1,000 bookings for Tesla Model S sedan!
Tesla Motors has revealed that it has garnered a total of 1,000 bookings for its second model, the Tesla Model S. Tesla calls it a 4-door electric sedan with 5+2 seating – that’s something new! 3 rows in a sedan, with the +2 referring to child seats hidden somewhere way at the rear somehow I guess.
To make a booking you have to place a US$5,000 booking fee that is refundable but that means US$5 million in Tesla’s hands right now. The base model will cost US$49,900 after a tax credit because of the car’s zero emissions. The tax credit is quite substantial at US$7,500.
Tesla claims a 300 mile (480km) range (160 miles for the baseline model and another 230 mile model) and a recharge time of 45 minutes from a special external 480V QuickCharger line, or several hours (overnight) with a regular electrical outlet between 120V to 240V.
The company also claims the car’s floor-installed battery packs can be swapped out in less than the time it takes to fill a full tank of petrol, so in the future you could actually go to “battery stations” and swap out your batteries for a freshly fully charged new set instead of stopping and waiting for a full charge.
0 to 100km/h takes only 5.6 seconds which is pretty rapid for a sedan, and power goes to the rear wheels via a single speed transmission, but there are plans for the future for all-wheel drive models. For the US market the cars will naturally be left hand drive but right hand drive models will also be available later.
Look after the jump for a video and photo gallery!
May 14, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
i wonder this car will be available in malaysia? ahhaa.. probably no electrical point to charge it though? need to bring the power extension around..
May 14, 2009 @ 3:07 pm
i would buy one if the price is reasonable to save the planet…hopefully the maintenance cost is also reasonable…
May 14, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
why it looks like aston martin..
May 14, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
This is the future of cars.
May 14, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
It looks more like a mashed up between Gran Turismo and the XF…
May 14, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
Sure won’t get electric-shock from this car in ANY possible condition? I am sure we all experienced a minor Static Shock from our car’s door when wearing static-friendly fiber clothing such as nylon etc,… well, of course the car is tested substantially for electric shock or proven it’s electric shockproof…but as we all know human make errors and car assembly are done by or controlled by human…how about think of the cases batteries in cellphones and dell notebook exploded…
May 14, 2009 @ 3:56 pm
wow, clean & tidy!
curvy-licious
May 14, 2009 @ 3:59 pm
That’s pretty. Reminds me of an Aston Martin.
May 14, 2009 @ 4:28 pm
[quote comment="238381"]Sure won’t get electric-shock from this car in ANY possible condition? I am sure we all experienced a minor Static Shock from our car’s door when wearing static-friendly fiber clothing such as nylon etc,… well, of course the car is tested substantially for electric shock or proven it’s electric shockproof…but as we all know human make errors and car assembly are done by or controlled by human…how about think of the cases batteries in cellphones and dell notebook exploded…[/quote]
u make me scared even i can’t afford telsa…. they should figure out how to safe the passengers when battery exploded. im i being paranoid?
May 14, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
not every original design… but who cares the car looking good… like the tail light and sexy curves…
May 14, 2009 @ 4:36 pm
paul:its not telsa la..its tesla…ehehe
looks like tesla steal aston martin styling cues..
from the front to the rear end of this monster..
does it comes in black colour ?
dis is the future sports car..
performance machine+hybrid machine=intelligent
May 14, 2009 @ 4:55 pm
[quote comment="238393"][quote comment="238381"]Sure won’t get electric-shock from this car in ANY possible condition? I am sure we all experienced a minor Static Shock from our car’s door when wearing static-friendly fiber clothing such as nylon etc,… well, of course the car is tested substantially for electric shock or proven it’s electric shockproof…but as we all know human make errors and car assembly are done by or controlled by human…how about think of the cases batteries in cellphones and dell notebook exploded…[/quote]
u make me scared even i can’t afford telsa…. they should figure out how to safe the passengers when battery exploded. im i being paranoid?[/quote]
Yes you are. Take a bus. A torquey car is not for the faint-hearted. The possibility of a fire is possible if you connected the wrong terminals of the batteries. But don’t worry, the manual will tell you this…
May 14, 2009 @ 5:29 pm
It looks so concept! I don’t think this is the one. I think they will sell another type because this one looks like a prototype! ~BEEPS~
May 14, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
I prefer lotus elise detroit electric EV over this one.
