Thursday, March 26, 2009

A new Tesla, finally!

A new Tesla (Model S) was revealed just now. It's an electric supercar seating 7, 300-mile range, 0-60 in only 5.5sec, 45-min quick charge, 5-min battery exchange, all this for USD 50K. Not bad, eh? I'm already dying to get one!

This just came out, check this for more details:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/26/tesla-model-s-50-000-ev-sedan-seats-seven-300-mile-range-0-6/

But when you think of it a bit more, and if you want to keep it luxurious, wouldn't it be more comfortable to also consider a new kind of a hybrid, all good for driving in the EV-mode for reasonably long, but also a car that would run on gas if needed?

So check this as well, the Fisker Karma, profiled here:
  • 0-60 in less than 6 seconds (0-100 km/h 6 seconds)
  • Top speed 125 mph (200 km/h)
  • Two Driving Modes: The driver will be able to select between two modes of driving. The first mode is Stealth Drive, which is the quiet economy mode for optimal relaxed and efficient driving. By flipping the second paddle behind the steering wheel, the car will switch to Sport Drive, which will access the full power of the vehicle.
  • Regenerative brakes featured to recapture braking energy
  • Low center of gravity provides optimal sport vehicle driving dynamics
http://karma.fiskerautomotive.com/

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