I saw a Tesla Roadster on the road! - Page 2

I saw one yesterday near Palo Alto too! It was that orange color. It was zipping along like mad. Actually if it wasn't a Tesla, I probably would have been annoyed at the driver's driving style. I thought maybe it was just having fun as it tore down the exit ramp but then turns out, the guy just made a mistake and got off on the wrong exit.

Now THAT is a sweet picture.

Ooooh nice.  I like the green ones

I have to admit, I do like the stripes!  I'm not sure which I like better though.  The gray/orange or the black/red.

 

I like Martin's but that black and red one is pretty sweet for sure.

 

I saw a Tesla on the road the other day and took a janky photo on my cell phone. It was a green one. This one had the carpool stickers on it too:

 

Well geez, apparently highway 280 is a Tesla hotspot!

Saw a Lotus elise last night.  At first I thought it might be a Tesla but I pulled up behind it and it was just an Elise. I did see an orange Tesla in Palo Alto the other day. Can't wait to start seeing the Model S around.

I watched a new commercial for the TNT show Leverage and at the end Timothy Hutton jumps into a red Telsa Roadster and drives off. The only they did wrong was include the sound effects for a race car taking off. They should have used silence instead. :) 

I tried to find the video online of the commercial but couldn't.

Parker

In August 2009 Motor Trend has an article "Smart Move; Daimler buys 10% of Tesla""  Interesting - maybe a Teslart  

Ok, so it's not a Tesla Roadster and it does 0 to 60 in 7 seconds instead of 4, but it's soft whine is just as fine. I just had to stick this in as a reality check for those earning under $16,000 per year (bookmark this posting for when you lose your job, hotshot!). This is our 1979 Porsche 924 converted to run on batteries. We used sealed lead-acid gels purchased off-the-shelf locally. The range is only 50 miles at 55mph, but that goes up to 103 miles if we average 30 mph and down to 15 miles at 90 mph. Good enough for commuting around here. The total cost was under $10,000. It charges from the solar panels you see in our icon, or from grid power if we're away from home. If we want to travel further or with more than a 450 lb. load, we use our recycled 2001 Prius. If we travel less than 30 miles round-trip, and the weather is nice, we use our electric/human hybrid trikes with trailers for up to 150 lbs. load.

 The Mercedes Gull Wing coming back? Autopia link http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/07/mercedes-confirms-electric-gullwing/

Not all that powerful - only 4 seconds zero to 60 with 525 hp (392 kW)

Be fun to see the new version and even more fun to drive.

No mention on cost yet - seems to be looking like 2015 delivery dates.

I like the license plate!

Such an awesome car - and what an inspiring story of a company that will likely have such an impact in the future! 

My wife & I saw a Tesla about a month ago, going into Rehoboth Beach Delaware. What caught my eye was the rear bodywork wasn't latched and was out of alignment. I tried to get up next to the guy to tell him, (hoping he would pull over to fix it, and I would have helped, of course), but traffic didn't allow that to happen. It was a Silver color. Nice!

Yeah, one of my customers drove up in his Tesla. That is one sweet little car. But I want an electric sport bike.

There are 3 Teslas (Orange, Navy, and Red) and 2 Lotuses (Green and another one I forget) in the area.

Does that bike exist?  Looks a little like the Electric Motorsport GPR-S.

Wow, that's a number in your area. Very cool. I have to say, even though the Tesla body is based on the Lotus Elise, there's something about the Lotus I don't like.

I saw my first Telsa a couple of months ago on San Tomas Exprwy and Saratoga in San Jose, it zipped passed us so very quite, my heart leaped out of my chest, I had only been in Cali for about 3 weeks and I had been anticipating the day I would see one. It was Burgundy.

 

2nd siteing in a parking lot by a Costco off of Keifer, the real deal just sitting there - the guy was nice and was amused when I said "let me shake the hand of the man who is in MY DREAM CAR".

 

I have seen the orange one twice driving down Saratoga Ave in my neighborhood and a blue one just last week.

 

My heart always skips a beat when I see one, I don't think that will ever change.

 

I will be driving one in the future and I guess my heart  will always be racing......

 

THANK YOU TESLA....YOU ROCK!!!! 

Actually, I rode in one, at an Energy Fair, in Norway, IA.

0-60 in 3.6 sec throws you back in the seat, probably at least 1 G.

0-80 was very quick also.I on the other hand was able to buy a 30 yr old Jet Electra.

To Me its like having a 1906 Baker as one of my Heros, Jay Leno, It's his Wife's Favoorite Car. The Deer stop and stare, at them as they Silently Drive By, at a Stagering 17mph.

Yes my Ford Escort has done 45mph, and its been driven for 3 weeks on one Charge.

It's warmer out and the charge holds now. not like 20 f.

I'm looking at going to Lithiums.SPARKY

I can't wait to see one of these roadsters in the wild. For now these great pictures will have to suffice!

are these guys going to get cheaper anytime soon?

Define soon. :)

 

Completely random, but exciting: turns out one of my neighbors (who I don't know) is rocking a Roadster (or had friends over who were...). Came home to find this in their driveway. Looks like it's time to make friends!