TESLATesla Motors and the Future of Electric Cars

TESLAdeveloped a completely electric sports

Car named

TESLA ROADSTER

Eberhard named his new company after scientist, inventor and engineer

Nikola Tesla

Tesla developed three-phase electric motors like the one used in the

Tesla Roadster

TESLA ROADSTER

The World's First High-performance Electric Car

TESLA ROADSTER

MOTOROTHER

FEATURES

&

Battery Life

100,000 miles

Weight

2,500 pounds

accelerate from 0 to 60 in

4 seconds

has a top speed of

over 130 mph

The Energy Storage System is located in the

rear of the vehicle

THE MOTOR THE ROADSTER HASJUST THREE GEARS

TESLA ROADSTER

Recharge the Tesla with your own recharging station or plugging it into

an electrical outlet

Looks and feels like a sports car & it comes standard with a soft top

Heavily-modified version of the Lotus Elise chassis

The Tesla Roadster's chassis

ARE ELECTRIC CARS FINALLY THE NEXT BIG THING ??

ONLY $100,000, with a $75,000 down payment

required to reserve one

A fully-loaded Roadster will cost

Vehicle Efficiency

2.18 km/mj

Well to Wheel Efficiency1.14 km/mj 110 wh/km

Vehicle Mileage

TESLA ROADSTER

VEHICLE MILEAGE

TESLA ROADSTER

TOYOTA PRIUS

HONDA CIVIC VX

VW JETTA DIESEL

HONDA FCX

HONDA CNG

ANSWER IS:

DEFINITELY

YESELECTRONIC CAR IS THE NEXT BIG THING