World's First Tesla Roadster Crash... That's Been Caught On Camera! - LotusTalk

lotus4fun · 07-28-2008, 10:45 AM

World's First Tesla Roadster Crash... That's Been Caught On Camera!
Well, we knew an accident involving a Tesla Roadster was bound to happen sometime, and now the first crash has taken place in San Francisco on Friday at the corner of Geary and Gough streets at about 6 p.m. PDT. While we'd heard something about a scuff with one of the first "production" units earlier this past month — something about Tesla founding father Martin Eberhard's little two-seater rear-ending the back end of a truck — this certainly does not appear to be the same incident.

Instead this here Tesla appears to have taken so great of a liking to the back end of a Mercedes, it's up and gone right up the German car's rear end. The folks over at Hey apparently have the full story — or as much as they know — as well as a second picture of the incident apparently taken by someone named Alex Volkov. We wish we had more to tell you — if only Tesla PR would return our phone calls — ever. (Hat tip to Andy!)

Tracktimeplz · 07-28-2008, 10:53 AM

He should have just donated 100k to me. I would have given him a hotlap or two and he would have great memories without all this bad press lol

def · 07-28-2008, 10:57 AM

Reminds me of the picture from our friends over at SELOC of the elise wedged under another car after rear ending it.

The value of the tesla is 90kish, so they won't total as easy as elises. I wonder if the frame/tub is damaged, how often they will actually do replacements now since the car value is higher

Randy Chase · 07-28-2008, 11:00 AM

At least he will not have to replace the edit oil coolers

noobified · 07-28-2008, 11:15 AM

To total or not to total..that is the question...

Patricko · 07-28-2008, 11:17 AM

When are Teslas going to be below $30K

smicker · 07-28-2008, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy Chase

At least he will not have to replace the radiator

There actually is a radiator

JLSELISE · 07-28-2008, 11:45 AM

and a condenser unit for the A/C.
AFAIK the battery pack requires both active heating and cooling (depending on ambient conditions) to maintain optimum battery temp.

MickOpalak · 07-28-2008, 11:54 AM

That will buff right out.

RSduce · 07-28-2008, 12:00 PM

How long until this one is one ebay as Salvage and someone here buys it and puts it back together?

OriginalBlackCi · 07-28-2008, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricko

When are Teslas going to be below $30K

Nice.

fitfan · 07-28-2008, 01:19 PM

it seems to have allready been put back together - complete with copy cat paint scheme

Haven't I seen this before... somewhere...

jerrym · 08-08-2008, 04:18 PM

>.< tesla ftw.

ewalberg · 09-12-2008, 05:49 PM

Actually, this car is currently at Chilton Autobody... it's in it's own little area but i walked past it while walking back to check out a poor honda civic that was stolen from us... anyway, it's not martin's car nor repainted to look like his car... though chilton did fix his car too. They did a good job replacing my elise's front clam, and Allstate approved which is a nice bonus for me. no affiliation... just my best experience to date with a body shop.

ExigeMania · 09-12-2008, 07:00 PM

I,m i the only one that thinks that the Tesla is a POS like all electric cars?

Hello Kitty · 09-12-2008, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExigeMania

I,m i the only one that thinks that the Tesla is a POS like all electric cars?

Yes.

ExigeMania · 09-13-2008, 08:47 PM

Ok i may be the only one..but please give me a good reason not to think the Tesla is a POS. It’s a car that uses most of the Elise’s parts and it doesn’t even look as good. The thing is that I’m a petrol head...i love cars, i love engines..i love the sound of an engine, i like driving my sports car on mountain roads and actually shift gears myself. What of the above dose the Tesla do? If i wanted a car to safe fuel, not burn oil and be friendly to the environment i would be driving a Prius not a sports car. 50% of the sports car experience is delivered by its engine, the Tesla doesn’t have one for god’s sake. I know you guys love cars..that’s why you have a Lotus so someone please tell me, what’s the point of the Tesla? And really who cares if its faster than our cars or other super cars? Supercharge Elise sound? Priceless….Tesla Sound? Emmmm what sound? So…sum up….TESLA…Doesn’t look that good, Doesn’t have a sound, doesn’t have an engine, Corners as good as an Elise and cost almost twice as much..hmmmm

Randy Chase · 09-13-2008, 08:50 PM

Torque

Yokozuna · 09-13-2008, 09:19 PM

I'm waiting for the Testige! I hear they're gonna use a 440 volt supercharger

that takes the motor to 900 volt AC induction with 0-60 in 1.9 seconds. Range on the batteries drops to about 11 miles, but what an 11 miles! The new tagline for the Testige is "Silent But Deadly!"

I think the waiting list is about 8 years, so reserve yours today! Price to be announced, but rumors are around $300K.

Ben

CertifiedCC · 09-13-2008, 09:34 PM

For me, i prefer a LOT of noise, or NO NOISE AT ALL. I would love to drive a Tesla and I can imagine how cool it would be to accelerate quickly with no noise. To me, it would be AMAZING.

