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Titolo: Tesla Roadster, l'auto elettrica targata Google

 Ci tocca aspettare ancora una settimana.
Sul sito Teslamotors ora ci sono dei dettagli. La Tesla Roadster 
comunque non sarà in vendita prima di un anno, e inizialmente solo in 
alcune zone degli USA.
Immagini
http://www.teslamotors.com/styling/under_the_skin.php
White Papers 
Read these White Papers and get an inside look at some of the behind- 
the-scenes thinking at Tesla. 
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http://www.teslamotors.com/media/white_papers/Tesla%20White%
20Paper_2006_07_19.pdf
FAQ:
http://www.teslamotors.com/learn_more/faqs.php
How fast is it? 
Zero to 60 mph in about 4 seconds with a top speed of over 130 mph*. 
But this is not the whole story. Because it has no clutch and a very 
wide, flat torque curve, the acceleration of the Tesla Roadster is much 
more available to enjoy: just step on the accelerator and go - no 
matter what speed you are driving, no matter what gear you are in, the 
acceleration is instantaneous. 
* We are currently in the midst of the important and time-consuming 
safety and durability testing for the Tesla Roadster. While we are 
confident of our numbers, this testing may require design changes that 
affect the final specifications. 
How far can the Tesla Roadster drive between charges? 
Range depends on driving style and conditions. On the EPA highway 
driving cycle we expect 250 miles on a charge. 
Where can I see the car? 
Starting in early 2007, we will begin hosting a series of events in our 
key markets, where you can see the car and meet with Tesla Motors 
Customer Care specialists. To learn of events in your area, register 
with us, and visit the events page. 
How much does the car cost? 
We ll be posting pricing guidelines in the near future. Check back 
soon! 
When will the cars be available? 
For customers in Northern and Southern California, the cars will be 
available in the summer of 2007. Chicago will follow with a delivery 
date in the fall of 2007. The cars will then also be available in New 
York and Miami probably beginning in late 2007. 
How efficient is the Tesla Roadster? 
When you take into account the efficiency of producing the electricity 
it uses, the Tesla Roadster is more than twice as efficient as the best 
hybrid car on the road. 
Will it be easy to insure and register such a new car? 
Yes. The car will meet all the necessary Department of Transportation 
requirements for insurance and registration. 
Why does the Tesla Roadster have a two-speed transmission? 
The Tesla Roadster has a two-speed transmission to maximize 
acceleration, while also allowing a reasonably high top speed. First 
gear gets you from zero to sixty in about 4 seconds, while second gear 
takes you to above 130 mph. 
The gearing of the Tesla Roadster works together with the shifter and 
the Power Electronics Module to provide familiar driving behavior. 
First gear has strong "regenerative braking" that recharges the battery 
during deceleration and feels like engine braking in low gear on other 
sports cars. Second gear has less regenerative braking, and feels like 
3rd or 4th gear on other sports cars. The Tesla Roadster needs only two 
gears because the motor delivers high torque over a much wider range of 
rpm's than any gasoline engine. No reverse gear is needed; the motor 
runs backwards for reversing. 
If you do not feel like shifting, you can drive entirely in second 
gear: acceleration even in second gear is remarkably fast. 
Does the Tesla Roadster's stereo have a mini jack so I can plug in my 
iPod? 
Even better! The Tesla Roadster allows you to connect your iPod to the 
stereo using Apple's dock connector which not only charges your iPod 
but also gives you basic control of your iPod using the controls on the 
stereo. This way the iPod can sit safely in the tray under the center 
console while you play, pause, skip, fast-forward or reverse using your
Does the Tesla Roadster come with a roof? 
Yes, a soft top comes standard, and a hard top painted the color of 
your car is available optionally. 
What are the benefits of driving an electric car? 
There are many: reduced dependence on foreign oil, zero emissions, and 
a cost of just one penny per mile driven (using off-peak charging rates 
with a time-of-use meter. To calculate your exact cost-per-mile, 
contact your local electricity provider). You can read more about these 
benefits, and others, in our Why Electric? section. 
