Tesla Model S - The car of the future

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  2jzzzz on 02/08/2013 - 22:42

  +1

  Imagine if everyone had one. This will only be feasible if the world goes to renewable energy and battery technology gets a whole bunch better.

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    fchis on 02/08/2013 - 22:50

    yep, combine with the ever advancing Solar and Wind Energy power in the future, I'm certain one day everyone can own one :)

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    _Bruce_ on 03/08/2013 - 08:33

    I don't see why renewable energy has anything to do with the feasibility of this vehicle. Sure it will make the impact greater, but that isn't the same thing.

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      scotty on 03/08/2013 - 12:05

      I guess the parent commenter meant that if you still need to burn coal or oil to produce electricity to power this car, the no-emission benefit is somehow nullified.

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        tonyjzx on 03/08/2013 - 19:08

        two things…

        electricity generation by any means (even coal) is more efficient that internal combustion

        electricity generation centralises the pollution

        50,000 electric cars in the city vs. 50,000 petrol cars

        which has the better air quality?

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        altomic on 04/08/2013 - 20:19

        which has the better air quality?

        Venice

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  Riczter on 02/08/2013 - 22:56

  Great to see electric cars actually starting to look cool. Definitely looking forward to these cars becoming more mainstream :)
  One problem I see though… Computers and gadgets tend to screw up. And when everything runs off the computer, I can see problems there. You walk away from your car expecting it to lock itself, and the computer freezes or something you know?

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    _Bruce_ on 03/08/2013 - 08:34

    Not really different to any car today.

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  scotty on 02/08/2013 - 23:03

  +2

  Wow I would love to drive that and I'm far from being a car nut. Just look at the size of the monitor in the centre console. Be careful not getting booked while refreshing OzBargain at the traffic light :)

  $65k pioneer price for the latest tech is actually not bad. A smaller $30k electric car would definitely be welcomed. However that probably means $60k when it comes down under :(

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    fchis on 03/08/2013 - 08:45

    Once Tesla reaches 1 million smaller electric cars production plan per year, I'm hoping our local car manufacturers will bring out their own versions of cheaper electric cars with similar technology that can meet local demand.

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  Kelalako on 03/08/2013 - 00:49

  Amazing,

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  issh on 03/08/2013 - 11:38

  Only problem is there has to be plenty of charging stations especially on road trips
  They also have these at the states

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  altomic on 04/08/2013 - 20:24

  Interesting wikipedia article on the history of electric vehicles-
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_electric_vehicle