INDEX Awards: Tesla Roadster

Excuse me while I drool over this eco-wonder…

The Tesla Roadster is an ultra-sexy, ultra-green ELECTRIC car. Yes, this thing is 100% electric. No more golf-carts or toy cars, electric cars have joined the ranks of their gas-guzzling brothers and sisters.

Just take a look at some of these stats:

• 0-60mph in 4 seconds
• An equivalent cost of 135mpg
• Over 200 miles before recharging
• 248hp peak
• Top Speed: Over 130mph
• Battery Lifespan: in excess of 100,000 miles
• Charge Time 3.5 hours

A Peaceful Solution to Oil Wars: You need only open the morning paper to understand the importance — and urgency — of America‘s reduced reliance on foreign oil. The instability of the Middle East makes our 58% dependence on foreign oil a dangerous and costly proposition. Look even closer and you’ll see that the lion’s share of American oil use (nearly two-thirds of our consumption) is tied directly to transportation. The time for a gasoline-free car is now. Electricity may be just one answer, but it’s an especially desirable one. As the universal currency of energy, it can be generated from coal, solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear sources — or a combination of all of them. No matter how or when the world changes, electricity can adapt, easily and safely. See www.teslamotors.com web site for more environmental benefits. The Tesla Roadster is a major breakthrough in the technology, energy efficiency, driving performance and customer appeal of an electric vehicle.

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