The Truth About Cars » Tesla Death WatchThe Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news.Tesla Death Watch 7: I dont think its possible to make an electric car that is competitive with a gasoline car- June 26, 2008 Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk begins his NewsHour interview by putting the hate on hydrogen. &34;If fuel cells were good, don&39;t think you&39;d see them somewhere, like maybe in a laptop or a cell phone or a $200 million military satellite maybe And yet, where do you see them&34; Not that the majority of Tesla&39;s deposit bestowing proto-customers have seen their Roadsters. Anyway, NewsHour asks, what&39;s so special about a laptop-powered car anyway &34;It&39;s combining those little...http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-7-i-dont-think-its-possible-to-make-an-... Tesla Death Watch 6: 98 Days and Counting- June 23, 2008 On March 17 (of this year), Tesla Motors supposedly began production of their $98k Lithium-ion-powered Roadster. Ninety-eight days later and nada. Niente. Nix. Nothing. So while we await independent confirmation that a single paying customer has received a single Roadster, here&39;s an article in The SF Gate about the Palo Alto Concours d&39;Elegance, which has dressed-up its parade of pistonhead perfection with alt power-mobiles. One of which was, of course, the Roadster, presented, of course,.http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-6-98-days-and-counting/ Tesla Death Watch 5: Oops! Eberhards Car Crashed. Or Not.- June 20, 2008 If you think Tesla&39;s wealthy and influential client list is getting impatient to see delivery of their single-speed supercars, imagine how Martin Eberhard must feel. The co-founder and mastermind of the EV roadster was supposed to receive the 2 Tesla,. It appeared for a while that Tesla had skipped over its godfather in favor of delivering to everyone else. Now AutoblogGreen (ABG) reports that Eberhard&39;s Tesla has arrived from the UK. Unfortunately, it suffered &34;significant&34;...http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-5-wait-for-it/ Tesla Death Watch 4: Savannah Smiles- June 16, 2008 Despite Tesla Motors&39; March 17th (of this year) declaration that they&39;ve put their lithium-ion-powered Roadster into production, nothing. While we wait for a single customer car to hit the streets, we thought we&39;d fill the time by talking about Savannah Sampson. According to Wikipedia. Ms. Sampson was born Natalie Oliveros in 1966 in Rochester New York. After training in ballet, she became an exotic dancer. From there, it was a quick chass&233; to the world of adult films. For the...http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-4-savannah-smiles/ Tesla Death Watch 3: Matt Damon Test Drives a Tesla- June 2, 2008 Steve Levy, over at Autofiends.com, has encountered the Tesla in person in Los Angeles. The lithium-ion -powered sports car was driven by none other than your sister&39;s favorite actor, Matt Damon (who does a killer Matthew McConaughey impression). Levy spoke with Damon, who claimed the car was still a prototype. Damon said the off-the-line acceleration ...http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-3-matt-damon-test-drives-a-tesla/ |