Checkout what I drove today: A Tesla Roadster.

[2muchmark2]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

There is also always a lineup for things, the last one was the CanAm roadster (which, based on personal experience, isn't all that fun to ride). There are always a laundry list of celebutards and others suckered into the "next big thing". They can park the Tesla in their garage next to the box with the Apple Liza and their NeXT PC.

CanAm Roadster:
Looks like fun, never drove one though.

"next big thing"
Why are early adopters suckers? Come on... If you see a gadget, and it is something you want to have and enjoy, and you have the money, you buy it. It either catches on or it doesn't. Why does that make anyone a sucker?

As for celebutards, whats wrong with having passion for a cause? These are people with money and a following, and they believe in something and want to make their ideas known. If you don't agree, just ignore them. Whats the prob?

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by 2muchmark2

CanAm Roadster:
Looks like fun, never drove one though.

"next big thing"
Why are early adopters suckers? Come on... If you see a gadget, and it is something you want to have and enjoy, and you have the money, you buy it. It either catches on or it doesn't. Why does that make anyone a sucker?

As for celebutards, whats wrong with having passion for a cause? These are people with money and a following, and they believe in something and want to make their ideas known. If you don't agree, just ignore them. Whats the prob?

Too many of the celebs 'have a cause' because someone told them it was good to appear in a positive light. It works well when they are trying to get the public to forget their latest DUI charge or whatever.

They also tend to have more money than brains, and end up getting lead into buying the latest thing to look good. The Tesla might be a good product 5 - 10 years from now, but for the moment, it is still no entirely ready for prime time (and absolutely nobody is addressing the issues of what will happen with all the toxic waste from the batteries, which will likely need to be replaced entirely every few years).

As for the your clean power, the clean power in Quebec is not unlimited. In fact, if even a very small number of people shifted over to electric cars, the power grid would fry, and the draw down on water in the north would be unsupportable. Any large scale move to electric cars would likely lead to that gas fired power plant project coming back, and many more like it.

CanAm Roadster has a real problem of dynamics, basically it lifts the inside wheel when turning (opposite to motorcycle, which effectively leans into the turn). The weight gets transfered to the outside wheel. Go a little too far, and in theory it is tippy. The machine has a very aggressive stability control that I was able to engage in a parking lot without much effort.

It looks cool, it rides reasonably well, as long as you aren't going to push the issue in the slightest. It pretty much is the worst of a motorcycle and the worst of a car all in one place.