http://ozreport.com/10.164#5


http://www.slate.com/id/2154425/?nav=tap3

A week ago, I went for a spin in the fastest, most fun car I've
ever ridden in—and that includes the Aston Martin I tried to buy once. I was so
excited, in fact, that I decided to take a few days to calm down before writing
about it. Well, my waiting period is over, I'm thinking rationally, and I'm
still unbelievably stoked about the Tesla.


The Tesla Roadster won't hit the streets until next year. If you see one on the
street, then, you should ask for a ride. Even from the passenger seat, the car
feels impossibly stronger, faster, and safer than it should be. The trick is
Tesla's torque curve—the arc of the motor's strength as it revs from a
standstill to top speed. Compared to gasoline-engined cars, the Roadster's
torque curve feels—and is—impossible. That's because the Tesla's motor is
electric.


To buy a Tesla, you'll need both $100,000 and the brains to calculate that it
won't be a hassle to keep charged. That's probably why the buyers for the
Roadster's sold-out first run of 100 cars include a few people I know at Google.
I wouldn't be surprised if those guys figure out a way to hack the local
electric company's environmental-incentive programs and actually make money
driving the things to work.