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In reply to the discussion: Tesla is the new Hummer. Flying down the highway reading Drudge [View all]MindMover
(5,016 posts)7. and sells for 30,000 ...
"Tesla announced on Friday that the third, lower priced model (possibly the Model E) could make its official debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit."
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The facts are that 10% of the pages hit by Tesla owners while driving down the road
BlueStreak
Apr 2014
#2
Your post uses the price of a Tesla as 100,000 which is one of the highest prices for a Tesla ...
MindMover
Apr 2014
#3
First, an electric vehicle is not a toy ... 250 km is enough driving in any day for me ...
MindMover
Apr 2014
#5
We are presently working on an exoskin that will recharge the batteries from the sun ...
MindMover
Apr 2014
#16
Why don't power plants use gasoline internal combustion engines to produce electricty?
XRubicon
Apr 2014
#36
Much electricity in the US is from hydroelectric, no coal plants around here
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2014
#42
My 35+ year old apartment complex recently installed three charging stations
LanternWaste
Apr 2014
#12
How do you think those car dealerships came about in the first place?
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2014
#58
Come to Alaska if you want the oil check. I filed my pfd for me and my 2 kids in march.
bravenak
Apr 2014
#52
My point was that oil companies shouldn't be getting the lion's share of profits.
idendoit
Apr 2014
#61
I'm all ears. Most people have only been able to sustain something like 5% with modest risk
BlueStreak
Apr 2014
#60
yeah, pulling it out to be taxed..but if you had 100k in a regular bank account, it would be cheaper
dionysus
Apr 2014
#54
Still in the future - $40,000 for 'Model E' which has a range of 200mi - ready in 2016/17
Baclava
Apr 2014
#6
It's still a concept car- it's years away from what it will even look like, let alone it's price
Baclava
Apr 2014
#10
I have read different accounts of when, not how much ...hopefully, we will know more soon...nt
MindMover
Apr 2014
#11