re: Tesla Roadster....

Mar 02, 2009,00:12 AM
 

Hello Patrick!

If it's on a Lotus Elise chassis, they they show you the one leg in/ then butt in/grab the pillar & slide into the car technique?  smile

Does the roof attach/detach like the Elise too?

-MW


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Long Report of Tesla Roadster

 
 By: patrick_y : March 1st, 2009-21:37
This year, the March issue of Robb Report magazine announced its favorite car of this year. Every year, this magazine hosts a car contest where several judges are assembled in Napa Valley to sample choice wines from different vineyards and to drive cars f...  

re: Tesla Roadster....

 
 By: DRMW : March 2nd, 2009-00:12
Hello Patrick! If it's on a Lotus Elise chassis, they they show you the one leg in/ then butt in/grab the pillar & slide into the car technique? Does the roof attach/detach like the Elise too? -MW

Elise Chassis

 
 By: patrick_y : March 2nd, 2009-00:44
The Tesla Representative didn't show me the technique, but I managed getting in and out of the car without exerting too much trouble. The roof does indeed detach and attach like the Elise. The Tesla features a targa type roof. Should you desire the roof t... 

on BBC TV's Top Gear programme it didnt manage more than 50 miles

 
 By: G99 : March 2nd, 2009-09:47
before the driver was left stranded. the 2nd one broke and the first one had to be pushed back then took 8 hours to charge. it looks good on paper and in pics, but so far i've not heard of a good test drive in UK. it would cripple me just getting into it ... 

There was a big contraversy over this episode of Top Gear..

 
 By: DRMW : March 2nd, 2009-10:43
The BBC actually admitted that the car NEVER ran out of juice but they claim that the episode reflected what could have happened . Clarkson said this: "We never said once that the car had run out of power. The car had to be pushed into the warehouse becau... 

My Test Vehicle

 
 By: patrick_y : March 2nd, 2009-12:39
My test vehicle had a computer screen that indicated all of the information about the vehicle. The car was about 70% charged when I got the vehicle. During my test drive where the car exhibited very aggressive driving, the car's computer said the car woul... 

Patrick, i'm very glad to...

 
 By: G99 : March 2nd, 2009-12:51
Patrick, i'm very glad to hear that the car is better than the british public have been led to believe. i and my 13 year old are top gear fanatics and yes it is just entertainment although the previous version with Jezza and Tiff Needell was more informat... 

No problem

 
 By: patrick_y : March 2nd, 2009-14:00

Think again...

 
 By: DonCorson : March 3rd, 2009-05:37
This is the domain where I have a small amount of competence, my bread and butter job. Written about 6 months ago my conclusion was: " The Tesla Roadster may get 365 km Reichweite under certain circomstances (note the 450kg battery weight) and charging in... 

Tesla's Battery

 
 By: patrick_y : March 3rd, 2009-08:42
I don't work for Tesla, but I can tell you that Tesla's battery department has taken the flammability of batteries into account. The battery system which comprises of thousands of batteries is enclosed in a special cooling system and the entire assembly i... 

Vehicle batteries

 
 By: DonCorson : March 3rd, 2009-11:23

KABOOM!

 
 By: DRMW : March 3rd, 2009-11:09