chevy Volt.
My 2 cents

You may be right, and I think that is what companies like Tesla are banking on. For the big3 it will come down to a case of evolve or die. I think the jury is still very much out on which way it will go, but they're not looking so good at the moment.

Rob

[Rakimb17]

Originally Posted by miscrms

You may be right, and I think that is what companies like Tesla are banking on. For the big3 it will come down to a case of evolve or die. I think the jury is still very much out on which way it will go, but they're not looking so good at the moment.

Rob

I hope they die. They're shipping off so many jobs overseas these days that it won't hurt the economy if either GM or Ford went belly up. Tesla is safe with that huge price tag, but I think that any company that makes a decent electric car for around 40k-50k will get bought out and run into the ground just so GM or ford can say that its just no profit in electric cars. Or they can just say that "you can't get 100 miles a charge". This will probably happen around the same time they market their first hydrogen SUV and name it the Hindenberg.

[Jimmie84]

Originally Posted by Rakimb17

I hope they die. They're shipping off so many jobs overseas these days that it won't hurt the economy if either GM or Ford went belly up..

So, You blame GM (A US based company) for shipping jobs overseas so what makes Toyota or any other motor comapny better? Toyota does the same thing, They're based in Japan but build in the US.

[jayman]

Originally Posted by Jimmie84

So, You blame GM (A US based company) for shipping jobs overseas so what makes Toyota or any other motor comapny better? Toyota does the same thing, They're based in Japan but build in the US.

The difference is that GM always uses the Patriotism angle, you know, "Heartbeat of America" and all that horses***

I served in the Army and the Utah Guard. That alone should prove my "patriotism," not a lot of bulls*** armchair quarterbacking by pretending with an empty slogan

As far as the Tesla, this is exactly the sort of car that GM, Ford, Dodge - Toyota especially hint hint - could mass produce one hell of a lot cheaper than $100 G's a pop. I'd love to own one, especially if it was priced under $45 G's

Funny though how Tesla came out with a Volt well before GM did.

[ZC1]

Maybe we should just pool our money together..... he dreams.....

ZC1