Tesla Roadster Hybrid Review
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Tesla Roadster |
| From electric car manufacturer Tesla Motor comes what the company describes as a cutting edge and breakthrough hybrid sports vehicle called the 2008 Tesla Roadster hybrid. The car is an amazingly fast, all electricity-run sports vehicle using the frame and chassis of development technologist Lotus Elise. First announced in 2006, the Tesla Roadster is designed to be a two-seater sports auto. The company has been bogged and pursued by the media and by sports car enthusiasts. As such, Tesla revealed that the Roadster will highlight the company’s long-standing efforts for the revival of the aspired zero-emissions electric sports car. In the near to middle term, Tesla also hopes to bring the car to a mass production so that more consumers and car buyers can appreciate and own them. First things first, there are several significant and amazing features that people and enthusiasts are raving about Tesla Roadster. Aside from being an environmental car and an all-electric vehicle, the hybrid sports car is notable for its unique acceleration. Roadster can speed up and take a fast acceleration of about 0 to 60 miles per hour or 97 kilometers per hour in just about 3.9 seconds. The breakthrough development transmission is held responsible for this awesome feature. Overall efficiency of the sports car stands at 135 miles per gallon, according to standards by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Roadster is also tested to travel up to 220 miles or 350 kilometers using its lithium ion batter pack. Take note that the mileage can be achieved in just a single charge of the battery pack. That is a breakthrough performance for an all-electric vehicle. It should be noted that Tesla is very open in telling the market that the Tesla Roadster hybrid is just an important and landmark predecessor of many exciting and pioneering things and technologies to come. Beyond or after the 2008 Roadster hybrid, Tesla is planning to reinvent an entire auto and car industry. That is an ambitious target to make, considering the company’s being a startup in a car market saturated by numerous giant car firms from the US, Germany, South Korea and Japan. As another selling point, the Roadster is the only car to have received a an outstanding waiver from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA. Because of that, Tesla said it has been able to design and manufacture the initial units of the Roadster sports car sans the advanced airbags with occupant sensor capabilities. This waiver is only effective for the sports car’s first three years of assembly and production. Because of that, Roadster is allowed to build its cars with just the low-cost and practical standard airbags with dual-front characteristics. And of course, the most interesting and controversial factor about the 2008 Tesla Roadster hybrid—the price tag. Hold your breath. The Tesla hybrid has a commanding price of about $98,000, not unique because of its sports car status. However, Tesla is advising the market to hold on and enjoy Roadster despite its high price tag because the succeeding Tesla hybrids will be more mass produced and will be made more affordable. |
Tesla Roadster125 / 135 MPG |
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| BODY TYPE | Sports Car |
| MSRP | $98000 |
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