http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
No offence Matt, but before trying to school someone, do your homework first. The 125MPG figure (actually 135) is an equivalent, not meant to be literal - it is actually straight out of Tesla's website (www.teslamotors.com), right there on the home page. Before acting superior, inform yourself please.]]>Aug 5th 2007 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 6th 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/-Taylor]]>Aug 5th 2007 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
BTW, Edison originally operated with DC which requires a lot more copper to move in large voltages and currents than AC, which is why AC caught on for home applications. Tesla favored AC, and did most of his work in AC. It funny that they would name their car after a guy who works mainly with AC when it is powered by DC batteries... :)]]>Aug 6th 2007 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/

Irony is King.]]>Aug 5th 2007 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
why aren't they implementing this technology in smaller, more practical cars? like ones that dont cost 100 Grand even if it means increasing that insane 4 second 0-60 time.]]>Aug 5th 2007 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
Then again, its a good way to acquire some brand awarness in the early stages of the companies life (Spyker, Buggati (rebirth), Pagani)]]>Aug 8th 2007 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
Supposedly, there is a rumor that those car dealerships will be relocated near the Porsche dealership. Even then, the Porsche dealership revenues goes to Redwood City. I personally won't believe it until I see it. ]]>Aug 5th 2007 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 6th 2007 12:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
This is an industry first (fully electric, non-hybrid) vehicle and the body is even full carbon fibre and a light as $hit frame.

They also designed it with the maximum amount of usable aerodynamics so as to make it easier to move at high speeds. All this and it still only has a 300 mile range.
They do have plans to make a more affordable sedan for families, however, they are waiting for the battery industry to improve a bit so as to make it feasable to use. As a 4 door, trunk weilding, safety conscious, non-aerodynamic, family vehicle will weigh much more than the Roadster and the current technology will give it a much smaller drivable range.]]>Aug 5th 2007 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
Small point, but still. ]]>Aug 5th 2007 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
Its a really great idea...and with a bigger battery it could really be amazing.]]>Aug 5th 2007 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
but yes refue...err recharging would be a bit of a problem when driving long distances. its not like every BP station has these chargers all set up and everything]]>Aug 5th 2007 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
yes, we have other cars that are gas, and can easily do the distance, but why would we spend 100k on a car that we can't even fully use.]]>Aug 5th 2007 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/waisting a minimum of 5 hours of your life every single day! You're right, don't
waste your money on this car. Invest in a closer freaking house!]]>Aug 5th 2007 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
The car has an amazing range and the price is freaking amazing considering what it does.]]>Aug 5th 2007 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/ You are right in most cases high end sports cars are not drove for long distances. I own a '07 Lamborghini Diablo (Lottery FTW) and although I do drive it everyday I wouldn't take it on a long distance drive of say over say 350 miles. It's just not practical, as it's not really a family car. But I didn't really buy it for going on vacations I have an SUV for that. Also 50 to 75 mile one way commute is not that bad, I once knew a guy that worked a little over 100 miles from where he lived. This was due to the fact that his company gave him a promotion and relocated him. He didn't want to move so he just drove the 200+ mile round trip everyday. Before ]]>Aug 6th 2007 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/ Yes hello.... did they make a diablo in 07?
no sir, they ceased production in 01
oh, ok... so is it ok to LMFAO at this n00b?
roll on the floor sir.]]>Aug 6th 2007 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
Ummm, its not that funny, somtimes people get confused as to what cars they drive, and i mean a murcielago and a diablo look pretty much the same, right? And don't you even dare think that he drives a mid 90's ford explorer. ]]>Aug 8th 2007 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
Even if they blow it, UC's are improving fast and when you have an energy storage device that can charge hundreds of times faster than a battery, survive a million full charge/discharge cycles without degrading performance, and can deliver literally hundreds of times the current of a battery without failure or heating... bye-bye, batteries.

Not to mention the UC discharge curve is much more manageable and reliable than that of a battery.

Give Tesla five years and they've have a real barn-burner there. This is a great start, though.

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Drivers, start your smug senses of superiority!]]>Aug 5th 2007 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
Another thing: as of right now, it will take a little while to recharge the car. Use that to your advantage! Take your children to the park, or take your wife to a hotel for some sweet lovin'. I think it would change the dynamic of the road trip, but not in a bad way. People are so concerned with where they're going that they don't notice where they are. This changes things. However, as batteries get more efficient and as ultra-capacitors come into the market, recharge time will shrink immensely. When that day comes and people are still refusing to get electric cars, then I will probably start throwing rocks.]]>Aug 5th 2007 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
But I'm not arguing.. Just pointing out the Fact ..

But it is great they are starting to think about average Joe, instead of Richy Richy.. If the company was mine, my market would be Average Job.

But then again, I live in the Great North, and I will not see the Tesla, or any form of fully electric car for about 3-5 years. LOL.

Yippie..]]>Aug 6th 2007 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
It doesn't cost much more to build a sports car because electric engines inherently have tons of torque so they accelerate like a bat out of hell. You don't have to do anything special to an electric engine to make it work well in a sports car.

And people are used to paying tons for sports cars. So that fits their pricing needs.

So in sum, they are aiming for a market in which they are a natural fit and can make enough money to sustain the company long enough to enter additional markets. They are smart.]]>Aug 5th 2007 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/Aug 5th 2007 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/tesla-announces-its-first-dealership-no-you-still-cant-have-o/
For the Tesla Roadster, R&D cost were almost nothing as the only things that are not "off the shelf" on that car is the sheet metal skin (yes and the lights and some of the interior moldings) and the software that drives controls the electronics. Everything else is existing off the shelf parts from a Lotus chassis, to a bunch of run of the mill laptop batteries strung together.

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They originally promised 250 miles through computer simulations, but had to revise it down because they couldn't meet it in real world testing. So, no this car isn't going to get anywhere close to 300 miles out of a charge and if you are driving on anything other then a flat, straight 200 mile stretch with no radio or A/C on you probably wont ever see 200 miles out of a charge

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*cleans throat*
Until the car can go 6000 miles on a single charge, and recharge in under 4 minutes for free and has detachable wings for that special 300 mile commute, I'm looking in your direction Mr. East 'My Family Knows the Investor' Coast. The car is PURE garbage and useless.

*clears throat again*
Now my real opinion. I'm a normal person, I drive 20 miles a day round trip. If I could drive a Tesla for 15 DAYS without recharging it and never have to have an oil change or worry about a tune-up I'd love it.

Look at a damn Ferrari or Lambo or whatever exotic car, if they got 10k miles on them, they are VERY used and people complaining that 300 mile range isn't enough? This is an EXOTIC sports car designed for use as an EXOTIC sports car, NOT for moving your 8 member family from Oklahoma to Nebraska while towing your trailer.

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