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I don't think this is right. :frown: If you look at the video from the left and right eyes, they are not focused in towards each other, but instead they pointing away from the center such that they together (when put side-by-side) create the full 16:9 wide image, instead of a regular-width image...

"frunk fail"? :)

GENIUS! It's working for me too!

Because I was a high school and college student the last 6 years on these forums, I didn't have any cash or opportunity to invest when the IPO happened. I noticed the news today right at 4 EST and managed to fire off a buy after-hours at $22.79, which I'm pretty pleased about. I'm in this for...

The alpha that was shown in the video released a few weeks ago was assembled in a week by only a few engineers. It was very rushed and, as the engineer I talked to explained it, "does not have the sexiness" of the final Model S. When the betas are shown soon, I think this will be more apparent.

The main reason Tesla abandoned the two-speed for the Roadster was that the shift performance was not good enough. The car would go 0-60 in just a few seconds, then you'd have to pause for an entire second while the motor spun down from 11,000 to 1,000 RPM. There is a tremendous amount of...

I wonder why it's being sold. Kevin, is this your car? Can you provide any other information besides the Ebay listing?

Hey all, The speaker contacted me and would like the recording removed. Just a heads-up. -John

Regarding the motor's 5000RPM-at-75mph thing, he did mention that it was at the "current gear ratio" with, which his tone, suggests that it's not been finalized.

I'll direct your attention to my post in the News & Events forum. I posted the audio and notes so you can listen to it for yourself. http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/5040-University-of-Michigan-recruiting-talk-info-dump

Hey All, I'm a student at the University of Michigan. We just had a trio of Tesla employees give a talk to students right before our career fair. They had a lot of information, and I asked a few pointed questions at the end, so here's a rough summary of what was discussed: TIME - NOTE 11:55...

Hi Everybody! I'm a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and we just had a trio of Tesla employees come visit to recruit new graduates. During the question-and-answer session, I asked if the nose of the final Model S was going to stay as that black plastic, and their emphatic...

Are we referring to the same car? Dark green exterior, light brown seats?

Speaking of the guy (one page back) who bought the one in NYC... I was just there about four weeks ago and saw the Roadster for my very first time (in person, dark green, VIN 281), and the sales manager told me that it was incredibly difficult to get the car in the showroom with two forklifts...

Part 3!! 2011 Tesla Model S Part 3 of 3: Showtime | Video - OnCars

Oooops! I should be more careful next time! :rolleyes:

I can count 31 in this panorama.... including that strange all-yellow one on the far left and Elon's gray and orange-striped in the shop. EDIT: look at this picture here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joenuxoll/3460609989/sizes/o/ There is a green car (in the group facing towards the camera)...

I took the pictures off his Flickr page and made a panorama from them (wow that is a lot of very expensive cars!!) http://umich.edu/~jtibble/pano.jpg All picture credit goes to Flickr: joeracer's Photostream

Wow! That is really distracting!

Very Nice! And congrats to all of you who got your orders/reservations in the triple-digits!

Is it just me, or does that picture above look like the Roadster owners are afraid to pull their cars close together? It reminds me of when I got my first car... I couldn't see a hood ornament so I didn't know where the front bumper was. I wonder if it's a similar feeling when trying to park a...

Well if you re-skin the interface and change the layout, bumps wouldn't do much good if the underlying graphics have moved. If you could have the bumps move though... :rolleyes:

Welcome Evan! I'm afraid I don't have the post count to officially welcome you, but I've been here since almost the beginning and would like to say that we're glad you joined us! Go Tesla! EDIT: Maybe one of the Moderators/Admins could start a New Users area...?

I would like to direct your attention to the following website where you can easily see how large a 160, 230, or 300 mile circle is around your home or permanent residence: Mapping and Distance Tools From my parents' house location, I made this map (which shows you could easily reach either...

If you look at 6:20, it looks like the right headlight is pointing way up and off to the right on the building.... oops!

Does the "Buy" link at the top right not end in a 404 for anybody? What if I really wanted to buy one RIGHT NOW? (Granted, seems a bit ridiculous coming from a destitute college student, but hey, I'm sure somebody's asking it)

From Jason More pictures on Jason Calacanis' Photostream! Flickr: jasoncalacanis' Photostream

So I guess this countdown isn't completely accurate any more? MakeCountdowns.com - Model S - Here's to hoping it's not hideous!

I think that the place looks a little dumpy to me... but I'll bet they will clean it up well...

Wow, great post! The google maps link says the trip is 65.5 miles... how much charge (or how many miles) did the car indicate you had remaining after you had finished your trip?

I wouldn't normally suggest this, but I think it's time to wield the ban stick against Rutru here... 3 strikes and you're out.

I think that was a very fair and balanced review... why can't we get more of these?

Kudos to the narrator for the Borg reference!

Blog post regarding Miami Event Heads up everybody! Tesla Motors - feel Video of the event: YouTube - Tesla Motors test-drive event in Miami, Florida

I didn't know the Roadster HAD a Facebook page... duly noted!

I was still curious, so I asked in a blog comment....

oooop, just looked on their site.....

Alrighty, since this is the mods section of the site, I would like to propose a lambo-style vertical-door-mod be considered. The company at verticaldoors.com does various custom vertical door kits, and I wonder if the design of the Roadster would prevent or encourage the construction of vertical...