Spotted a Tesla in Dallas - LotusTalk

goofygrin · 03-20-2009, 07:22 AM

Guy was pretty nice

Said he'd had the car a week or two and that it was so quiet and fast that he unintentionally gets on people's butts in traffic. Terrible problem to have!

toedrag · 03-20-2009, 08:13 AM

where was it?

I'm glad to see more EV's popping in Dallas now. Rusty Wallis Motors is now dealing Kandi Kars, a NEV.

There is a dark side of me that wants to try ICE to EV conversion someday, maybe once my DD engine croaks and battery prices have dropped.

goofygrin · 03-20-2009, 08:52 AM

Galleria area. I looked into converting a Miata to EV, but the weight penalty is just too high. Maybe if the LI batteries get cheaper & better it might be more doable.

cemaykan · 03-20-2009, 09:45 AM

I was going to fedex in Needham, MA and this old guy with a lexus parked next to me and said his daughter works in Tesla, while I was wondering in my head "is she hot?", he went along and blabbed about that Tesla is faster, and quiter, etc... and i told him, "yea...but it will run out of battery...as I pass it". He had a mind freeze for 2 seconds as I walked away...

03-20-2009, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
goofygrin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 57	Spotted a Tesla in Dallas Guy was pretty nice Said he'd had the car a week or two and that it was so quiet and fast that he unintentionally gets on people's butts in traffic. Terrible problem to have!

03-20-2009, 08:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
toedrag Crunchy Smurf Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 254 Images: 25	where was it? I'm glad to see more EV's popping in Dallas now. Rusty Wallis Motors is now dealing Kandi Kars, a NEV. There is a dark side of me that wants to try ICE to EV conversion someday, maybe once my DD engine croaks and battery prices have dropped. __________________ 2006 Laser Blue Elise -aka, Blue Lightning 2.0, The Little Blue Car, my automobile soul mate

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03-20-2009, 08:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
goofygrin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 57	Galleria area. I looked into converting a Miata to EV, but the weight penalty is just too high. Maybe if the LI batteries get cheaper & better it might be more doable.

03-20-2009, 09:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
cemaykan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 157 Images: 1	I was going to fedex in Needham, MA and this old guy with a lexus parked next to me and said his daughter works in Tesla, while I was wondering in my head "is she hot?", he went along and blabbed about that Tesla is faster, and quiter, etc... and i told him, "yea...but it will run out of battery...as I pass it". He had a mind freeze for 2 seconds as I walked away...

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