I drove by a big billboard a few months ago that had this car advertised and forgot about it until I drove by the soon to open dealership the other day. The car looks awesome (kind of a cross between a Porsche Boxster and a Lotus Elise) and performs like a true roadster, plus it's 100% electric! Now if only I could find that spare $100,000 I've got stashed around the house so I can buy one.... tags Tesla Roadster Tesla Motors Electric Car Alternative FuelHere's the official site for Tesla Motors. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago |
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0 to 60 in 4 seconds, 200 miles per charge,100% electric, and dead sexy. Coming out of the gate at close to $100,000 dollars a pop, this is the electric car you WANT to drive. All the info you could ever drool over, for the ecologist and motor head in you. picked by dorkfire 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
The bailouts and future loans to GM, Ford, and the rest were bad enough. Now Obama & crew has decided to reward Tesla Motors, makers of $109k electric automobiles with almost a half a billion dollars. WTF!? picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago 14 comments edit related share politics |
He gave us the brilliant tesla coil, developed an X-ray gun and thought you could watch memories through the retina. Just some of the facts about Nikola Tesla, the twentieth century's first mad scientist. picked by TheStep 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
It took the genius of Nikola Tesla and the insanity of a bunch of Australian enthusiasts to come up with this gem. 6 comments edit related share science*With a comment by its creator, a Plime member!* picked by pocksucket 2 years ago |
While automakers lay off staff and shut down plants in response to the economic downturn, one automaker announced Thursday that it will open a manufacturing plant in the United States, potentially creating hundreds of jobs in the area eventually chosen. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A compilation of internet imagery and videos show people doing things with Tesla Coils that range from the seemingly inadvisable to the frankly stupid. 1 comments edit related share scienceSome of these have appeared individually elsewhere on Plime, but this puts them all together in one place and adds a few others as well. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago |
Nikola Tesla, the inventor and pioneering electrical engineer, is being honoured by Google with a special logo to mark the 153rd anniversary of his birth. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago 3 comments edit related share science |
Tesla was from a family of Serbian origin.His father was an Ortodox priest,his mother .... picked by boriko 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |
Okay, so it wouldn't be legal or practical, but you have to admit it would be darn effective as the Tesla coil forms an "Eye of Sauron" around the car. Site also has tons of other interesting projects, images, movies, etc. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 5 comments edit related share technology |
General Motors Corp. said its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius. 10 comments edit related share technologyEdit: Check out the charger picked by suebe 4 months ago |
Nikola Tesla proved it was possible but nothing was done. Now it looks like wireless electricity will be available. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
A trio of street legal electric cars converted from gasoline to battery power for an average price of $1450 each, and interviews with the ecomodders that made them. picked by mattgup 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
German cars are known for strength, speed and high fuel consumption, but a firm in eastern Saxony has designed a lithium-ion battery membrane that could finally make electric cars common. picked by muppet 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Yamaha boasts a long and proud tradition in the motorcycle world, and the company aims to continue setting the pace with models like the glow in the dark, iPod dock equipped EC-02 electric bike. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Supposedly ran on free energy. 1 comments edit related share technologyAs the story goes, Tesla inserted the two metal rods and announced confidently, "We now have power" and then proceeded to drive the car for a week, "often at speeds of up to 90 mph." picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago |
After an angry boyfriend doused a Pomeranian puppy with fuel and set it on fire Tuesday night, the frantic dog ran around the house, igniting spilled fuel, setting the house ablaze and burning the man and woman. picked by suebe 10 months ago 19 comments edit related share world |
Exactly as the headline states. picked by singletrack 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share entertainment |
Plimate Tesladownunder has had a feature about him in The Telegraph. 1 comments edit related share plime.comAdmittedly he only joined because of traffic from here to his site via a link and he hasn't really been back since, but he's a member. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago |
Yeah I know we've heard it before, numerous times since Tesla tried in 1890, but there are finally working products out there and companies are starting to bring them to market. picked by mattgup 10 months ago 9 comments edit related share science |
Just what it says above. picked by suckersklub 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |