I've never been so excited about a new car. Too bad I have to wait until 2008.
 

www.teslamotors.com

I just placed an order. 0-60 in 4.0 seconds without using gasoline. How could I not buy one?

Hmmmm! Looks amazingly cool to be electric!

they look awesome, there is another thread on here from last year and everyone talking about them

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=681317

someone posted this awhile back .. It's very cool. If it works out for ya I may order one myself. It's a pretty cool looking car and if it functions like they say its well worth the money.

100,000 dollars isn't really that much money for a machine like that, if you think about it. The only real negative is laying out 50,000 dollars as a deposit for a year until you get one. However, this is the kind of car that you could drive for 6 months then sell for the same price you paid for it.

check out this one as well i love the concept!
http://www.theaircar.com/

Damm that would be a fun car

oh wow....i remember when they sold out....nice that they are taking new order for 08 model. Congrats and good luck with it.

Why wouldn't a car like this depreciate as well? Don't the internal parts need replacing after a few years as well? I have to admit though, this does seem really cool!
WG

Is that page loading for you?

what color???

kick ass man...id love to have an electric car

That looks and sounds awesome. Can't wait to hear how it drives

It's supply and demand. Mike Price tought me this trick. When you buy a car that requires a waiting list, you can usually flip it for the same as you paid for it to someone that doesn't want to wait, assuming you flip it within 6 months. The key is to always be on a waiting list so you are always coming off a waiting list. That way, you always drive something new and cool. It's really on the first year that you have to layout deposits that hurt your personal cash flow. After that, you are rolling deposits into new deals all the time.

Did that make sense?

nope, electric cars need barely any maintenance

that is why the major manufacturers won't make them, they get almost NO money on parts...the auto parts industry is a multi billion dollar a year industry, and if they went all electric it would kill that industry

nice car.

I chose "Very Orange" but they said they'll contact me 3 months before delivery at which time I'll settle on the options. So I didn't stress too much about the initial specs.

here ya go

I agree with some of the other fellas in the thread, looks too cool to run on electricity..nice ride :thumbsup

looks great Rick:thumbsup

Yup :)
WG

Surely there's got to be some parts within the electrical system that need replacing? Batteries, motors, brake pads, suspension, something? I can't see anything electrical running for 4+ years without some sort of repair needed?
WG

What happens after 250 miles? How long does it take to recharge?

have you seen Who Killed The Electric Car?

there is a lady here in town that has one of the Rav4's...the original electric ones....I talked to her in great length about it, and aside from yearly checkups, it hasn't needed any big maintenance in the 4 years she has had it

change the wiper fluid and get new tires is all she has had done for the most part and it is still in perfect working order

The gas you'd save over the lifetime of the vehicle would be extremely valuable.

If I leave the city limits of Atlanta I'm in an airplane so I'm not stressing it. Either way, for a 350 dollar add-on you can buy a portable charger.

yea, i saw this on another board.. so fucking cool :)

R

electric cars are not meant for road trips quite yet, they are meant to be daily drivers

I think that is a no-brainer add on

I'm surprised they don't charge more for it. Can't imagine saying no to this add-on.

I'll race ya in my electric bad boy buggy. I get to choose the "road" though. :winkwink:

Pretty sweet looking car..the way of the future for sure

Nice car Rick, how compfortable is it?

damn that looks like a super car to me...though its really expemsive. i guess its worth the $$

That thing is hot :thumbsup

Pretty neato really!

Smart buy! If i'd have 100k, i'd order one myself. Come to think of it,...how the fuck can i make 100k in adult domaining,...everyone says there's no cash to be made... :winkwink:

and it's only a base price of $92k :) and I want a ride!

Now, that's a pimp car that's worth the money.

man that is too cool, if I thought my big ass could fit I would ask you to take me for a spin lol

Looks like a miata..
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Not just the manufactures but also the dealers. I use to do some consulting work for a dealer chain here in Houston. Working on the owners comp once I saw a spreadsheet of the monthly income. 65%-70% of their money comes from parts and service, not car sells. And these weren't small hole-in-the-wall dealerships.

actually looks alot like a Lotus Elise, certainly the rear :)
nice piece of technology tho

I could see myself driving one of those. VERY nice! 2008? That's not too far away..

Brad

ya man red up on this they are working on an addition to the concept whereas it will have a generator to renew the air as it runs =)) you never have to stop for a fill up ...

a perfect circle :thumbsup

ah, i see now why it looks like a Lotus Elise hehehe, it was designed by the same guy

The interiour looks very much like the Lotus...

Very cool car... I bet it is very quiet on the road!

see it in action:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zIFgzx-wJcU

Heard about them on the local news the other day, they were based here...

The Google guys are investors in this, if im not mistakened.