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Tesla Roadster - Sky Drives

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By Sky Motoring
19 February 2008

The Tesla Roadster isn’t just a glorified milk float, it’s the world’s first electric powered, zero emissions sports car. It’s a clever amalgam of Japanese-made lithium-ion batteries (6831 of them in all), Lotus lightweight engineering, and Silicon Valley audacity, designed to make the green age interesting for keen drivers.

On the outside
Looks familiar? Well that’s because essentially, the Tesla Roadster has been developed from the Lotus Elise chassis, which is already a pretty dashing shape (if you ignore the toupee top). The panelling however, though similar, is entirely different and we rather like that integrated spoiler at the rear.

On the inside
There has been a concerted effort to increase the comfort levels of this the cabin which has led Tesla to reshape the bucket seats, lower the door sills and upgrade the interior lining with carpet and carbon fibre. The revisions have worked, creating an attractive environment.

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Bob Petrella
08:28:23 10 July 2008

We do not need to decrease carbon emissions. This is the point, the carbon myth is jsut that, a myth.

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Rob
07:04:26 05 July 2008

People aren't very bright are they? There are massive oil reserves in Alaska but the US is sitting on it knowing that it will increase in value ten-fold without it costing them a penny. The price of fuel will go through the roof, and as tax is % linked, the government coins it in. If anything is invented that runs off water then a water shortage will be announced and that will be taxed, if it runs off electricity then an electricity tax will be introduced, if it runs off thin air then a breath tax will be introduced. Why? The thugs in suits need us to turn raw materials into objects with value, they can then raise tax on what we earn, and tax on what is sold. That money is then sent to Iraq and Afghanistan and burned, at which point we have to work even more to replace it. It's a great population control system. If the carbon emmissions in this country were reduced to zero it would not affect global levels one iota, we occupy 0.02% of the planets surface and we are sparsely populated. We are being conned so that money can be made by somebody, somewhere, and those people are ultimately arms dealers. Sad but true.

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Yaser Afaneh
17:07:41 02 July 2008

i think all countries must begin with nuclear power generation so electric cars become more popular and coast less to charge

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Roy
07:54:39 20 May 2008

p.s.... and the inventor mysteriously died having suffered no ill heath shortly after showing his creation to the world. make what you want of it !

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Roy
07:52:20 20 May 2008

type into google "car that runs on water" and you'll see the future, road tax will probably go upto 5 grand a car if this is put into production. The trouble is we are not serious about saving the planet and it shows everywhere. This car could be in production in under 2 years and the kit could be retro fitted to existing cars but you'll never see it as the government don't make any money out of it.

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