SFist: SFist Photo: Tesla Motors' Roadster- the Electric Edsel?

SFistJim

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:12:13 -0800

Re: the Segway's designer http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.03/segway_pr.html "His boldest claim came when he predicted in Time that the Segway "will be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy."

guest

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:38:07 -0800

Great post! Very balanced! Not!

jonesy

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:36:22 -0800

Does it come with a coke holder? If so I'm sure the guy test driving in the picture will order one.

guest

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:35:27 -0800

I may not be able to afford the $100k model, but i'm salivating at the thought of the $30k models that hopefully will be Tesla's next project. Hope the stars buy up a lot of these to keep them in business.

wsanders

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:34:04 -0800

Lead emissions? The anti lead argument is still being flogged by Limbaugh-style bullshit artists. No current mass-production hybrid car uses lead-acid batteries any more. The Tesla uses LiIon batteries, one reason it's so expensive. Priuses, Civics, and Fords use NiMh, a little less likely than LiIon to catch fire if mishandled. No lead (except for maybe the 12v accessory battery.) Lead-acid is a pretty poor choice for mass electric car technology. Even though it's easily recycled, the performance, weight, and environmental effects make NiMh a better choice, and eventually they'll figure out how to mass produce LiIon batteries

guest

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:04:14 -0800

Apparently, you're unaware of the lead released into the evironment by the batteries in electric cars. Lead emissions = pollution. The power plants that provide their electricity pollute. Power plants providing electricity = pollution. Should I go on? Do some research. I know it's hard. Ass.

guest

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:48:29 -0800

Guest [4]: Driving doesn't cause global warming. Pollution causes global warming. (Concentrate, I know it's hard.)

guest

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:17:39 -0800

Nothing is going to slow down global warming except for reduced driving. Anyone who thinks some magical car is a panacea that will cure everything is a f**king retard.

wsanders

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:28:07 -0800

He's looking a little hunched-over in that last picture, so he's probably avoiding having his hair touch the headliner at all costs. Eeeuuww! (Sorry, I just don't get hair gel.) Don't knock Segways until you've driven one. Assuming they'd last 5 years, it would be cost about the same to buy one for every citizen of SF as to operate Muni (and I'd bet you'd get a discount if you ordered 700,000 of them.) Electric technology is expensive: $5K is not unreasonable for lithium ion batteries, regenerative braking, and, according to the Segway guy I run into all the time on BART, enough power to get you over the hill from Berkeley to Orinda. I test drove one a few months ago, but I'm keeping my beater motorcycle for now.

J

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:58:45 -0800

Nice Post! I'll probably never be able to afford one...or even test-drive it. But they seem pretty cool. Really, it's just a sports car...a kick-a$$ sports car. Hey, did it mess Gavin's hair? From what I've heard and seen, from people close to the car, it is quite a fine automobile if you can afford it.

RinconHillSF

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:44:29 -0800

The day I spend $100k on a car is the day I've won the $250 million Mega Millions Lotto jackpot. Until then, I'll consider a $22k Prius if/when I buy my next automobile. These ZipCar ads are very persuasive though, you know.