# Tesla Roadster unveiled in Santa Monica

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2006/08/tesla-roadster-unveiled-in-santa-monica/
- Published: 2006-08-06T17:23:00-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

# Source: Tesla Motors and Autoblog Green

…Tonight was the grand unveiling of the Roadster in a decorated airport hangar in
Santa Monica, CA. I don’t ride in many sports cars, and I certainly have never been
in one that zips across an airport’s tarmac without so much as a whisper. But tonight
I got a quick ride in the Roadster and all I could hear from the passenger’s seat(
not even Gov. Schwarzenegger, who flew in for a brief look at the car, was allowed
to drive it) was wind noise. And myself saying “Wow” under my breath.

![Tesla roadster sport](https://i0.wp.com/greenlivingguy.com/wp-content/uploads/
2010/01/image4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=52&ssl=1 "Tesla Roadster Sport - The
Green Living Guy")

## ……..”Plug-in” hybrids aren’t yet cost-efficient, but some of the dozen known experimental models have gotten up to 250 mpg.

_[Tesla Motors](http://www.Tesla.com) unveiled their uber-chic Roadster, a powerful
electric vehicle that looks, feels and drives like many other high-end sports cars
Wednesday night. The main difference is the noise. Powered by a 3-phase, 4-pole 
AC induction motor, the Roadster can go 130 mph and does 0-60 in about 4 seconds,
all completely silent._

Tonight was the grand unveiling of the Roadster in a decorated airport hangar in
Santa Monica, CA. I don’t ride in many sports cars, and I certainly have never been
in one that zips across an airport’s tarmac without so much as a whisper. But tonight
I got a quick ride in the Roadster and all I could hear from the passenger’s seat(
not even Gov. Schwarzenegger, who flew in for a brief look at the car, was allowed
to drive it) was wind noise. And myself saying “Wow” under my breath.

### The car is low to the ground, and smooth in all possible ways.

But this vehicle isn’t just a sports car. It’s also a green car. There are zero 
tailpipe emissions. There isn’t even a tailpipe. Tesla Motors is working to provide
purchasers with a photovoltaic panel. One that will turn the driving experience 
into an actual net producer of energy. All [according to Tesla](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/02/tesla-not-only-an-ev-manufacturer-a-full-scale-clean-energy-innovator/)
Motors chairman Elon Musk.

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