Electrified

16 responses to “Electrified”

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   benjiman

   Jul 19, 2006 at 5:55 pm

   "I am easily excitable about cool new tech gadgets"

   Potentially the understatement of of the decade.

   =P

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   The Rocketeer

   Jul 19, 2006 at 5:56 pm

   I see your company is backing them. I would love to have a car that has the Tesla name (one of my heros). I wish them all the best.

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Jul 19, 2006 at 6:09 pm

   Bonne Chance!

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4. 

   The Rocketeer

   Jul 19, 2006 at 6:11 pm

   This is what the first Tesla Electric car looked like:
   
   A modified 1931 Pierce Arrow that allegedly was Powered by free energy. It sounds like the new one requires charging periodically… how’s that an improvement? 😉

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   svur

   Jul 19, 2006 at 8:20 pm

   lotus shells electric heart – sweet idea – is there a market ?gearheads like internal combustion noises…lets see

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   the other Martin Taylor

   Jul 19, 2006 at 9:12 pm

   More press: http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0,71414-0.html?tw=rss.index

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   the other Martin Taylor

   Jul 19, 2006 at 9:51 pm

   wooo – wired now has pictures: blog.wired.com/teslacar/

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   bryankennedy

   Jul 20, 2006 at 3:27 am

   That must be so weird to feel this thing throw you back into the seat without the sound of a combustion engine.

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9. 

   Todd Huffman

   Jul 20, 2006 at 8:37 am

   So. Steve.

   When can I go for a ride?

   Pleeeeease!!! I want to see the Shiny Blinky!

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    benjiman

    Jul 20, 2006 at 5:04 pm

    The http://www.teslamotors.com/ for those so inclined.

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    xouroborus

    Jul 20, 2006 at 5:38 pm

    Thanks for the link to Tesla’s “Power Box”, Mr. Trotman! I had not read that before….what a great mystery!

    Do you think that the box was the sole source of power for the car or was it a ‘receiver’ for some secreted wireless energy source? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower

    hmmm….very intriguing.

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12. 

    TroyWorks

    Jul 20, 2006 at 6:27 pm

    60mph in 4 seconds…

    so I guess having a crank to charge the battery like my flashlight/radio is out of the question.

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    jurvetson

    Jul 20, 2006 at 7:28 pm

    thanks for the links!

    oddwick: Summer ’07 baby!

    Bryankennedy, Svur: Miss the sound of a combustion engine? How about the sound of a Harley…. or an RC toy car… or a Saturn V… modulated by the motor control signals., of course…

    Last year, I mused about the emerging need for downloadable Engine Ring Tones…. 😉

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14. 

    Todd Huffman

    Jul 21, 2006 at 6:47 am

    *waits impatiently*

    The future never comes fast enough! And the present passes too quickly!

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    JKaljundi

    Jul 21, 2006 at 9:23 pm

    The logo looks very familiar to a Lambo fan 😉

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    the other Martin Taylor

    Sep 13, 2006 at 5:42 pm

    Have you seen this video of the wrightspeed v a Ferrari and Porsche – video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7352118104883452737 – very cool

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