The Future of Motoring
by John
Last Friday I drove a Tesla. I was gobsmacked.
Faster 0-100 than a Ferrari.
As comfortable as a Jaguar.
Quieter than a Mercedes.
As heavy as my Toyota Landcruiser, but handles like a BMW 5 series.
And the cost of a tank full of fuel? $5
Yes $5. Not $150-$200 like my Landcruiser.
It is powered by an electric motor, which has only one moving part, and is turbine smooth and silent.
It has a range of 400+km, and the batteries recharge overnight off the household electricity supply, or in 40 minutes at a Tesla recharge station.
The vehicle has an 8 year warranty on drive chain and batteries, and 4 years on all other mechanicals.
The style is sleek and modern, and looks a bit like an Audi A5.
My next car, whenever that is, will be electric. Peak oil? Who gives a ****
Google Tesla, to see the future of motoring.
my.teslamotors.com for prices and specs.
Photographed at Chadstone shopping centre
Check out the size of the console screen… 450mm. The best reversing display and GPS screen ever. My son in law, who arranged the test drive is also amazed. (check out the rear view mirror).
johnsmachines 
I’m with you John. Did you know Tesla have recently launched a new battery for the home which will enable storage of solar-generated electricity. Their first batch – priced at about US$4000 per unit – sold out in a couple of days. I worked out that I would only need two to give me the ability to cut off from the mains. So, we are not far off becoming independent of carbon producing power generation. Sell any shares you have in traditional energy, and buy Tesla (albeit their price is high because of the run-away success of their car.
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