Is the EV a more environmentally friendly transportation solution than 
an ethanol powered ICE or a fuel cell powered vehicle? 
Yes. EVs are the most efficient cars on the road. This means they cost 
less per mile to drive, use less fuel per mile, and produce less 
pollution per mile. 
Don't electric vehicles actually just move pollution to another 
location? And therefore don't EVs still use oil? 
Electric power generation in the USA does not use oil. Coal, hydro, 
nuclear, solar, and natural gas are typical sources for generating 
electricity. Power generation plants, even coal burning ones, are 
inherently more efficient and less polluting than vehicles due to 
economies of scale and the ability to more efficiently remove 
pollutants from a smaller number of much larger fixed locations. 
Also, an electric car is far more efficient than a gasoline car, so the 
amount of pollution generated by producing the electricity to drive an 
EV a given distance is much less than the pollution from the gasoline 
to drive an internal combustion car the same distance. 
What are the incentives for driving an electric car? 
There are numerous incentives for driving an electric car, including 
both federal and state. California residents can find some of them at 
the links below: ...
How is the Tesla Roadster different from other electric vehicles? 
Until now, most electric vehicles have offered only a 60-mile driving 
range in between charges. In gasoline-powered cars, 60 miles is about 
the point the tank is considered empty, when the gas tank light 
illuminates on the dashboard. So electric vehicle drivers have had 
the  running-on-empty  anxiety during their entire ride, from the 
moment they pulled out of their driveways. The Tesla Roadster changes 
that. Our car lets you drive 250 miles in between charges, so you can 
get where you need to go and back without worrying about the need to 
recharge. 
But the real difference lies in the intent of the designers. For the 
most part, electric cars have been designed by people who believed we 
should not drive, and, if we must, then we should drive a bare-bones 
electric car. In sharp contrast, the Tesla Roadster is a driver s car: 
optimized for performance and handling, beautiful in every detail. 
Tesla Motors celebrates driving. 
What's the difference between an EV and a hybrid? 
Electric vehicles (EVs) do not have an internal combustion engine. The 
batteries are recharged from the electric power grid, for example your 
home electric system. Hybrid vehicles have both an electric motor and 
an internal combustion engine. In most systems the internal combustion 
engine is used to recharge the batteries as well as power the car 
directly when necessary, but the only way you get energy into the car 
is to put gas into the gas tank. Therefore hybrids, while more 
efficient than standard cars, still use petroleum products and at the 
current time none on the market can use energy from the power grid 
or "plug in." 
OK then, what's a "plug-in hybrid"? 
Plug-in hybrids are the same as a hybrid with the added ability to 
charge the battery from the electric power grid as well as from the 
internal combustion engine. However, there are currently no plug-in 
hybrids on the market. There are hobbyist conversion kits for some 
models of hybrids. 
Can the Tesla Roadster use Solar Power? 
The Tesla Motors Solar Option provides solar power energy for your 
Tesla Roadster. We can arrange installation of solar panels for your 
home through one of our installation partners or you can purchase our 
Solar Option. The Solar Option provides electricity for your Tesla 
Roadster that has been created by our large scale solar farm partners. 
This pollution-free electricity is fed into the grid and directly off-
sets the electricity that you use to charge your Tesla Roadster. It's 
as simple as that. 
Who will service my Tesla Motors car? 
Tesla Motors will. There will be Tesla Motors Customer Care Centers in 
our five key markets (Northern California, Southern California, 
Chicago, New York, and Florida), offering direct sales and support for 
buyers and owners. 
Can I still service my car at my local mechanic? 
We don t recommend it. Because of the car s unique electric drivetrain, 
the best service comes from specially trained Tesla Motors service 
personnel. The only outside service we feel confident recommending is 
for bodywork and paint work (using a repair shop that is experienced 
with carbon-fiber materials). And, of course, you should choose your 
favorite auto mechanic for tire, brake, and wheel 
How do you recharge it? 
