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    Liquid VS 'Lectrons

    This picture makes me ill at it's complexity:


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    While the one one this page says Hmmm:



    Look at the Wheels on That: Tesla Roadster - Auto Trader UK – Features - News and Reviews Hub
    Last edited by vfx; 11-30-2009 at 08:11 PM. Reason: added pictures

    The world loves to be deceived.


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    I saw this picture in the SF Chronicle yesterday...




    and then thought about this:


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    Brilliant comparison!

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    That gives new meaning to the term "Motorhead":

    (Tilt your head clockwise while viewing)

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    This picture makes me ill at it's complexity:


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    While the one one this page says Hmmm:

    Look at the Wheels on That: Tesla Roadster - Auto Trader UK – Features - News and Reviews Hub

    doug'd pic
    "Looking like a gearhead, Martin Roger makes a close inspection of a Ford V-8 engine at Moscone Center."
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    If you go back to the old Tesla blogs you find early discussions outlining the great amounts of "ICE technology" that aren't needed for electric vehicles. Spark plugs, cam shafts, fuel pumps, catalytic converters, etc.

    Unfortunately we still seem to need a water pump...

    But we don't need a transmission after all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TEG View Post
    But we don't need a transmission after all.
    The manual still reminds us that there is a fluid change.

    Combined with windshiled fluid, brake fluid and runflat goo in the tires, will the Tesla owner ever dry off?
    Last edited by vfx; 11-24-2008 at 01:58 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vfx View Post
    will the Tesla owner ever dry off?
    Well, the convertible top is a pain to put back on...

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    "I saw this picture in the SF Chronicle yesterday..."

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    Quote Originally Posted by graham View Post
    Well, the convertible top is a pain to put back on...
    The manual says the windows need to be adjusted at a Tesla store to change from soft top to hard top.
    ouch.

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