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Do we need the Tesla Roadster?
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Written on: 11 January 2008 [14:08]
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ecoadmin
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Opinions vary when people are asked whether the Tesla Roadster is needed to make road transport more sustainable. What is your opinion? Does the car make a difference? Twike 890
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Written on: 31 May 2008 [16:27]
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Lensman
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I think that depends on how we look at the question. I, personally, have no use for a $100,000 high-performance sports car, regardless of whether or not it's electric. Even if I had that kind of money, I'd spend it on something else-- like putting solar panels on my roof. But the Tesla Roadster has single-handedly turned around perception by the public and-- more importantly-- the auto industry. It is now perceived that building and selling an electric car to the mass public is not only possible, but inevitable. So in *that* respect, the Tesla Roadster is very much "needed" by everyone who drives a car! GM is now, by all reports, serious about producing a serial hybrid car, the "Volt", and that decision can be directly traced to the favorable public reception of the Tesla Roadster. So that alone proves Tesla is a success, from the standpoint of starting to wean the U.S. from dependence on foreign oil, and reducing pollution. [This article was edited 1 times, at last 03.06.2008 at 09:39.] |
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