Chris Paine takes delivery of his Tesla

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My Tesla arrives in Los Angeles! | Revenge of the Electric Car

Linda Nicholes Red Roadster # 22 was also in the truck. Lot's of cameras, and a film crew onhand to record the event.

Driving - Linda
In back - Chris interviews Alexandra Paul

 

[Palpatine]

Chris Paine, director of "Who Killed the Electric Car" just got his Tesla. He has the classic "Tesla grin" on his face.

Chris Paine’s Tesla Roadster arrives Peak Oil Garage

 

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[TEG]

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So nice to see this chapter of the saga come to fruition!

 

[Palpatine]

Chris Paine (Who Killed the Electric Car) gets pulled over in Tesla

Chris Paine’s 1st week with his Tesla

Chris Paine, director of “Who Killed the Electric Car” had an interesting first week with his Tesla Roadster.

 

[graham]

I had conducted a couple of acceleration ‘experiments’ during my drive from Santa Monica to Hollywood via Malibu, but it just seemed too soon to get pulled over.

“Your car is missing plates,” the officer said.

hysterical! :biggrin:

 

[doug]

Full article here:
First week with a Tesla | Revenge of the Electric Car

 

[dpeilow]

^ Officer Sarah Palin???

 

[graham]

Chris Paine links his "1st week" blog from the Tesla Motors blog site:

Tesla Motors - hear

 

[Bradleybang]

Filming Tesla - 2 | Revenge of the Electric Car

Finishes with

"Then the slide show came on and I got a sneak peak at a photo of ‘Model S’. OMG. I don’t usually think of sedans as sexy, but this car is Pure Sex. Gorgeous. I can’t say more or Elon might have to kill me, or worse, sue me. But if and when this thing ever happens I think Tesla will have trouble keeping them in stock : at any price point. My family of five might just have to be first in line."

 

[graham]

I hope the Model S lives up to this hype. My expectations are beginning to be very very high for this car.

 

[WarpedOne]

Hmmm, I might need to change my sig for the fourth time.
Actually, I wouldn't mind doing that...

 

[malcolm]

I might need to change my sig for the fourth time.

Just please don't follow Chris's lead and announce you're Waiting for Pure Sex :biggrin:

 

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Hmmm, I might need to change my sig for the fourth time.
Actually, I wouldn't mind doing that...

Didn't you leave when they went hybrid?

 

[WarpedOne]

Yes, that hybrid talk caused me loosing faith in Tesla Motors.

Well, VentureVehicles (aka Persu Mobility) also postponed EV model and announced they will deliver the hybrid first, with EV following in indefinite time later.

Oh well ...

 

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Warp,

The world is conspiring against you to be sure!

 

[mt2]

Warp,

The world is conspiring against you to be sure!

Indeed.

I, too, am waiting for the Venture One, er... Persu Hybrid - although it's photo is titled Persu Hero. It seems every vehicle I want has an identity crisis.

But we digress.

 

[graham]

Common Ground: The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal)

The Tesla is a beautiful car — I’ll give it that. It’s by far the most expensive car I’ve ever owned in my life. And I think it’ll probably hold its value because it’s such a collector’s item. But down the road, the idea of the Tesla is to use this car to kick the company off, and then to get a sedan under $50,000 that’ll appeal to a lot more people.

My primary car is the RAV4, which I was thinking of selling on eBay because one of these sold for $65,000 or so. I also have a gas-guzzler for when I want to go up to San Francisco or drive up to Colorado.