Unlike EVs of the past, the Tesla Roadster has a built-in battery 
charging system that can basically plug into any outlet. The car ships 
with a particularly easy to use connection system that is installed in 
your garage by a qualified electrician. There is also an optional 
mobile charging kit that allows you to charge from any available 
electrical outlet (110V or 220V) wherever you happen to be. 
 
How will I get my car to Tesla Motors for service? 
Just call us. For customers who live within 60 miles of a Tesla Motors 
Customer Care Center, we will offer free pick-up and drop-off service. 
Customers beyond that distance will pay a nominal dispatching fee. 
What if my car breaks down? 
We doubt that will happen, but think you re wise to plan ahead. Should 
your Tesla Roadster ever break down, have it towed on a flatbed truck 
to your nearest Tesla Motors Customer Care Center. Specifying a flatbed 
when you call ensures another layer of protection for the car s 
electrical systems. 
What do you do with all of the car s computerized information? 
Plenty. Right now, the computers help your car charge and run safely 
and efficiently. Going forward, we re committed to using this 
information to make the car s service as forward-thinking as its 
design. Plus, we re developing an online customer portal where you can 
access detailed information about your car records, new product 
updates, enhancements, and news about any recalls. 
How long does it take to recharge? 
That depends on how far the battery has been discharged and what source 
is being used to charge the batteries. A full charge using the home 
system can be achieved in as little as 3.5 hours. 
However, an electric car is a bit like a cell phone: it does not matter 
how long it takes to charge as long as a charge lasts all day. You plug 
it in when you get home, and unplug it when you leave in the morning. 
This is why the 250-mile range of the Tesla Roadster revolutionizes 
EVs: you just don't need to think about charging up at Costco, Fry's, 
or at work. 
How do you recharge it? 
Unlike EVs of the past, the Tesla Roadster has a built-in battery 
charging system that can basically plug into any outlet. The car ships 
with a particularly easy to use connection system that is installed in 
your garage by a qualified electrician. There is also an optional 
mobile charging kit that allows you to charge from any available 
electrical outlet (110V or 220V) wherever you happen to be. 
How does the mobile charger unit work? 
The same way the at-home unit works, with the added benefits of in-
trunk portability and the flexibility to accommodate more outlet 
configurations and/or AC currents. It consists of two parts: an 
intelligent cable, and a selection of  pigtails  for different outlet 
sizes and voltages. 
Is there an optimal time (financially) during the day for recharging? 
this depends on the billing method of your particular electricity 
provider. In general, there is a trend towards "time of use" pricing. 
This means that it will be cheaper to charge at night, when the demand 
on the electricity grid is lowest. 
How safe is it to charge? 
Our charge system will be listed by a NRTL (Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory), such as UL or CSA, and incorporates a GFCI (Ground 
Fault Circuit Interrupter) very similar to the plugs in most bathrooms 
and kitchens. Before every charge, computers in both the car and the 
charge system make sure the car is both parked and all electrical 
systems are working perfectly. We've even added additional safety 
features to shut down charge if the cord is tugged, or if water or 
smoke is detected. 
What happens if my kid sticks something in the end of the connector? 
The plug on the EVSE only becomes live when it is properly connected to 
a car and the connection is deemed safe. In addition, the contacts in 
the connector are protected by insulating towers around the sockets on 
the plug end and dead-front pins on the receptacle side. These towers 
meet the UL finger probe test. 
How long do the batteries last? 
Li-Ion batteries are good for 500 charge/discharge cycles. With 250 
miles of range this works out to 125,000 miles, but our estimate is a 
conservative 100,000 miles. However we believe that we will get better 
life from our batteries due to temperature control of the batteries and 
intelligent charge/discharge cycling. 
What happens when my car battery reaches the end of its life? 
Tesla Motors car batteries are both recyclable and replaceable. We care 
about the environment and know you do, too. We are working to have our 
car batteries safely recycled, and have even built the cost of 
recycling into the purchase price of the car. Simply visit a Tesla 
Motors Customer Care Center to recycle your old battery, and purchase 
and install a new one on the same day. 
What is the battery chemistry? 
