“The oil companies said electric cars can’t work, but the truth is, they don’t want them to work,” The CEO Elon Musk said.
“But here it is,” he continued. “They would say this car is the equivalent of a unicorn. Well, tonight you had the opportunity to ride a unicorn.”
Car goes from 0 to 60mph in 4.5s that’s faster than a Porsche 911 Carrera.
Specifications and other notes:
| Make and Model | 2013 Tesla Model S (available mid-2012) |
| Class: | Seven-passenger (5 adults + 2 children) sport sedan |
| Configuration: | Rear-wheel drive |
| Engine: | None |
| Interior Highlight: | 17-inch HD touch-screen display “like a giant iPad” controls everything |
| Range: | 160 miles (optional 230-mile or 300-mile range available) |
| Outlet requirement: | 220V or 110V |
| Power: | 415 Nm (306 ft-lbs) of torque |
| Quickness: | Zero to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds (4.5 seconds promised for future high-performance model) |
| Top Speed: | 130 mph |
| Base Price: | $49,900 (after U.S. Federal Tax Credit) |
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