Hornswaggled

Who Killed the Electric Car is a documentary about the birth and death of the electric car in the 90’s. It is a fascinating look at how influential politics, special interests, and money can be. Remember the tax breaks for large vehicles that were going around (Hummers, SUVs, etc), they were being pushed while this eco-friendly electric car was being silently killed.

I wont get into the details of the movie as you should go and watch it but there is good news on the horizon…

Here comes the Tesla Roadster and soon to follow 4 door passenger sedan. It was developed by the co-creator of Paypal, Elon Musk.

These gorgeous vehicles are based on the Lotus Elise and will outperform many super cars in head to head competitions with 0-60 time in 4 seconds. They provide exceptional cornering and handling abilities while at the same time capture energy while braking and reuse the energy created to re-power the vehicle. These vehicles dont come cheap with a starting price point of 92,000 USD. The upside is you no longer need to visit a gas station and will care less if gasoline hits 10 bucks a gallon.

One of the lesser known things about TeslaMotors is the fact they are planning on releasing a passenger sedan and an economy vehicle:

“Without giving away too much, I can say that the second model will be a sporty four door family car at roughly half the $89k price point of the Tesla Roadster and the third model will be even more affordable. In keeping with a fast growing technology company, all free cash flow is plowed back into R&D to drive down the costs and bring the follow on products to market as fast as possible. When someone buys the Tesla Roadster sports car, they are actually helping pay for development of the low cost family car.”

The electric car may have been killed but its coming back stronger than ever.

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