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When it comes to automotive design America is not the first country that springs to mind. However, it should be.
Tesla Motors was founded by Martin Eberhard and Mark Tarpenning in 2003. This is well documented and you may have seen the electric sports car they developed on Top Gear. It was an amazing thing! But first TESLA, the name. |
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Many of you may know that the company shares it's name with the Serbian American genius inventor -who Edison hated.
Nikola Tesla 1856-1943 ❤
This man is clearly the inspiration behind the name of this motor company and I repeat the word Genius...
More on that later in Phacemag...... We want to to feature this man fully....Love him ☑️
Back to automotive design and The Tesla model S - which I drool over whenever I see one in London.
This is a luxury product, i've driven one and it matches and pushes the big German Saloons in every way. The dashboard is dominated by what can only be described as - an automotive tablet? EVERYTHING is there, just like your ipad...
The only button you get is for the hazard lights....It's LAW.. (European directive..)
As for performance...2.8 seconds to 60mph is Quoted. And believable, the electric motors deliver the power instantly! That's not just S8 quick, it's hypercar quick.
The day after I had driven the car it's owner told me that it had been updated overnight and now had a higher power....I like the idea of having a tune up online....
And further to that, think again about servicing altogether...
The price? It's difficult getting to the price on the website.... So much choice.... But we are up to and over £100,000 I would imagine for a top spec.
My friend said his cost £110,000 but he offset the expense after selling his Maserati which was eventualy made redundant... true say!
And as the old saying goes "If you have to ask how much...."
Out of reach for most people anyway.
But now, da da durrr!
The Model 3, around $35,000 will buy you this Tesla. I think it's a game changer. And £100 will reserve you one.
They say 2017 for availability. I think that's for the USA but it won't be far after for the Uk.
(stop press...Feb 2017) Tesla Model range has .... gone up...well someone has a good idea!)
How good is it? Well I wan't one! Seat 5, has a 5 star safety wotsits. Has ...auto pilot! And although the range is down on the S (340 miles) to (215) for the model 3 it's irrelevant.
Because Tesla has 'Super Charging.' These are stations planned which can charge in minutes and not hours. Yes they can! While you have Coffee!
I still think this is the car to change it all, and will look nice in my garage next to my 1974 V8 Bristol 411...🤔
pauliepaul ☑️
(Originaly written last year, some information may have changed... for a comprehensive feature read Drake's article above click right...) ed
Nikola Tesla 1856-1943 ❤
This man is clearly the inspiration behind the name of this motor company and I repeat the word Genius...
More on that later in Phacemag...... We want to to feature this man fully....Love him ☑️
Back to automotive design and The Tesla model S - which I drool over whenever I see one in London.
This is a luxury product, i've driven one and it matches and pushes the big German Saloons in every way. The dashboard is dominated by what can only be described as - an automotive tablet? EVERYTHING is there, just like your ipad...
The only button you get is for the hazard lights....It's LAW.. (European directive..)
As for performance...2.8 seconds to 60mph is Quoted. And believable, the electric motors deliver the power instantly! That's not just S8 quick, it's hypercar quick.
The day after I had driven the car it's owner told me that it had been updated overnight and now had a higher power....I like the idea of having a tune up online....
And further to that, think again about servicing altogether...
The price? It's difficult getting to the price on the website.... So much choice.... But we are up to and over £100,000 I would imagine for a top spec.
My friend said his cost £110,000 but he offset the expense after selling his Maserati which was eventualy made redundant... true say!
And as the old saying goes "If you have to ask how much...."
Out of reach for most people anyway.
But now, da da durrr!
The Model 3, around $35,000 will buy you this Tesla. I think it's a game changer. And £100 will reserve you one.
They say 2017 for availability. I think that's for the USA but it won't be far after for the Uk.
(stop press...Feb 2017) Tesla Model range has .... gone up...well someone has a good idea!)
How good is it? Well I wan't one! Seat 5, has a 5 star safety wotsits. Has ...auto pilot! And although the range is down on the S (340 miles) to (215) for the model 3 it's irrelevant.
Because Tesla has 'Super Charging.' These are stations planned which can charge in minutes and not hours. Yes they can! While you have Coffee!
I still think this is the car to change it all, and will look nice in my garage next to my 1974 V8 Bristol 411...🤔
pauliepaul ☑️
(Originaly written last year, some information may have changed... for a comprehensive feature read Drake's article above click right...) ed