The Tesla Roadster uses Li-ion cells - the same kind of batteries used 
in most consumer-electronics devices, such as laptops, cell phones, and 
camcorders. Only a few more of them. 
What if one cell stops working? Does the whole battery pack stop 
working? 
That particular cell stops working, but the driver would not notice any 
changes in performance, because it is just one battery among many. In 
fact, the Tesla Motors design can withstand multiple battery cell 
failures with no perceptible effect on performance. 
Are there any toxic chemicals in the battery? 
All Lithium Ion batteries are classified by the federal government as 
non-hazardous waste and are safe for disposal in the normal municipal 
waste stream. These batteries, however, do contain recyclable materials 
that make recycling a good idea. 
Will the Tesla Roadster work on a cold day? 
Yes, the Energy Storage System (ESS) has a heater that will keep the 
batteries warm in a cold climate. 
Can I buy a Tesla Roadster if I live outside of California? 
For those customers who live in an area where we have or will have a 
Customer Care Center by the end of 2007, we feel confident that we will 
be able to provide the necessary level of support. This would include 
customers in California, and the metropolitan areas of Chicago, New 
York City and Miami. 
For customers who are still interested in purchasing a Tesla Roadster 
outside of those areas, we will be happy to sell you a vehicle but we 
will charge a $10,000 out-of-service-area premium to cover our costs 
for transportation of the vehicle to the nearest Tesla Motors Customer 
Care Center or any other related servicing expenses. 
We will not sell a Tesla Roadster to anyone outside of the continental 
US
Can I trade in my Porsche? 
No. We do not take trade-ins at this time. 
Where is the car made? 
Components and subsystems for the car come from a variety of sources 
all over the world. Final assembly for the Tesla Roadster is at the 
Lotus factory in the UK. 
Is this an American car company if everything is made outside the US? 
Tesla Motors is an American car company with a UK subsidiary. The car 
is engineered, designed and developed by Tesla Motors. Our corporate 
headquarters is in San Carlos, CA, and all of our funding came from the 
US. 
What is your relationship with Lotus? 
Lotus Cars is assembling the Tesla Roadster under contract to Tesla 
Motors. Tesla Motors has also hired Lotus Engineering for certain 
design and engineering tasks. The Tesla Roadster style was developed in 
Lotus Engineering's design studio - Lotus Engineering won a design 
contest where several design firms submitted proposals. Lotus 
Engineering supplied the initial chassis which was significantly 
modified by Tesla Motors engineers. 
Why did you choose Lotus as a manufacturing partner? 
Lotus is the acknowledged leader worldwide for efficient assembly of 
sports cars at modest volumes. 
How did you come up with the idea for Tesla Motors? 
Martin had always been interested in fast, fun cars, but wanted 
something that was very energy efficient. After finding nothing like 
that for sale, he was convinced there was an opportunity. Martin & Marc 
started Tesla Motors to develop fast, fun, efficient electric cars that 
people would love to drive. In early 2004, they found a great partner, 
Elon Musk, a visionary entrepreneur and investor. Tesla Motors now has 
its headquarters and R&D center in San Carlos, California along with a 
design and manufacturing center in the UK. Tesla Motors has about 85 
employees and has raised a total of $60M in financing. 
-- 
Enrico C
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http://www.lillathedog.net/icling/dizionari_inglese.html

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Peccato, l'avrei comprata volentieri...se avessi avuto un bel po' di
soldi :--)
Tra l'altro, non dicono niente sul prezzo??
A.

 ha scritto:
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No, ma credo che la Roadster (cioè, una spider) sarà cara, mentre il 
successivo modello Sedan (una berlina) sarà più a buon mercato.
Ne parla Wired. In sostanza, dice, hanno applicato alle auto la 
tecnologia delle batterie per PC portatili.
