Tesla Motors opens doors


	Tesla Motors opens doors

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5-5-2008 12:29 PM

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5-6-2008 11:33 AM

AcesLucky

I'm still thinking this is a hoax. It sounds too good to be true. And I'd wonder the cost of a full charge vs those miles per charge compared with cost of miles per gallon.

I'm just not convinced yet. It's an extraordinary claim this car maker makes. Let's hope he's right!

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Tesla Motors opened its first dealership in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/05/02/tesla-motors-opens-first-store-l-talks-about-future-plans-0" href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/05/02/tesla-motors-opens-first-store-l-talks-about-future-plans-0" style="font-size: 11px;">www.thestandard.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/05/02/tesla-motors-opens-first-store-l-talks-about-future-plans-0"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.thestandard.com/img/8A44F0FB-81D3-4395-AA67-3B8E9ECE8AE4" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9935829-54.html?tag=newsmap" href="http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9935829-54.html?tag=newsmap" style="font-size: 11px;">www.news.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9935829-54.html?tag=newsmap">
The location of the site in the tony Westwood neighborhood reflects the high-end shopping experience it intends to create for the flashy $109,000 Tesla Roadster.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9935829-54.html?tag=newsmap"><P>
The fancy showroom near Beverly Hills takes its inspiration from Apple stores, Musk said.
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"The Apple stores have worked out well. It's a fantastic consumer experience," Musk <A href="http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/FREE/422389269/1023/CONTACT" class="external-link">told <I>AutoWeek</I></A>. "We wanted a nontraditional automotive experience, and we have it."
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The company plans to make a luxury sedan next year called the <A href="http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9863202-54.html" title="Tesla to make gas-electric car -- Friday, Feb 1, 2008">Whitestar</A></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9935829-54.html?tag=newsmap"><P>
The Roaster will have a range of 220 miles per charge and the mileage equivalent of 135 miles per gallon.
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The sex appeal of the Roadster is rooted in the electric motor as well: with powerful torque, it can go from standing still to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds.
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Tesla can lay claim to putting all-electric cars back on the map, with its racy Roadster. But it certainly won't be alone for long.
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