07-28-2008, 10:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
lotus4fun Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 77	World's First Tesla Roadster Crash... That's Been Caught On Camera! World's First Tesla Roadster Crash... That's Been Caught On Camera! Well, we knew an accident involving a Tesla Roadster was bound to happen sometime, and now the first crash has taken place in San Francisco on Friday at the corner of Geary and Gough streets at about 6 p.m. PDT. While we'd heard something about a scuff with one of the first "production" units earlier this past month — something about Tesla founding father Martin Eberhard's little two-seater rear-ending the back end of a truck — this certainly does not appear to be the same incident. Instead this here Tesla appears to have taken so great of a liking to the back end of a Mercedes, it's up and gone right up the German car's rear end. The folks over at Hey apparently have the full story — or as much as they know — as well as a second picture of the incident apparently taken by someone named Alex Volkov. We wish we had more to tell you — if only Tesla PR would return our phone calls — ever. (Hat tip to Andy!)

07-28-2008, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
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07-28-2008, 10:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
def ...ault Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,083	Reminds me of the picture from our friends over at SELOC of the elise wedged under another car after rear ending it. The value of the tesla is 90kish, so they won't total as easy as elises. I wonder if the frame/tub is damaged, how often they will actually do replacements now since the car value is higher __________________ //kevin 05 Graphite Gray - Red Touring / LSS / Starshield / Stage 2 + more

07-28-2008, 11:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
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07-28-2008, 12:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
RSduce Fox Valley Motorcars Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 205	How long until this one is one ebay as Salvage and someone here buys it and puts it back together? __________________ Rick Schneider

07-28-2008, 01:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
fitfan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego! Posts: 3,124	it seems to have allready been put back together - complete with copy cat paint scheme Haven't I seen this before... somewhere... __________________ Driving it around!

08-08-2008, 04:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
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09-12-2008, 05:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
ewalberg Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA Posts: 487	Actually, this car is currently at Chilton Autobody... it's in it's own little area but i walked past it while walking back to check out a poor honda civic that was stolen from us... anyway, it's not martin's car nor repainted to look like his car... though chilton did fix his car too. They did a good job replacing my elise's front clam, and Allstate approved which is a nice bonus for me. no affiliation... just my best experience to date with a body shop.

09-12-2008, 07:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
ExigeMania Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 82	I,m i the only one that thinks that the Tesla is a POS like all electric cars?

09-13-2008, 08:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
ExigeMania Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 82	Ok i may be the only one..but please give me a good reason not to think the Tesla is a POS. It’s a car that uses most of the Elise’s parts and it doesn’t even look as good. The thing is that I’m a petrol head...i love cars, i love engines..i love the sound of an engine, i like driving my sports car on mountain roads and actually shift gears myself. What of the above dose the Tesla do? If i wanted a car to safe fuel, not burn oil and be friendly to the environment i would be driving a Prius not a sports car. 50% of the sports car experience is delivered by its engine, the Tesla doesn’t have one for god’s sake. I know you guys love cars..that’s why you have a Lotus so someone please tell me, what’s the point of the Tesla? And really who cares if its faster than our cars or other super cars? Supercharge Elise sound? Priceless….Tesla Sound? Emmmm what sound? So…sum up….TESLA…Doesn’t look that good, Doesn’t have a sound, doesn’t have an engine, Corners as good as an Elise and cost almost twice as much..hmmmm

09-13-2008, 08:50 PM	#18 (permalink)
Randy Chase Forum Founder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego and where ever the roads lead Posts: 23,253 Images: 761	Torque __________________ *** V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *** We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds.

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09-13-2008, 09:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
Yokozuna Racing/Car Photographer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Krum, Texas Posts: 204	I'm waiting for the Testige! I hear they're gonna use a 440 volt supercharger that takes the motor to 900 volt AC induction with 0-60 in 1.9 seconds. Range on the batteries drops to about 11 miles, but what an 11 miles! The new tagline for the Testige is "Silent But Deadly!" I think the waiting list is about 8 years, so reserve yours today! Price to be announced, but rumors are around $300K. Ben __________________ 2002 Miata SE Titanium Gray, 6-speed, Bose 6-CD, Limited Slip (1 of 1491) 2007 CO Exige S, Track Pack, Touring Pack, Limited Slip, Traction Control, Star Shield - Useless Mirror Removed, Multivex Side Mirrors, Lotus Belt Pads, Sirius Starmate (Gotta have Howard Stern), Sector111 Carbon Fiber Front Spoiler, Red Folding Front Tow Hook and Carpet Buttons, Chase Cam Mounts, JVC Everio 60GB HD Camcorder with Sunpak 37mm Wide Angle Lens and SanDisk 8GB MicroSD, 27% 3M Window Tint.

09-13-2008, 09:34 PM	#20 (permalink)
CertifiedCC BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northern VA [The BEST Part of VA.(Sadly)] Posts: 876 Images: 4	For me, i prefer a LOT of noise, or NO NOISE AT ALL. I would love to drive a Tesla and I can imagine how cool it would be to accelerate quickly with no noise. To me, it would be AMAZING.