Elon Musk rocket to be unveiled July 20th

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mikejz

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Elon is the Chairman and a key investor behind Telsa motors, which will be unveiling there 250hp, 0-60 in 4 sec, 250 mile range, electric roadster on July 20th.<br /><br />http://www.teslamotors.com/index.html<br /><br /><br />Expect a price around $100,000 <br /><br />Not what you were expecting when you clicked the topic is it? <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />
 
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egom

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Interesting.<br /><br />1cent per mile? Meaning 1 USD per 100 miles? Unbelievable...<br /><br />EgoM
 
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radarredux

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> <i><font color="yellow">Not what you were expecting when you clicked the topic is it?</font>/i><br /><br />Nope. But still very interesting.</i>
 
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docm

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I want one <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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josh_simonson

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I'll wait for the tesla V. V as in 1/5 the price. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />
 
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themanwithoutapast

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The data looks fine, the question is however how long it will take to charge that thing. With current technology it always takes a couple of hours - which is a major showstoper if you want to anything else with that car than drive from home to work and back everyday.<br /><br />Plus, the mpg is also misleading as to an electric car might run up very high maintenance costs, if for instance the rechargable batteries fail/get old - replacement for them will be expensive, while an ordinary car does not have that problem.<br /><br />Still, I hope for the best, it might very well be that this car is a success - also depends on its design, so we can tell if it will survive on the market on the 20th...
 
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nyarlathotep

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Elon Musk will be assassinated on July 20, 2006 by Lee Harvey Oswald the 3rd. He will be driving an electric car.<br /><br /><font color="yellow">Plus, the mpg is also misleading as to an electric car might run up very high maintenance costs, if for instance the rechargable batteries fail/get old - replacement for them will be expensive, while an ordinary car does not have that problem. </font><br /><br />Except that nothing in the car will break down and batteries will only need to replaced once every five years at moderate cost. There are minimal moving parts and the motor needs little servicing or maintenance.
 
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grooble

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Its too good to be true. You hear no end of stories and see many prototypes of electric / air / water cars and it never comes to anything. Lets see if this will make a dent.
 
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webtaz99

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This has always ticked me off.<br /> <br />July 20, 1969, for example, is the date Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and man took his first steps on another world. <br /><br />It is also the date that Viking I achieved another human first: the first successful unmanned landing on Mars in 1976. <br /><br />The U.S.'s Clementine space craft, after spending two months photographing the Moon, was ejected out of an Earth-Moon orbit -- probably on its way to Mars -- on July 20, 1994. <br /><br />July 20th is also the date of a “Flashback” segment in 1999 of CNN’s “Headline News” in illustrating the Viking I mission by showing images of the “Face of Mars” and the day of George Bush’s announcement in 1989 regarding his dramatic 30-year plan for a Space Exploration Initiative culminating in a manner Mars landing.<br /><br />Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom’s orbital flight in 1961 occurred near the July 20th date (after the launch was delayed because of bad weather, and 38 years later to the day, the capsule was raised from the floor of the Atlantic ocean just north of the Bahamas. The otherwise successful flight had been marred by the capsule’s hatch opening prematurely, and the capsule flooding with sea water prior to being hoisted by an attendant helicopter. <br /><br />On other fronts, on July 20, 1964, the Russian deep space probe, Zond 3, sent back the first photos of the dark side of the Moon. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit Jupiter the week of the 16th through the 23rd of July 1994 -- the biggest chunk 'splashing down' on the 25th anniversary of the moon landing. On July 20th of that same year, a crop circle appeared overnight in customary fashion which seemed to mimic the Jupiter incident. The following year, on July 22nd, the Hale-Bopp comet was discovered. July 20th is also included in the Mayan Calendar corresponding to “days out of time”. <br /><br />My birthday is July 19th!!!!! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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Boris_Badenov

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Even if it doesn't work as good as a gas car, or as good as advertised, I bet it works well enough for a first generation product. They will still sell a bunch of these & later models will be better. <br /><br /> Welcome back Grooble. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>
 
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barrykirk

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Now this is the perfect application for using Nuclear Power to recharge the car. Net 0 CO2 to the atmosphere!!!
 
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no_way

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Being on the Space.com boards, i would say Solar Powersats instead. Clean energy and sustainable mobilit all the way .. wait, i suppose we'd still have all those RLVs burning kerosone until that beanstalk to GEO comes online.
 
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larper

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If this and other companies actually make a go of true 100% battery powered vehicles by sidestepping Detroit, then it is yet another example of the Liberals and Tree Huggers getting it exactly wrong yet again. <br /><br />All of these years they were trying to get the government to force GM, Ford, et al, to change their ways. Instead, all it took was market forces and the entreprenurial spirit and ingenuity to solve the problem in an unforeseen way.<br /><br />Once again, the Free Market shows the way. If the tree huggers hadn't shutdown nuclear in the 80's, a Tesla could fuel up with no impact. Way to go, you "environmental warriors". <br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Vote </font><font color="#3366ff">Libertarian</font></strong></p> </div>
 
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strandedonearth

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I don't see why it wouldn't have solar panels on the roof to extend the range or charge while parked... as long as the sun is shining, that is....
 
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mikejz

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Because if you parked it out in the sun all day you would be lucky if it resulted in enought power to power the radio.
 
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nacnud

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Mobile solar power might not be worth the extra weight and expense considering the minimal power output of the cells.
 
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strandedonearth

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Fair enough. I didn't expect to get a full charge out of it, just a little top-up now and then.
 
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no_way

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<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>Because if you parked it out in the sun all day you could be lucky if it resulted in enought power to power the radio.<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br />Well, not exactly.<br />http://www.solarvan.co.uk/<br /><br />"Solar power currently provides about 10% of the daily energy "<br />And thats in UK , where the sun almost does not shine <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />BTW, there was another production all-electric sports car announced by Hybrid Technologies earlier this year:<br />http://www.google.co.uk/search?q="lix-75"<br />This one actually HAS solar cells on hood. Depending on where you live and how far you drive, it might save you the inconvenience of plugging in a few times a month. Is it worth the extra expense ? dunno but its cool
 
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josh_simonson

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Batteries in the hood probably just keep the charge from dropping over time, otherwise it might be dead if you parked it for a few weeks.
 
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crix

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I like the pics of Arnie driving it around. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />
 
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