Cars
Jason Rule
Tue Mar 05 2013 13:37:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang reports from the Tesla facility on the day of the long-awaited rollout of the Model S, the world's first premium all-electric sedan and the car on which the company's future now depends. Then, Motor Trend Technical Director Frank Markus gets exclusive one-on-one time with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Chief Designer Franz Von Holzhausen as he tours the Tesla factory and finally gets behind the wheel of the car that Tesla is hoping will galvanize the world's transition from internal combustion engines to electric mobility.
Wide Open Throttle appears every Thursday on the new Motor Trend channel.
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Parts Geek
Tue Mar 05 2013 14:55:37 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Now if they can just get the prices and charging times down, they'll really appeal to a broader range of customers.
Tue Mar 05 2013 19:25:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Tesla's business plan was to target higher end buyers first since they would be able to absorb the extra costs asspcoated with this emerging technology. Once they get the kinks worked out, economy of scale manufacturing will help to lower costs on future models
Henry Bored
Wed Mar 06 2013 20:52:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Tesla is working on a nationwide system of fast charging stations. Also, they sell a home charger, which most people paying 60K+ for a car would probably invest in...
Tue Mar 05 2013 19:23:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The prices will come down eventually, but there target market is not the everyday consumer. I remember reading a while back that Tesla
Sean Anthony
Wed Mar 06 2013 20:50:10 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
I don't know about the rest of the country, but I've still yet to see a single charging station where this thing could fuel up.,, $100,000 for a car that can't leave a hundred mile radius of my house doesn't sound too convenient...
T Hugger
Fri Mar 08 2013 21:25:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
It makes me so excited to see these new charging stations popping up all over the place. Maybe its just in California though. Has anybody else seen these charging stations in other states?