Checkout what I drove today: A Tesla Roadster.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Failed basic math?

40 miles going there, 40 miles coming back = 80 miles. .

I wasn't aware you traveled in strainght lines out, and straight lines back. Where are these roads at?

Maybe we should call you "Ray-Man?"

(Did you get the funny little double entendre there with the math/savant reference?)

I love you chicken and egg guys.....glass is always half empty.

The average american travels less than 20 miles from home on a daily basis. and....wait for it...are you just gonna drive all day? Gonna drive to the whore house, and turn around and come back? How about you stay a while...plug in, and recharge?

(See, I made another little double entedre reference there?)

Man, you don't get this much funny when you PAY for it in Vegas.....

Hey, know what? Doesn't matter...can't get one anyhow. They can't make 'em fast enough to keep up with demand. So you won't have to worry about making a bad decision.

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

I wasn't aware you traveled in strainght lines out, and straight lines back. Where are these roads at?

Gee, I dunno, usually when I go somewhere, I tend to want to come back. Nothing about a straight line, but the distance TO some place is typically similar to the distance coming FROM the place. Unless of course you are just buying an electric car to drive around in circles and show off how "green" you are.

Most places won't let you plug in to recharge, and just as importantly, battery life is compromised with partial charging. So you don't want to plug in for an hour, and shave 6 months off the life of the battery overall.

But you knew that, right?

[2muchmark2]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Most places won't let you plug in to recharge, and just as importantly, battery life is compromised with partial charging. So you don't want to plug in for an hour, and shave 6 months off the life of the battery overall.

This is not correct. Old batteries such as the Delco batteries in the GM EV-1 had this problem, but this has been solved. The battery and charging system have no "memory" problem like you are describing.

The Tesla Roadster doesn't just have 1 batter - it has thousands of small "notebook" batteries. It is normal for some of them to fail but they are guaranteed for 3 years to lose no more than 20% of their ability to retain a full charge. When it comes time for service, a diagnostic program tells the "mechanic" which batteries are dead or dying, and are replaced.

I asked the sales rep who let me drive the car (Hans) about this though. He says that he charges his car every day by plugging it in at home. For long trips though, he has to plan his route so that he can stop at places to plug-in and charge his car.

As for places not letting you plug-in, thats possible, but its too bad for them. The total cost to charge the car is a whopping $4.00 of electricity. It won't be long before some enterprising companies setup Electric charging stations in various locations around the country. It currently takes 3 hours to fully charge a Tesla. This is a fantastic opportunity for "truck stops" to become full service stops that would include Hotels, long-dinner restaurants, movie theatres, parks, etc.

I'm excited for the future. Can you tell?