On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:08:35 -0400, JohnH wrote:


Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, has developed a two-seater that
goes from zero to 60 miles an hour in four seconds, leaving the days of
electric cars as glorified golf carts in the dust. The company seems to
understands what it means to love cars as well as the environment. (On its
Web site, Tesla revels in the power of the car’s acceleration pinning
passengers to their seats.)

With a range of about 250 miles, the Tesla Roadster can go much farther on
a single charge than earlier electric cars. And 150 of those miles cost
about the same as one gallon of gas. But the car itself will not be cheap,
running from $85,000 to $100,000. Rather than a stumbling block in this
case, it’s actually a selling point.

Nothing really new here. You are forgetting GM's EV1.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

Of course GM discontinued them. Oh well, just another good reason for the
company's tanking.