Tesla Motors

[Blockomanian]

Just found this today, there was a showroom for their cars in the mall.
The interior is friggin sweet, completely touch-screen, the door handles retract into the body when driving to steamline airflow.
Fully electric too, the front where the engine would be is another "trunk".

Heres the site: http://www.teslamotors.com/models

DA FUTUR IS CUMMING!

[Ad Bot]

[Morpheus]

You never knew about Tesla?

[Trogtor]

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[Blockomanian]

You never knew about Tesla?

nope haha has it been around for a while?

inb4teslacoil

that's excatly what I thought when I saw it

[Nickelob Ultra]

I've seen one on the highways.  Looks great.

[carolcat]

i stopped by a dealership(?) in san fran when i went like 2 years ago
they're nice looking cars but i can't say i'm a big fan of them being completely electric.

[Morpheus]

nope haha has it been around for a while?

About ten years. Also, the guy who launched that private spacecraft to the ISS co-founded Tesla.

[xxxxkill]

i stopped by a dealership(?) in san fran when i went like 2 years ago
they're nice looking cars but i can't say i'm a big fan of them being completely electric.

I am, actually. Not because I'm some environmentally conscious richardwad who constantly boasts about having an electric car and that they're saving the environment and all that stuff. It's more because gasoline is loving expensive. Not sure if using a full electric car would be better though.

[dorkdotdan]

Coal is cheaper I believe.

[carolcat]

I am, actually. Not because I'm some environmentally conscious richardwad who constantly boasts about having an electric car and that they're saving the environment and all that stuff. It's more because gasoline is loving expensive. Not sure if using a full electric car would be better though.

yeah but electric batteries take a while to recharge. i don't see why they couldn't do something like in the older toyota priuses: have an electric motor or w/e as a backup
just my uneducated 2 cents though

[Darkness ZXW]

the main problem with electric cars is that you pay the $200,000 for it then you either A: Run from 75% coal powered electricity, or B: dish out another $4,000 for solar panels, plus wiring.

[Fredulus]

the founder (cofounder technically), elon musk, is basically my idol
he also founded SpaceX, the leading commercial space entity

the main problem with electric cars is that you pay the $200,000 for it then you either A: Run from 75% coal powered electricity, or B: dish out another $4,000 for solar panels, plus wiring.

musk has said that even if you were to charge a tesla off electricity taken from the dirtiest power plants (coal), it would still be cleaner than a gas powered vehicle

[Morpheus]

We need nuclear powered cars... Screw safety 

[Blockomanian]

We need nuclear powered cars... Screw safety 

safety is for wimps!

yeah but electric batteries take a while to recharge.

yea around an hour or something I believe.