Comments on: Test Driving the Tesla Roadster, and Glimpsing the Future of Electric Cars http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2008/09/26/test-driving-the-tesla-roadster-and-glimpsing-the-future-of-electric-cars/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tom Saxton http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2008/09/26/test-driving-the-tesla-roadster-and-glimpsing-the-future-of-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-30491 Tom Saxton Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:54:01 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5188#comment-30491 As Tesla Motor's chairman, Elon Musk, says, Tesla Motors is not trying to solve a shortage of sports cars. They are NOT a sports car company, they are an electric vehicle company. It just happens that starting their product line with a high-end, low-production sports car is the best way to develop their technology and attract attention. With each new product, they plan to increase the production rate by a factor of ten and cut the price in half. In late 2010 they expect to start producing Model S, a $60,000 four-door, five-passenger sports sedan. By 2012, they plan to have a $30,000 (or so) family sedan. Lots of companies talk about producing EVs. Only one has passed crashed testing and started production. That's Tesla Motors. As Tesla Motor’s chairman, Elon Musk, says, Tesla Motors is not trying to solve a shortage of sports cars. They are NOT a sports car company, they are an electric vehicle company. It just happens that starting their product line with a high-end, low-production sports car is the best way to develop their technology and attract attention.

With each new product, they plan to increase the production rate by a factor of ten and cut the price in half.

In late 2010 they expect to start producing Model S, a $60,000 four-door, five-passenger sports sedan. By 2012, they plan to have a $30,000 (or so) family sedan.

Lots of companies talk about producing EVs. Only one has passed crashed testing and started production. That’s Tesla Motors.

]]> By: GreenCar Auto Show http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2008/09/26/test-driving-the-tesla-roadster-and-glimpsing-the-future-of-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-30335 GreenCar Auto Show Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:20:58 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5188#comment-30335 Either way it's not a good choice. Tesla is for the high-end buyer. They are basically the first 'aston martin' company within the Electric Vehicle market. They'll always be the exotic sports car for EV's. 100,000 is too much for most people. On the other hand you have ZAP. 2 words for ZAP... 'ZAP SUCKS'. I can't fit my family into one of these, and for the price I should have much more space. The solution is a US based company called Goss132 which is somewhere in Florida. Goss132 has an EV that is the size of a traditional 4 door, and it's around $22,000 and best of all it's 100% EV, and it's a plugin EV. Couldn't tell it's an EV by looking at it. I've heard nothing but good things, and from their FAQ page I already know they'll have a good long future. Says you can have the batteries replaced by any shop you want, and can use any batteries that you want. So if battery technology improves you don't have to get a whole new car; you can simply swap out your old ones for new ones. One more point according to the site one of their prime goals is keeping the COST down! What a great deal! Goss132 is A W E S O M E !!!! Either way it’s not a good choice. Tesla is for the high-end buyer. They are basically the first ‘aston martin’ company within the Electric Vehicle market. They’ll always be the exotic sports car for EV’s. 100,000 is too much for most people. On the other hand you have ZAP. 2 words for ZAP… ‘ZAP SUCKS’. I can’t fit my family into one of these, and for the price I should have much more space.

The solution is a US based company called Goss132 which is somewhere in Florida.
Goss132 has an EV that is the size of a traditional 4 door, and it’s around $22,000 and best of all it’s 100% EV, and it’s a plugin EV. Couldn’t tell it’s an EV by looking at it. I’ve heard nothing but good things, and from their FAQ page I already know they’ll have a good long future. Says you can have the batteries replaced by any shop you want, and can use any batteries that you want. So if battery technology improves you don’t have to get a whole new car; you can simply swap out your old ones for new ones. One more point according to the site one of their prime goals is keeping the COST down! What a great deal! Goss132 is A W E S O M E !!!!

]]> By: Alias http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2008/09/26/test-driving-the-tesla-roadster-and-glimpsing-the-future-of-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-30322 Alias Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:44:51 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5188#comment-30322 @ Frank - I think that a car like the Alias would interest you then, because that is the one ZAP will be coming out with next year: it will cost about 30k or so, and have a range and speed of a hundred miles. @ Frank – I think that a car like the Alias would interest you then, because that is the one ZAP will be coming out with next year: it will cost about 30k or so, and have a range and speed of a hundred miles.

]]> By: Frank Magazino http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2008/09/26/test-driving-the-tesla-roadster-and-glimpsing-the-future-of-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-30090 Frank Magazino Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:05:16 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=5188#comment-30090 Wouldn't u rather be the henry ford type and make cars for the masses u know the ones that can afford them like for 30,000 instead of the 60,000 fancy one ur comming out with. you could go down in the history books but instead i guess ull go down in the New Yorker magazine what a waste Wouldn’t u rather be the henry ford type and make cars for the masses u know the ones that can afford them like for 30,000 instead of the 60,000 fancy one ur comming out with. you could go down in the history books but instead i guess ull go down in the New Yorker magazine what a waste

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