Tesla Model S: 300 Mile Range Seven Seat EV Sedan for under $50k

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Here are the pics

Tesla Model S Sedan Concept: $49,900 Seven-Seater Electric To Hit Streets In 2011

 

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Isn't a Taurus worth more like $25,000? I don't like creative accounting in advertising.

This model S is a beautiful car, I wish I made more money!

 

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if this car comes out at $50k, even $60k, with those features, I will buy 2.
I am not kidding.

But it will be bigger, have bigger battery and more features than their Elise based vehicle that they just jacked up price to over 100k? does not compute.

 

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nice car and excellent taste in music. i wish it were coming out a year earlier.

 

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Err, seats seven?

 

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Yes. I saw that too. 5 adults and two children. I think they will take that statement back not too long from now.

I am impressed though the site clearly says that the smaller battery (160 miles) is included in the base price, not the 300 mile battery.

The base battery will probably not quick charge in 45 minutes either.

 

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Yes it did. We had that very wagon.

 

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great price, but i dont see how we can get 7 in there

 

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Yeah, I thought that was a rather odd feature. I suppose most mid to large size sedans can fit 10 or 12 people if you arrange them properly (stacked like cordwood?), but did they really think this would be necessary to make the sale? I think the car is incredible, and I am extremely tempted to put down a deposit. That being said, I have to question the safety of the passengers in the rumble seat.

I'm sure you really can stuff two kids in the hatch, but the feature sounds something like:
'Here at Chevrolet, all our pick-ups come equipped with a swimming pool, you simply fill the bed with your garden hose...'

 

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But if you want one delivered here in Colorado with similar options (and it could go higher if you went for AWD), a Taurus listed at $32385 (build-your-own).

 

Re: Volvo's rear-facing third row

rear crash protection, VCNA

According to our Safety Engineers, in most five passenger automobiles this makes the rear center seating
position arguable the "safest" if it is equipped with a three-point seat belt. Statistics show that the
majority of all impacts are frontal, making the rear seat position more desirable. The next most frequent
type of accident is the side impact. Here, the center position in the rear seat is the farthest from the
potential points of impact. Again, contributing to the safety of this position when a three-point belt is
fitted and used. I believe it is important to understand the concepts I have stated to appreciate the risks and merits of our
optional rear facing third seat. The optional seat has been designed with the same attention to safety as
all of the other seating positions in a Volvo. It is solidly built and firmly bolted to the vehicle structure. It
has built in head restraints and three-point self-adjusting seat belts. It is designed to carry 2 children up
to 88 pounds each in weight.

As I have stated, the most frequent type of accident is a frontal impact. In such an accident the third seat
is the farthest from the point of impact and since the seating is rear facing, it allows the occupants to
dissipate the crash energy across their entire back which produces even less body loading than a seat
belt would produce. In the second most frequent type of accident, the side impact, the two occupants of
the third seat sit between the rear wheel wells with the extra structure of the rear axle outside them and
extra distance to either side of the car. U.S. government statistics show that frontal impacts account for
over 50% of all accidents while side impacts total about 28%.

I realize that your concern lies with rear impacts which account for only 10% of all accidents. The body of
a Volvo station wagon is designed to manage crash energy in a different way than our sedans. It is more
rigid and designed to help dissipate the crash energy forward to more of the structure of the vehicle. The
impact in the rear is also lighter than frontal due to the fact that normally both vehicles move in the same
direction, or one is standing still. In laboratory tests, instrumented dummies simulating occupants of the
proper size, under 88 pounds, wearing their restraints experienced no significant indications of head,
torso, or leg injuries with a rear impact flat barrier at 30 miles per hour. In fact, this seat complies with the
performance requirements stipulated by government safety authorities in both the U.S. and Europe..

 

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from Tesla Motors CEO: Model S is cheaper than it looks | Green Tech - CNET News

 

wow this is really making it tough to decide what to do. EV options appear to be plentiful, but as always still 2 years away. makes it tough to plan... can get the RAV4 EV conversion, slightly more expensive, slightly less range, but available in 2 months, not 2 years.

decisions, decisions, DECISIONS!!