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03-26-2009, 08:08 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg "This is going to be really big." (http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11995464)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2011_Tesla_Model_S_Sedan.jpgMatt Nauman - The Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com) - Mar. 26, 2009
Hoo boy!! --Ed.
Today's unveiling of Tesla Motors' second car, the Model S sedan, is a major step toward the mainstreaming of electric vehicles. And the company hopes that will give Tesla a leg up on a growing group of rivals.
By the time the Model S goes on sale for about $50,000 in late 2011, a slew of electric vehicles — or plug-in hybrids that get most of their propulsion from batteries — will likely be on the road. General Motors, Toyota, Nissan, Ford and other big automakers, as well as startups like Southern California's Fisker Automotive, are rushing to put models on the market in the next few years. Even BYD, a Chinese automaker, said it plans to sell an electric car to U.S. buyers within two years.
"The importance lies in the fact that this electric technology is coming to market," said Andrew Shapiro, managing partner of the Casesa Shapiro Group, an automotive consultancy in New York City. "Tesla has sold cars, albeit very expensive cars, which indicates... http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11995464
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2011_Tesla_Model_S_Sedan.jpgMatt Nauman - The Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com) - Mar. 26, 2009
Hoo boy!! --Ed.
Today's unveiling of Tesla Motors' second car, the Model S sedan, is a major step toward the mainstreaming of electric vehicles. And the company hopes that will give Tesla a leg up on a growing group of rivals.
By the time the Model S goes on sale for about $50,000 in late 2011, a slew of electric vehicles — or plug-in hybrids that get most of their propulsion from batteries — will likely be on the road. General Motors, Toyota, Nissan, Ford and other big automakers, as well as startups like Southern California's Fisker Automotive, are rushing to put models on the market in the next few years. Even BYD, a Chinese automaker, said it plans to sell an electric car to U.S. buyers within two years.
"The importance lies in the fact that this electric technology is coming to market," said Andrew Shapiro, managing partner of the Casesa Shapiro Group, an automotive consultancy in New York City. "Tesla has sold cars, albeit very expensive cars, which indicates... http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11995464