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Tesla shows off its 2009 Roadster Sport
 With the Roadster sports auto production ramping up soon, Tesla Motors announced some plans on offering a stronger version of the electric 2-seater model. Called Roadster Sport, this EV is promising 15 % extra peak power over the base unit, not to mention upgraded handling plus unique painting with some carbon accents. Roadster Sport makes the 0 - 60 mph sprint in only 3.7 seconds — if you compare it to the 3.9 seconds for that basic edition. It's putting it on the same league like the exotic sports autos. “This car can beat nearly anything in its price class – yet it ...
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Tesla Roadster Sport 2009 offers you more performance and exclusivity
 With the Roadster sports auto production ramping up, now Tesla Motors announced its plans on offering a more strong version of the electric 2-seater model. Called Roadster Sport, EV is promising 15 % more peak power even than the standard unit, with improved handling and rare paint job having carbon accents. Roadster Sport makes the 0 - 60 mph in only 3.7 seconds — if you compare it to the 3.9 seconds for the basic edition. So, it's in the same league with some exotic sports vehicles. “This car can beat nearly anything in its price class – yet it is twice as efficient as ...
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Dodge presents the 2009 Circuit EV
 Dodge presented first the EV concept unit as part of an electrics trio, working on in September. Chrysler gives now the auto its full revealing in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show. It was evident to the sports vehicle fans that this EV unit was a Lotus Europa having a battery pack. The lightweight platforms of Lotus are a great base for the electric car, just take a look at Tesla Roadster (Elise-based).The Circuit EV runs with fully electric ENVI drivetrain delivering 268 hp. This concept has the zero to sixty mph sprint on even less than five seconds, while maximum speed goes ...
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Tesla Roadster 100th delivered now to Sam Perry
 Tesla has bad news recently. It`s being stopped from the auto hail mary loans, so the Model S sedan unit is now on the life support, plus the Roadsters production are behind with just 100 of all the 1200 filled orders.So, the troubled electric automaker will probably turn the one hundredth auto into a milestone, not a setback.In a PR-friendly wrap, the hundredth Tesla Roadster model went to culture pop celebrity and Sam Perry Silicone Valley investor (he is semi-famous because he was the shoulder on which Oprah cried during on the election night of Barack Obama.)A firm needing positive press happens now to have ...
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Low test performance from Tesla Roadster
 The car we all have been waiting for quite a long time and whose debut was thought to be one of the most impressive, seemed actually to be really dissapointing as the previous engineering problems seems not to be solved till now and, at a first run, the vehicle does not meet its official performance claims. Tesla first announced that the car can easily drive on a single charge up to 220 miles on its ‘maximum range mode’ and 165 miles whilst in ‘standard mode’. However, Tesla Roadster was tested by the guys from Autoweek, and they only managed to get 93 miles out of ...
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Tesla unveils new photos of its Roadster
 As the fulfillment date for all-electric roadster Tesla has unveiled a gallery of new photos showing the completed driving shots and interior. The last news is that developers were finalizing the tests on a production prototype having some specific targets for the vehicle. The official driving area has been decreased to 200 miles, although the tests were for 250 miles, featuring a claimed acceleration time 0-60mph in four seconds flat.
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Tesla Roadster delayed
 Tesla Roadster it`s delayed again… But there is also good news with this bad one: Tesla Roadster prototypes will get about 245 miles – a single charge - 236 Highway, 252 City. `That having been said, this is a complex program. Our team is working around the clock to deliver high quality, reliable Roadsters as quickly as possible. As Martin pointed out in his last communication, we are testing, testing, testing. The results of these tests indicate that we need more time to ensure that all aspects of the production cars meet the level of quality, durability and reliability that is expected. While we expect ...
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Frankfurt
 Frankfurt, Frankfurt and… Frankfurt. Many green vehicles are coming this week from Germany. New things like… Tesla Roadster in a Project Gotham Racing 4 ad, the latest on Zap Alias and the 16-year-old… who converted a Mazda 1988 pickup truck into all-electric power. The word is now… Frankfurt.
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Tesla founder has resigned from CEO position
 Tesla founder and CEO - Martin Eberhard will resign, remaining at the electric car company as the new President of Technology. Having the full support of the company’s board, Eberhard is planning the move since the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, this means first deliveries of the new roadster will be delayed for several more months. To this are added latest claims that there’ll be a swap of suppliers for the transmission.Customers will now have to wait until the end of the year before coming in posses of their cars, because Tesla has already taken 570 deposits for the $100,000 car. After the roadster launch, ...
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