Comments on: I Want an Electric Car Nowwww! http://www.theottery.com/2007/04/i-want-an-electric-car-nowwww/ "If an otter can't have fun doing something, it just simply won't do it." Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:39:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Tony Belding http://www.theottery.com/2007/04/i-want-an-electric-car-nowwww/#comment-462 Tony Belding Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:36:38 +0000 http://www.theottery.com/2007/04/i-want-an-electric-car-nowwww/#comment-462 Starting price is $92,000. A nice set of options will get it to around $100,000, which is actually quite a bit less than other exotic sports cars (Ferraris, Porsches and Lamborghinis) that it can run with. They require a hefty deposit to pre-order, and the waiting list already extends halfway into 2008. The good news is, Tesla are working on less expensive cars that will be made in larger volumes. And there are several other companies trying to get into the act with their own electric cars. (I find AutoblogGreen is a pretty good source for keeping up with these things.) Starting price is $92,000. A nice set of options will get it to around $100,000, which is actually quite a bit less than other exotic sports cars (Ferraris, Porsches and Lamborghinis) that it can run with.

They require a hefty deposit to pre-order, and the waiting list already extends halfway into 2008. The good news is, Tesla are working on less expensive cars that will be made in larger volumes. And there are several other companies trying to get into the act with their own electric cars. (I find AutoblogGreen is a pretty good source for keeping up with these things.)

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