Tesla / Lotus Battery Magic: 0-60mph in about 4 secs and 135mpg 250mile range

1Day · 20th July 2006, 20:17

Tesla Motors battery powered car

Very interesting, I say another 10 years you will see sports cars with battery power taking upto 5-10% of the sales and then from there on its going to be downhill for petrol heads :( i think they will have to give it petrol engine type char before a lot of people start to take it as an alternative..

Oh well an excellent effort i must say, seems like it was based on the elise...and it seems to be under 100k..

aniguchisan · 20th July 2006, 20:46

Very reminiscent of an Elise and a 430 Spider. Nice.

The Wolf · 20th July 2006, 21:23

Great new for we indians who are getting squashed under the load of global oil pool deficit!!!! Nice find 1Day....thats a nice looking machine....!

ranjan united · 21st July 2006, 05:01

Not bad for a battery-driven car. Looks quite good as well.
Wonder if u can tune up the battery ???

islero · 21st July 2006, 10:44

Wow, I like this idea a lot, but one thing, they should keep a good surround sound system hidden behidn the passenger compartment, permanently playing some nice car sounds for the full effect, because I dont think this battery powered thing is going to make any evocative noises by itself!!

aniguchisan · 21st July 2006, 13:43

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Originally Posted by islero

Wow, I like this idea a lot, but one thing, they should keep a good surround sound system hidden behidn the passenger compartment, permanently playing some nice car sounds for the full effect, because I dont think this battery powered thing is going to make any evocative noises by itself!!

Ha! Maybe a selection of fine car noises, ranging from petrol engines, to diesel, to jet-powered noises. That'd be worth the buck or two this car costs.

khanak · 21st July 2006, 16:38

Fifth Gear feaured the Venturi Fetish in one of their episodes. This is supposed to be the first sports car to go into production that runs on electricity

http://www.venturi.fr/us/index.php3

islero · 21st July 2006, 17:37

The Fetish dont look half as good as the Tesla.

1Day · 21st July 2006, 20:26

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Originally Posted by islero

The Fetish dont look half as good as the Tesla.

and i think costs about 300k euros

sbasak · 19th December 2006, 15:34

Costs around £50,000 production to start in 2008
Developed in California with Lotus UK.
Looks sexy, range 250 miles in one full charge, very good performance

It was shown on BBC news yesterday. Looks really nice.

On searching on the net, I got following links which may not be latest though.

An Electric Car With Juice

Sexy Tesla Roadster makes the heart race / All electric, it quietly lives up to its promise

DailyTech - Tesla to License Battery Technology, Launch New All-Electric Sedan
Finally, an electric car with performance

Akshay1234 · 19th December 2006, 19:28

lotus is also launching an elise run on fuel cell. i read about it in autocar uk. it smokes the normal elise and gives better mileage.

katalyst · 21st December 2006, 16:59

220 cars sold out even before they hit the road.....
The likes of Google creators are on the investors list...

This is quite incredible... the car seems to be too good to be true - $100,000 is not cheap though;

Its a good strategy - the oil lobby won't get freaked out since the average man cannot afford the car.

flipsyde · 21st December 2006, 23:12

$100k and no engine noise?!!

by far the best looking electric car i've seen...... and wit a 0-100 time of 4 secs it goes like stink too!!!

can't reva even COPY good designs?!!!

anyways nice find!!

GTO · 23rd August 2007, 14:49

Well, the Tesla's run into delays according to this news article. I sure hope they iron out all the issues before deliveries start......this is one car that has the potential to pave a different path.

deepakvrao · 23rd August 2007, 15:14

Fabulous looking car. I wonder at what year electric drive cars will reach an affordable pricing.

20th July 2006, 20:17	#1
1Day Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Delhi Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Tesla / Lotus Battery Magic: 0-60mph in about 4 secs and 135mpg 250mile range Tesla Motors battery powered car Very interesting, I say another 10 years you will see sports cars with battery power taking upto 5-10% of the sales and then from there on its going to be downhill for petrol heads :( i think they will have to give it petrol engine type char before a lot of people start to take it as an alternative.. Oh well an excellent effort i must say, seems like it was based on the elise...and it seems to be under 100k..
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20th July 2006, 20:46	#2
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 124 Times View My Garage	Very reminiscent of an Elise and a 430 Spider. Nice.
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20th July 2006, 21:23	#3
The Wolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,120 Thanked: 75 Times	Great new for we indians who are getting squashed under the load of global oil pool deficit!!!! Nice find 1Day....thats a nice looking machine....!
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21st July 2006, 05:01	#4
ranjan united BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada... But still a Bombay-Boy at heart !!! Posts: 409 Thanked: 3 Times	Not bad for a battery-driven car. Looks quite good as well. Wonder if u can tune up the battery ???
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21st July 2006, 10:44	#5
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Wow, I like this idea a lot, but one thing, they should keep a good surround sound system hidden behidn the passenger compartment, permanently playing some nice car sounds for the full effect, because I dont think this battery powered thing is going to make any evocative noises by itself!!
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21st July 2006, 16:38	#7
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,826 Thanked: 329 Times View My Garage	Fifth Gear feaured the Venturi Fetish in one of their episodes. This is supposed to be the first sports car to go into production that runs on electricity http://www.venturi.fr/us/index.php3
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21st July 2006, 17:37	#8
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	The Fetish dont look half as good as the Tesla.
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19th December 2006, 15:34	#10
sbasak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CCU-LTN Posts: 608 Thanked: 15 Times	Lotus Elise Electric car Costs around £50,000 production to start in 2008 Developed in California with Lotus UK. Looks sexy, range 250 miles in one full charge, very good performance It was shown on BBC news yesterday. Looks really nice. On searching on the net, I got following links which may not be latest though. An Electric Car With Juice Sexy Tesla Roadster makes the heart race / All electric, it quietly lives up to its promise DailyTech - Tesla to License Battery Technology, Launch New All-Electric Sedan Finally, an electric car with performance Last edited by sbasak : 19th December 2006 at 15:37.
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19th December 2006, 19:28	#11
Akshay1234 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,324 Thanked: 12,883 Times	lotus is also launching an elise run on fuel cell. i read about it in autocar uk. it smokes the normal elise and gives better mileage.
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21st December 2006, 16:59	#12
katalyst BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hyderabad as of now Posts: 38 Thanked: 0 Times	220 cars sold out even before they hit the road..... The likes of Google creators are on the investors list... This is quite incredible... the car seems to be too good to be true - $100,000 is not cheap though; Its a good strategy - the oil lobby won't get freaked out since the average man cannot afford the car.
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21st December 2006, 23:12	#13
flipsyde BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 644 Thanked: 84 Times	What!!?? $100k and no engine noise?!! by far the best looking electric car i've seen...... and wit a 0-100 time of 4 secs it goes like stink too!!! can't reva even COPY good designs?!!! anyways nice find!!
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23rd August 2007, 14:49	#14
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 72,635 Thanked: 317,661 Times View My Garage	Well, the Tesla's run into delays according to this news article. I sure hope they iron out all the issues before deliveries start......this is one car that has the potential to pave a different path.
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23rd August 2007, 15:14	#15
deepakvrao BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 300 Thanked: 2 Times	Fabulous looking car. I wonder at what year electric drive cars will reach an affordable pricing.
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