Monday, July 27, 2009

Teslas Roadster rolls 241 miles on single charge, annoys petrol pumps


If one drives the Roadster "as it was intended to be driven," youll probably only get around 125 miles out of it before things slowly grind to a halt. If you toss on your economy shoes and take things a bit easier, its apparently possible to get well over 200 miles on a single charge. As the story goes, Teslas first all-electric whip managed to cruise 241 miles in a Monte Carlo e-rally, running from the town of Valance in France to the Principality of Monaco. Better still, the vehicles battery meter showed 36 miles left on the "tank" when it crossed the finish line, giving it a theoretical range of around 280 miles. If all these figures hold up under critical scrutiny, Tesla will set the world record for the longest distance traveled by a production EV on a single charge. Now, if only it could set the world record for most EVs actually produced by an EV company, wed really feel the need to celebrate.