<VV> Re: I want an electric sports car - No Vair but rear "engined"

[Eric S. Eberhard]

You could buy an Elise and save 30k (the roadster is 80k or so except 
the first 100 which were special and 100k).  But the Tesla will leave 
the Elise in the dust in at minimum acceleration, likely braking, 
maybe handling.  And it is silent which is fun.  And it looks 
better.  If you have the money, would you rather show up with a car 
that has pedestrian Toyota power, or an exotic brutal cutting edge 
electric motor?

At 03:37 PM 9/14/2006, you wrote:

>If this is the different look - It's okay by me!  The Tesla   roadster.  -
>WOW!
>_http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/20/tesla-roadster-unveiling-in-santa-monica/_
>
>(http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/20/tesla-roadster-unveiling-in-santa-monica/)
>
>
>- Seth
>
>
>Hey Seth,
>
>Cool.....but.....
>
>Go buy a Lotus Elise and use the extra $50,000 dollars to buy gas.
>Let see....$50K @ 3.50/gal x ~25 mpg = 357,142  miles!
>
>or ....just take the xtra 50K and put it in the bank @ 5% and buy your gas
>for life with the interest of $2500/yr  @ 3.50/gal x ~25 
>mpg  =17,857 miles/yr!
>
>Dave Fierek
>
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