By Joshua Davis, from Wired magazine 12:00 PM Jul, 19, 2006
Martin Eberhard holds the brake down with his left foot and presses on 
the accelerator with his right. The motor revs, the car strains against 
the brake. I hear ... almost nothing. Just a quiet whine like the sound 
of a jet preparing for takeoff 5 miles away. We're belted into a 
shimmering black sports car on a quiet, tree-lined street in San Carlos, 
California, 23 miles south of San Francisco. It has taken Eberhard three 
years to get this prototype ready for mass production, but with the 
backing of PayPal cofounder Elon Musk, Google's Larry Page and Sergey 
Brin, and ex-eBay chief Jeff Skoll, he has created Silicon Valley's first 
real auto company.
"You see any cops?" Eberhard asks, shooting me a mischievous look. The 
car is vibrating, ready to launch. I'm the first journalist to get a ride.
He releases the brake and my head snaps back. One-one-thousand: I get a 
floating feeling, like going over the falls in a roller coaster. Two-one-
thousand: The world tunnels, the trees blur. Three-one-thousand: We hit 
60 miles per hour. Eberhard brakes. We're at a standstill again -- 
elapsed time, nine seconds. When potential buyers get a look at the 
vehicle this summer, it will be among the quickest production cars in the 
world. And, compared to other supercars like the Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari 
Enzo, and Lamborghini Diablo, it's a bargain. More intriguing: It has no 
combustion engine.
The trick? The Tesla Roadster is powered by 6,831 rechargeable lithium-
ion batteries -- the same cells that run a laptop computer. Range: 250 
miles. Fuel efficiency: 1 to 2 cents per mile. Top speed: more than 130 
mph. The first cars will be built at a factory in England and are slated 
to hit the market next summer. And Tesla Motors, Eberhard's company, is 
already gearing up for a four-door battery-powered sedan.
In an age when a car's electronics are worth more than its steel, it 
seems only natural that the tech sector would have its own car company. 
The question is, can Eberhard turn the digital era into horsepower, 
torque, and rpm?
Eberhard has never designed a car and has no experience building one. He 
created the Rocket eBook, a handheld digital book reader that came to 
market in the late '90s. But he insists his eBook background is relevant 
to starting a car company. The device used a rechargeable battery, and 
Eberhard -- an electrical engineer -- devoted himself to maximizing run 
time and minimizing weight. In 2000, his venture, NuvoMedia, was bought 
by TV Guide's parent company, which quickly abandoned the product.
But Eberhard was flush with cash and decided to buy himself a new sports 
car. He wanted something that was fast but still got good mileage. He 
quickly learned that high performance and fuel efficiency are mutually 
exclusive, at least when it comes to internal combustion engines. So he 
started researching alternative technologies and soon realized it was 
actually possible for an electric car to combine zip and efficiency. The 
problem: Nobody was making one. The EV1, General Motors' electric car, 
had failed, in part because it was expensive and poorly marketed. Most 
crippling, though, was the underperformance of the original lead-acid 
batteries and even the second-gen nickel metal hydride cells. Consumers 
wanted a vehicle that had a range greater than the EV1's (at best) 130 
miles. The common wisdom was that batteries just weren't there yet.
But what did Detroit know about batteries? Eberhard had squeezed 20 hours 
of run time out of the little power pack on his eBook. Battery efficiency 
was an obsession among computer engineers, who were extracting more power 
from ever-smaller cells with each generation of laptops. GM seemed 
oblivious to the lessons emerging from the electronics industry. Eberhard 
began to think that if anybody was going to build a viable electric car, 
it would be a Silicon Valley engineer. Then, after reading biographies of 
John DeLorean and Preston Tucker, and reminding himself that launching a 
car company was a crazy idea, he did just that.
The central concept of Tesla Motors, founded in July 2003, is that there 
is no need to reinvent the battery, particularly for a product with a 
small initial market. Eberhard simply adopted the lithium-ion technology 
used in laptops and harnessed the momentum of the computer industry. Let 
Dell, HP, and the rest of the sprawling PC business, with their billions 
of R&D dollars, do the hard work of extending battery life and driving 
down prices. He'd piggyback on their innovations.
Meanwhile, automakers had been dismantling some of the biggest barriers 
to entering the business. To lower production costs, the Big Three had 
outsourced much of their parts manufacturing over the past 25 years. An 
upstart could buy just about everything it needed to mass-produce a car 
from independent suppliers. A fledgling electric car company had other 
advantages, too: Tighter emissions standards have raised the cost of 
developing gas-powered cars, and buyers of low-emission vehicles are 
lured by big tax breaks.
