Automakers

New Tesla electric car: Unplug and play

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger takes a ride in the $100,000 Tesla Roadster.
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By:
Alex Ricciuti Tony Lewin
September 25, 2006 05:00 AM
Charged up

Horsepower248 hp
Max. speed130 mph
0-60 timeAbout 4 seconds
Battery range250 miles per charge
Recharge time3.5 hours
Battery life100,000 miles
Source: Tesla Motors Inc.

As the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? arrives in theaters, so does a United Kingdom-built sports car that reverses conventional expectations for electric vehicles.

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