MODEL CAR IN A FUTURE
Tesla Motors has finally unveiled its Model S, an electric saloon car which, it says, will become the environmentally friendly luxury car of choice and help the American car industry to wean itself off foreign oil.
At the launch in Los Angeles, Elon Musk, Tesla's founder and chief executive, said that he aimed to have the car rolling off assembly lines by 2011. The company plans to produce 20,000 cars a year.
The Model S, which seats five but can fit two children in backward-facing seats in the trunk, is powered by lithium-ion battery packs.
These can take a quick charge in 45 minutes or a full charge in four hours. The car's dashboard has a huge touch screen connected to the 3G network and goes from nought to 60mph in six seconds. Tesla said that although the price tag was high compared to other mass-market saloons, tax incentives, relatively inexpensive maintenance and the lack of fueling costs would make the car competitive.
Tesla said that the new model would become the "car of choice for environmentally conscious and discriminating drivers throughout North America and Europe". It expects to split initial sales between the two continents before expanding into Asia in 2012.
"What we really wanted to show the car industry is that it is possible to create a compelling electric car at a compelling price. We hope the industry will follow our lead," he said.
Tesla Motors has finally unveiled its Model S, an electric saloon car which, it says, will become the environmentally friendly luxury car of choice and help the American car industry to wean itself off foreign oil.
At the launch in Los Angeles, Elon Musk, Tesla's founder and chief executive, said that he aimed to have the car rolling off assembly lines by 2011. The company plans to produce 20,000 cars a year.
The Model S, which seats five but can fit two children in backward-facing seats in the trunk, is powered by lithium-ion battery packs.
These can take a quick charge in 45 minutes or a full charge in four hours. The car's dashboard has a huge touch screen connected to the 3G network and goes from nought to 60mph in six seconds. Tesla said that although the price tag was high compared to other mass-market saloons, tax incentives, relatively inexpensive maintenance and the lack of fueling costs would make the car competitive.
Tesla said that the new model would become the "car of choice for environmentally conscious and discriminating drivers throughout North America and Europe". It expects to split initial sales between the two continents before expanding into Asia in 2012.
"What we really wanted to show the car industry is that it is possible to create a compelling electric car at a compelling price. We hope the industry will follow our lead," he said.
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