Luxury Life & Style - Westside - (Page 49) Photos courtesy of their respective companies. tESLA roAdStEr What looks like a Lotus, zips to 60 miles per hour in about four seconds and produces zero emissions? The Tesla Roadster, a fully electric sports car that will take you about 220 miles per charge, is giving its gas-guzzling competition a run for the money. With a screaming resemblance to the Lotus Elise, expect confusion on the streets. But who cares? For purists, it’s a sweet design. The Targa top ensures miles of open-top, carefree motoring, while the low-slung design, fat tires, and athletic suspension promise race car handling. The powertrain consists of four main parts book ended by regenerative braking. The first part, the Energy Storage System, is actually the battery, a lithium-ion type with some tweaks to the design by Tesla to ensure safety. The beauty is that it’s recyclable, so there is little to worry about in the way of waste. The second, the motor, is a single rotary type, about the size of a watermelon and weighing 70 pounds. Efficiently designed, the motor resists converting electrical energy into heat. The third component, the transmission, is a two-speed design that the driver shifts without taking foot off the accelerator. Simply move the lever, and the car shifts for you. It’s like a semi-automatic. At the heart of it all is the fourth element, the Power Electronics Module, a sort of central computer which controls everything from your shifts to the amount of electricity being sent to the motor. Requiring around three hours to go from nothing to full charge, the Tesla is easy to live with. Keeping you away from the pump makes it even more so. And when you factor in the fun, well, it’s easy to see why we might all want one of these little cars. Tesla Store Los Angeles, 11163 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles. 310-473-8337, teslamotors.com. • tESLA Specifications* body: Material: Carbon fiber with steel doors and roof Overall Length: 155.4 in. Overall Width: 73.7 in. Height: 44.4 in. Wheelbase: 92.6 in. Curb Weight: 2,690 lbs. Weight distribution, (fr/rr): NA MEcHANicALS: Transmission: 2-speed Engine: Single Rotary Electric Motor with lithium-ion battery pack Displacement: NA Horsepower: 248 @ 13,000 RPM Torque: NA tirES: FR: NA RR: NA PErforMANcE: 0-62 MPH: 4 seconds Top Speed: 125 MPH *Manufacturer informational claims Premiere Issue 2008 Luxury Life & Style 49 teslamotors.com
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