In the spring of 2004, Eberhard embarked on a series of meetings with 
venture capital firms along Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. He argued that 
a combustion engine is an antiquated technology and that electric 
vehicles are dramatically more energy-efficient than their gas-guzzling 
counterparts. "If you took the energy in a gallon of gas and used it to 
spin a turbine, you'd get enough electricity to drive an electric car 110 
miles," he says in a characteristically enthusiastic rush, trying to 
squeeze in too many words between breaths.
More important, Eberhard says, the electric cars of the past -- slow, 
cramped, spartan -- looked like they were designed by people who thought 
you shouldn't be driving to begin with. Eberhard calls them "punishment 
cars." What he wanted to build, he told his potential investors, was a 
classic sports car. He wanted to have his ecofriendly ride and race it, 
too. Initially, the Sand Hill VCs weren't interested. Eberhard got his 
first bite from Elon Musk, cofounder of PayPal, who -- over the course of 
two years -- put in nearly $30 million of his own money and also 
corralled some of his wealthy entrepreneur friends to chip in. By May 
2006, Tesla Motors had raised $60 million. Now Eberhard had to get the 
car into production.
Just before Christmas 2004, 30 employees and board members from Tesla 
came to Eberhard's Woodside, California, house to decide what the car 
would look like. He had commissioned four top automotive designers to 
draw sketches, which he taped to his living room wall. He gave everyone 
three red stickers and three green and told them to flag what they liked 
and didn't like. By the time the eggnog was gone, the green dots had 
coalesced around a drawing by Barney Hatt of Lotus Design in England. 
This is how a Silicon Valley startup does car design.
Lotus had manufactured cars for GM, in addition to its own lightweight 
aluminum sports car, the Elise. So Eberhard contracted the company to 
assemble his new vehicle, codenamed Dark Star (after a classic low-budget 
sci-fi movie). The electric motor would be built in Taiwan, and 
engineering and R&D would be conducted in a San Carlos warehouse. The 
space had offices in the front, and Eberhard began to fill the cubicles 
with dotcom veterans. Mike Harrigan, the man in charge of setting up a 
nationwide network of auto maintenance centers, had previously founded 
two communications equipment makers. Gretchen Joyce, vice president in 
charge of sales, had spent the previous four years at eBay. There was no 
doubt that this was going to be a different kind of car company.
What Eberhard didn't know about car manufacturing -- which was just about 
everything -- he got by hiring engineers and executives away from Lotus. 
Eventually, he lured so many Lotus employees that the British company 
insisted he sign a no-poaching agreement or it wouldn't build the car.
For three years, Tesla Motors ran in stealth mode. Because electric cars 
had failed so visibly in the late '90s, the company knew it faced a tough 
marketing challenge, and Eberhard didn't want to show the world something 
half-baked. If Tesla was to succeed, it would need to present a fully 
realized, radically different approach. Luckily, there was little threat 
of car spies ruining the surprise. "Silicon Valley is a great place to 
run a secret car company," Eberhard says. "Nobody expected something to 
sprout up in Northern California, so no one came looking."
Eberhard owes his radically different approach to Nikola Tesla, the 
iconic Serbian engineer who built the first AC induction motor in the 
1880s. Eberhard's supercharged update of that motor is powered by a 
copper and steel rotor that is spun by a magnetic field. There are no 
moving parts besides the rotor. Step on the accelerator and the motor 
delivers instantaneously. An onboard computer provides traction control, 
keeping the car from burning rubber. The result: 0 to 60 in about four 
seconds. And, since the motor is not limited by the complexity of pistons 
moving up and down, it can spin much faster. Porsche's top-of-the-line 
model -- the $440,000 Carrera GT -- maxes out at 8,400 rpm; the Tesla 
Roadster has a ceiling of 13,500, enabling it to go 70 mph in first gear. 
(It has two gears, plus reverse.)
