As members of this generation i'm sure a lot of us are anticipating the next form of alternative energy. We've developed a sickening dependency on oil. It's almost as if it runs in our veins. Today we see more and more cars being unveiled to use electric or hydrogen power.
Let's cut the bullshit. Any car that says it's a hybrid between fuel and electricity really isn't making much difference to the environment. Enter Tesla Motors, the one that might save us all. Tesla unveiled it's Roadster in 2006 which fully runs on electricity. Each full charge goes up to 200 miles. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency tested it and found that it each charge lasted up to 244 miles. Not bad for running on lithium-ion batteries. The world distance record of 311 miles for a production electric car on a single charge was set by a Roadster on October 27th, 2009 during the Global Green Challenge in outback Australia.
But don't be fooled it doesn't look like a god damned Prius. It's sexy as hell. I wouldn't be caught dead in a Prius. The Tesla Roadster would get any girl wet. I know I am. The car goes 0-60 m/ph in 3.9 seconds, not too bad when compared to the Ferrari 599 which does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds.
So why haven't you heard of Tesla? Well because they are having trouble getting funding. It was reported that an an employee(now former employee) leaked information that Tesla had only 9 million dollars left in the bank. No worries they got a little help from the government. Elon Musk (the founder of PayPal) is the CEO of the company and is an more than able person to handle the company.
The price of the car can be a bit scary. The Roadster goes for about $109,000 before tax incentives by the government. You do save money on gas on the long run however. Although it's a bit pricey I would encourage everyone to aspire to own one of these as we the generation of today need to make changes. When we plan to buy a vehicle we should be thinking about a car that doesn't run on gas but rather something cleaner and more energy efficient.
With all that said I hope Tesla survives through this financial storm and beats out the rest of the competition. GM and Toyota only recently began releasing their electric cars but Tesla can be said to be the true pioneer of a fully functional, environment safe and not to mention, sexy car.
I hope it doesn't go down like the electric car did a while back. Oil dependency is so strong, the GOV may never give up their crutch for a cleaner way.
ReplyDeletei agree with joey...oil dependency is strong.
ReplyDeletei feel like the car industry is trying to go green without checking for safety. environment before safety? maybe it's a lose-lose.
p.s. you should watch the SNL spoof about the toyota prius. it was rather funny.