According to Cnet, Tesla is planning to release 800 of their electric roadsters in their first production year. At $98,000 a piece, that could end up being near $80 million in overall revenue. Leno recently reviewed the car and was impressed overall, and even managed to compare it to his 1909 Baker Electric.
This is one sweet car. Considering the Lotus Elise it's based off of retails for around $45,000 though, the Tesla is offered at one heck of a premium price. Of course, the Elise can't do 60 in 4.0 seconds...
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This is one sweet car. Considering the Lotus Elise it's based off of retails for around $45,000 though, the Tesla is offered at one heck of a premium price. Of course, the Elise can't do 60 in 4.0 seconds...
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9750191-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20