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Tesla Unveils Model S Electric Sedan

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Tesla Motors Inc. The Model S will carry an initial price of $57,400; applying the new $7,500 Federal tax credit for plug-ins will drop the effective price to $49,900. The Tesla Model S. The Tesla Model S. The Model S has a top speed of 130 mph (209 km/h) and can get to 60 mph in 5.5 Click to enlarge.

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Tesla Takes 520 Reservations for Model S in a Week

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Since the launch on 26 March, Tesla Motors has taken 520 reservations for the Model S, an all-electric family sedan that carries up to seven people and travels up to 300 miles per charge. The Model S does 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds, and will have an electronically limited top speed of 130 mph (209 km/h). Earlier post.).

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Tesla Offers ‘Sport’ Model…0-60 in 3.7 seconds!

Revenge of the Electric Car

Now, I’m reading about Tesla coming out with a quicker car. Listen to what Elon says: “The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 A Tesla Sport will beat the snot out of virtually any gas powered production vehicle, and do it with a tiny fraction of the energy the gas burner will use. seconds, compared with 3.9

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla Motors. Tesla Motor. Tesla Motors. General Motors. All will qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit. The Whip is a two-seater that can travel at a top speed of 35 mph for 40 miles per charge; it sells for around $19,000. Which electric-car developer counts former U. Reuben Munger.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Shouldn’t the article above have been placed in the muscle car section, not the weenie tree hugger section?: “The Chevy Volt feels “particularly muscular&# up to about 30 mph, CNN reports, though its actual zero-to-sixty time is “about average for a modern car.&# [link] “ — Electric drive performance.

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