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Silicon Valley Takes On Detroit
Former Computer Exec Launches 1-Cent-Per-Mile Electric Car

LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2006
The Tesla Roadster, which its makers says can go from 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds and runs on 1 cent per mile. (CBS)

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"It's batteries, it's drive electronics, it's electric motors. Those are skills that are present in Silicon Valley and not present in Detroit."
Martin Eberhard, CEO of Tesla Motors


(CBS) Suppose someone told you gasoline for cars — and remember it's hovering around $3 dollars a gallon — will become obsolete?

Well, that's the promise being made by an upstart automaker — in Silicon Valley, reports CBS News correspondent John Blackstone.

At a glittering Los Angeles party, an ambitious new car maker declared the electric car alive and well. He let a privileged few experience its power.

The Tesla Roadster, which can go from 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds doesn't come from Detroit, but from high tech Silicon Valley aiming to do what Detroit couldn't — make a commercially successful car that doesn't burn gas.

"Electric cars don't have to be little, pathetic commuter cars," says Martin Eberhard, CEO of Tesla Motors. "They can be beautiful. They can be quick and they can be desirable. The really quick and fun cars, those are electric cars."

Martin Eberhard made millions in the computer industry, then convinced other high tech investors like Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal, to put in big money.

Musk expects huge rewards if Silicon Valley can break Detroit's grip on the U.S. auto industry.

"It's batteries, it's drive electronics, it's electric motors," says Musk. "Those are skills that are present in Silicon Valley and not present in Detroit."

There's a quick charger for the Tesla's lithium batteries but the car can be plugged in anywhere. It'll go 250 miles on a single charge — at a cost the company says, of just 1 cent a mile.

Beginning with an invitation-only launch party, Tesla expects to quickly sell its first 100 cars for $100,000 each. But, don't give up. The company also has plans for a car for the rest of us. Tesla promises a less expensive four-door family car within three years.

For now, however, it's the rich and famous who are getting a charge out of this electric car, such as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who tried out the car and had two words to say: "Very Nice."

Sounds very good!

The science worked with Cars who gonna works with only suncells in the future.

Master Of Something wrote:The science worked with Cars who gonna works with only suncells in the future.

We have heard that for many years now. But nothing happend.

The problem is that the surface on the top of the car is to small to get enough energy to make a real fast car. It's better i think to use suncells to load batteries and make electric cars instead.

There are many good ways and thoughts to make people use more environment friendly stuff. But the problem is that so few of them becomes reality or widely spread.

Yes thats the biggest problem i think. But now when the earth is so damaged more people has open their eyes. But why so late ?

Sad but true.

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports on the death of the all-electric SUV are greatly exaggerated. In 2007, Phoenix Motors says that they will be coming out with one that has a range of 200 km. Here is the link:
http://phoenixmotorcars.com/models/fleet.html

Ah cool !! I hope it works well then .

Larry wrote:To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports on the death of the all-electric SUV are greatly exaggerated. In 2007, Phoenix Motors says that they will be coming out with one that has a range of 200 km. Here is the link:
http://phoenixmotorcars.com/models/fleet.html

500 cars isn't much, but it's always a step in the right direction.

Yes it is. And i hope it will be more of that soon

I forgot to mention that the vehicle from Phoenix Motors is half the price of a Tesla Roadster sportscar. That's also a step in the right direction.

Yes it is, but they should have started much earlier. We're running out of time, fast. Still no winter in sight here in Sweden, and THAT isn't good.

Thinking of how it would be if they have make friendly cars at the first time instead of these bad cars on GAS ..

If people drank a lot more beer, and ate a lot more beans and raw cabbage, we could have an environmentally friendly gas-powered car!

Ha ha ha ha

Ha ha ha why do they don't thinking of THAT

Here is a link for a website about electric vehicles and hybrids:
http://www.evworld.com/