Tesla just overated.
May 14, 2009 @ 5:52 pm
[quote comment="238379"]It looks more like a mashed up between Gran Turismo and the XF…[/quote]
Spot on bro
May 14, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
front from gran turismo…rear and side from xf…rims from slr….
May 14, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
very nice, the future is here!
May 14, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
A maser lookalike on electric.
We should see something more like this in the coming years.
May 14, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
its a jaguar right? tesla just modified it
May 14, 2009 @ 10:24 pm
It’s like the brand Apple in computers/mobile phone for car industry, this car sets the bench mark quite high in terms of green engine, while the rest would be playing catching up or will be trying to catch up. The silence associated with a roadster is a something to get use to though. Again the design is secondary, it’s the technology that’s important.
May 15, 2009 @ 12:28 am
[quote comment="238398"][quote comment="238393"][quote comment="238381"]Sure won’t get electric-shock from this car in ANY possible condition? I am sure we all experienced a minor Static Shock from our car’s door when wearing static-friendly fiber clothing such as nylon etc,… well, of course the car is tested substantially for electric shock or proven it’s electric shockproof…but as we all know human make errors and car assembly are done by or controlled by human…how about think of the cases batteries in cellphones and dell notebook exploded…[/quote]
u make me scared even i can’t afford telsa…. they should figure out how to safe the passengers when battery exploded. im i being paranoid?[/quote]
Yes you are. Take a bus. A torquey car is not for the faint-hearted. The possibility of a fire is possible if you connected the wrong terminals of the batteries. But don’t worry, the manual will tell you this…
[/quote]
News of second Electric Car exploded in 2007, please read to be more informed of the Potential Risk of Electric Car
http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/01/29/electric-car-explosion-at-warming-hut/
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/27/BAG8ANQ2P71.DTL&hw=warming+hut&sn=001&sc=1000
May 15, 2009 @ 11:27 am
[quote comment="238454"]front from gran turismo…rear and side from xf…rims from slr….[/quote]
and the tyre from almost every car in the world…. round shape… damn copycat..
May 15, 2009 @ 11:29 am
[quote comment="238398"][quote comment="238393"][quote comment="238381"]Sure won’t get electric-shock from this car in ANY possible condition? I am sure we all experienced a minor Static Shock from our car’s door when wearing static-friendly fiber clothing such as nylon etc,… well, of course the car is tested substantially for electric shock or proven it’s electric shockproof…but as we all know human make errors and car assembly are done by or controlled by human…how about think of the cases batteries in cellphones and dell notebook exploded…[/quote]
u make me scared even i can’t afford telsa…. they should figure out how to safe the passengers when battery exploded. im i being paranoid?[/quote]
Yes you are. Take a bus. A torquey car is not for the faint-hearted. The possibility of a fire is possible if you connected the wrong terminals of the batteries. But don’t worry, the manual will tell you this…
[/quote]
The connector could be special designed to avoid wrong terminal connections.
May 15, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
Proton should build something like this. Even with conventional power. Looks good.
May 15, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
1 question: how to open the car’s door? looks like there is no door handle popping out of the car’s body…hehe..or the handle will pops out when we press the remote button?
May 16, 2009 @ 10:08 pm
Adoi mak punyala cantik … tapi sayang seribu sayang pitih dah tak do
May 22, 2009 @ 10:20 am
looks like same as Aston Martin DBS..
interm of power very nice to see expensive to touch..sportrim oldschool…
design nice but under hood don’t show..!!
Like a JAWS in road.!!
May 22, 2009 @ 10:21 am
[quote comment="238682"]Proton should build something like this. Even with conventional power. Looks good.[/quote]
PROTON death if to build this cars..
June 3, 2009 @ 2:09 am
this is what i called simple but superb… inner headlight and inner back light need to better next time.. example of audi,bmw,rolls royce and many more