Elon's Announcemnet here:
Tesla Motors - think brought a few possible owners out of the woodwork.
MikeV wrote on December 21st, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Thanks for your words of encouraging enthusiasm.
A question: Since I would prefer to wait for the 2-speed final transmission, at what production sequence number would the 2-speed be fitted as normal production?
My build slot is #351.
Cheers,
Mike
Valentine One radar and laser detectors
And this one drove the car:
ThomasJ wrote on December 21st, 2007 at 6:21 pm
“The overarching Tesla Motors goal … is to do everything possible to increase the number of electric miles driven.”
Some were questioning why Tesla would have nice things to say about the Volt, when it should be regarded as a competitor to the future models, but I think this statement explains it well.
The future is electric, and Tesla boldly leads the way, with the old, slow-to-change established car companies struggling to keep up. Tesla will keep them moving forward with encouragement, (the carrot), competitive threat, (the stick), and by suppying or partnering to develop electric drivetrains, (the helping hand).
This is it, electric cars are back, and this time to stay. I’m very happy to be a part of this new electric wave.
By the way, I finally got to drive the Roadster last weekend, and for “vaporware”, it drove very well!
and this question sounds like an owner question:
<LI class=alt id=comment-29057 style="DISPLAY: block" ontopic="yes">steve wrote on December 21st, 2007 at 10:39 pm
any word on the satellite radio (in the Tesla Roadsters). it would be great if they stay “in”