I enjoyed this post, thanks.
Could you tell me what date this interview was recorded?

Wow, absolutely stunning.

It's wonderful to see all those different Tesla Motors vehicles in that shop. What a cool car.

Thanks for the article

Apart from the fact that they have yet to deliver a production car, or that anyone has yet to independently verify their acceleration and economy claims, that is one hell of a power cable. I'm guess 400 A, but it might be only 200.

Typical vague BS from their website:

Range is based on our most recent testing with a Validation Prototype car at an EPA-certified location in February 2008. EPA range is subject to change pending future testing. Actual range will vary with driving style and conditions.

Apart from the fact that they have yet to deliver a production car, or that anyone has yet to independently verify their acceleration and economy claims, that is one hell of a power cable. I'm guess 400 A, but it might be only 200.

Typical vague BS from their website:

Range is based on our most recent testing with a Validation Prototype car at an EPA-certified location in February 2008. EPA range is subject to change pending future testing. Actual range will vary with driving style and conditions.

Cut the bull. We don't need a $100,000 sports car that runs on electricity and goes 200 miles between charges.

We need a $10,000 family sedan that will go as far as the average suburbanite drives in a single day to and from work, or taking the kids to their activities. Anything else is smoke and mirrors.

To the Tesla I say, feh!

Great interview!

"Cut the bull. We don't need a $100,000 sports car that runs on electricity and goes 200 miles between charges."

Yeah, you're like the guy who said that there would only be 4-5 computers in the US, or the guy who would have said that these heavy "brick" cell phones from the 80s-early 90s would never take of.

Hey that is great news that Bob Sexton got a job with tesla :D After watching who killed the electric car a few times I got really involved in what the people were saying, I love the part when Bob and Chelsea are being interviewed in the shop, a very loving dynamic occurs :) I wish them the best of luck.

Just like anything else that has taken off as an adopted technology anywhere, anytime, it starts with luxury models affordable to the few and develops into an everyman model further down the road. Thanks to Tesla for taking the first big steps as we'd have gotten old and grey waiting for the major manufacturers to make the move. Hats off!

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"Cut the bull. We don't need a $100,000 sports car that runs on electricity and goes 200 miles between charges.

We need a $10,000 family sedan that will go as far as the average suburbanite drives in a single day to and from work, or taking the kids to their activities. Anything else is smoke and mirrors."

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You're right, ofcourse we need practical, affordable electric cars. But to be sucesfull, a strong image is véry important in the car market, also for new technology to get accepted. Electric cars always had a negative "handicapped, weaker and slower car"-image in the eyes of Joe Sixpack. Tesla can change that perspective with their exclusive exotic sportscar. After succeeding in changing the persception of electric cars into "electric cars are high-tech, fast and green - thús cool", Tesla and others can start to sell practical electric family cars more easely, 'cause more people would want one. Also the technology and development needed for those larger quantities e-cars wil more mature and be less expensive.