Before you start to panic, this is NOT a post you need to worry about being NSFW (unless you've got images turned off in your browser, which could cause folks to jump to some incorrect - though intriguing - conclusions).
This is the Tesla Roadster, and I want one. Dear God, I want one. Not that it remotely replaces the Ferrari Enzo as my car smack of choice, but isn't it just incredibly yummy?
First of all, it is named for Nikola Tesla, who is just about the coolest scientist EVAR. Pretty much everybody knows about Thomas Edison, who gave us incandescent light and the phonograph. But the AC that powers your house is from Tesla (Edison favored DC, which we use in battery-powered devices).
And let's be completely honest: the guy made mad science sexy, yo. Just look at that faint hint of a smile, and the sparkle of knowledge in his eyes.
Second, it is completely electric, which means NO GAS. It's also a good candidate for conversion to solar. In fact, Tesla Motors already offers a solar panel for the Roadster that purportedly generates up to 50 miles of battery-free travel per day. However, it does not sound like the solar panel can be used to charge the battery. That will be the final major step for solar travel; after that it's just working out the kinks.
Not those kind of kinks! Tsk. Really.
But alas! the Roadster sells for around $100k, so I will not be getting one anytime SOON. Even so, I think it is safe to say that while our next car may not be a solar vehicle, the one after that almost certainly will be.
Image thanks to http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/tesla_roadster_goes_into_production.html
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I see an older guy in a Maserati convertible toodling around town every so often. It's almost as if he's rubbing his prosperity in everyone else's face. The car is red, too. Some people!
BTW, if you have some time tomorrow, drop on by my place. We're playing the Silly Sunday Sweepstakes, and Sharing All That Caption Love!
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