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A party atmosphere greeted us at the IAC Building in New York last night for the East Coast launch event of the Tesla Model S Prototype. On show was the Roadster, the showroom model of the S and the Smart-E. Plenty of attention was lavished on the roadster with many seeing it for the first time. The...
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Evo Magazines Harry Metcalfe describes powering the Tesla Roadster (he’s been playing with) from his own wind turbine as “… like discovering I've got my own private oil well at the bottom of the garden. ” He erected a GBP12,000 wind turbine that is producing enough power each year to drive a Roadster...
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Jay Leno’s been talking to MINI E Sales Coordinator Nadine Jambor and Chief Engineer Anton Lesnicar but not looking at the motor controller or the battery; strictly off limits! Jay Leno’s Garage - 2009 MINI E On the road we get a thumbs up and a handbrake turn.
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The Telegraph published the full review from Boris Johnson, Mayor of London as he drove the Tesla Roadster; “ You remember that bit in Star Wars, when the Millennium Falcon makes the leap into hyperspace, and the stars are turned into white streaks? ” Full story here
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Electric car site AllCarsElectric took a day out to drive the Roadster in NY. Read the quick review > here <
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This months Road & Track magazine is out; it features a total BEV’fest with features and videos of the Roadster, RAV4, AC Propulsion eBox, Mitsubishi i MiEV, Wrightspeed X1, MINI-e and Dodge EV Online article at: Road&Track
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PeakOilGarage led me to this great YouTube review of the Roadster by Robert Llewellyn. Keep an eye on his face when he hits the go button! If you think the name sounds familiar; Kryten !
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Writer Toby Young Test Drives the Roadster for Intelligence Squared Green Festival on Climate Change. The Intelligence Squared Green Festival on Climate Change is a non profit all day event which has attracted some of the foremost experts in the world to debate the most important topic of our age. On...
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All good stuff at Road & Track http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=10&article_id=7297 Some good photos and video demonstrating that the car does match its performance credentials. MPT
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Thanks to the Register for picking this up: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/12/22/bbc_top_gear_tesla/ MPT
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In an uncharacteristically 'Boot free' article, the reg. questions the truth around the testing of the Tesla on Top Gear. Interestingly too, the comments section remains generally supportive of the Tesla's plight in the review with a couple of shoes going Hydrogen's way. Article: http...
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++++ Spoiler Alert: Lap times follow ++++ It was great! I was worried that Clarkson would bang on about flat batteries and no V8 roar however "Shame it doesn't come with a CD of V8 noises" was only uttered once. but he liked the technology and the idea. I can't believe that they broke...
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In the penultimate show of the season Jeremy Clarkson will be putting the Tesla Roadster through its paces on the track. Any guesses as to where it's going to be on the leader board? Will the Stig mate with it? Sunday Night 9pm GMT BBC2 Hint: www.finalgear.com might have a copy of the show shortly...
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Features the Tesla at http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=132935
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Great video including a bit of power sliding in the third instalment here http://www.oncars.com/news-blogs/story/279/2009-Tesla-Roadster-Part-3-of-3-Performance Emile goes into some real detail about weight distribution and how it translates to the handling; thanks. MPT