The Roadster's sporty styling allowed Eberhard to maximize the car's 
range and still win a drag race. With its two-person capacity and 
aerodynamic contours, the lightweight machine can go 250 miles on a 
single charge. (When connected to a special 220-volt, 70-amp outlet, 
recharging takes about three and a half hours.) Plus, the sports car 
class lets Eberhard price it on the high end -- in the range of a Porsche 
911 Carrera S, roughly $80,000.
Of course, an expensive two-seater isn't going to have much effect on an 
industry that sells 17 million automobiles in the US each year. Sure, 
every VC will have to get one, and George Clooney will probably be seen 
piloting one down Sunset Boulevard. But selling a few thousand cars won't 
help Eberhard build a dominant 21st-century car company.
That's why he's already preparing a sedan, codenamed White Star, which 
could hit streets as early as 2008. Of course, the sedan won't be as 
lightweight or aerodynamic as the Roadster, so its range is likely to 
drop significantly. Eberhard's response: maybe with today's tech. But 
battery power is improving steadily, and several companies say they may 
soon double battery life. By the time the sedan comes out, he says, 
batteries will be ready to deliver: "We're going to ride that technology 
curve all the way home."
A cop drives by, and Eberhard smiles benignly as the Roadster edges 
forward silently from a stop sign. It's an eerie, disconcerting feeling. 
There's no engine hum -- nothing to make you think that this car should 
be sold with a neck brace. Most high-performance cars telegraph their 
power. That's part of the allure of a seriously fast car -- you can hear 
it coming. The Roadster seems like a sneak attack. As with everything 
about this car, Eberhard has a fast answer. "Some people are going to 
miss the sound of a roaring engine," he says, "just like people used to 
miss the sound of horse hooves clippity-clopping down the street."
Eberhard suggests it would be easy enough to pump MP3s of prerecorded 
engine roar into the car's Blaupunkt stereo. And for those with even 
older tastes, the sound of horse hooves could be substituted. But damn if 
that horse isn't going to sound strange at 13,500 rpm.
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 soldi :--)
Cosě?  a scatola chiusa?
L'unico numero che ti avrebbe detto se la cosa puň funzionare o no, i Wh
della batteria (chiamata ESS), non te lo dicono...
Lo scopo vero di tutta questa costosa e professionale operazione di
marketing?
Sbaglierň, ma mi sembra scritto piccolo piccolo a destra:
"We will begin accepting deposits on orders shortly"
...specialmente da chi ha un bel po' di soldi e si fa poche domande.
Bye
Gigi

 Sbaglierò, ma mi sembra scritto piccolo piccolo a destra:
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 > Così?  a scatola chiusa?
Stavo scherzando... :--)
A.

 Stavo scherzando... :--)
Troppo tardi, sei già sulla lista delle consegne...  :o)

 Troppo tardi, sei già sulla lista delle consegne...  :o)
Azz...devo cominciare a mettere da parte i soldi!!! :--)
A.

 Azz...devo cominciare a mettere da parte i soldi!!! :--)
Pare che dovresti cavartela con 80mila dollari. Non pochissimo, ma vuoi
mettere:
1. le fanciulle ecologiste che cadranno ai tuoi piedi!
(forse acchiappi anche qualche non ecologista, con la decappottabile
sportiva)
2. poter girare al centro quando c'è il blocco della circolazione
antismog.
3. quello che risparmi sulla benza e sui bolli!
Naturalmente dopo dieci anni dovrai sostituire le batterie, circa
20mila dollari.
Foto della presentazione
http://coupes.autoblog.com/2006/07/20/tesla-roadster-unveiling-in-santa-monica/
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http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/mechanical-resonance-the-tesla-motors-press-intro-complete-with-governator-188590.php

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news:200607201...@mynewsgate.net...
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omissis
(non ho letto tutto)
sembra di chiedere all'oste se il vino è buono
giorgio

 sembra di chiedere all'oste se il vino è buono
Se sei un giornalista specializzato, o il governatore della California,
te la fanno già provare personalmente :)