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Direct Manufacturer links are provided at the end of this page. But first... Tesla Electric Vehicle Video PlayerTop videos are loaded into the Video Player. Use controls on the sides and bottom of the Player to see all Videos.Current model is the Tesla Roadster. Tesla looked closely at developing a hybrid, decided it's a red herring. Tesla believes that if you stay purely electric or purely gasoline, you're going to make a better car. As soon as you try to split the difference, you have something that's neither fish nor fowl. A Prius is a weak gasoline car with a little bit of electric charge. And once you've used up the electric charge, you have an underpowered gasoline engine or a weak electric car. Manufacturer LinksDirect Link to Tesla Motors It isn't that you haven't already heard of the Tesla Roadster. In fact, it has been one of the more hyped automobiles of recent memory. It uses a Lotus Elise platform, sleek carbon-fiber bodywork, 6831 lithium-celled battery module and 248-hp electric motor. To address two of Tesla's most extravagant claims: acceleration to 60 in around 4 seconds and a range of more than 200 miles. Testing confirms the first and strongly suggests the second — though, it should be stressed, not as simultaneous activities. The Roadster whirs to 60 mph in precisely 4.0 sec. and did the quarter-mile in 12.7 sec. at 105.3 mph. (Think Porsche 911 Carrera S territory.) Top speed is 120 mph. Succinctly, the Roadster can really scoot!
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