Tesla in Australia?

[doug]

Thanks for the report. Much appreciated.

[TEG]

[dpeilow]

The good oil: Prius saves cabbie cash - Motoring - NZ Herald News

Tesla breaks into Oz

US start-up carmaker Tesla Motors is expected to begin selling its Lotus Elise-based all-electric roadster from a purpose-built showroom in Sydney later this year, providing the car meets Australian homologation. A handful of Australians have already ordered right-hand-drive versions of the car through Tesla's London sales outlet, where it is priced at £86,950 ($190,000).

[TEG]

[dpeilow]

Roadster Sport on Aussie plates

[meloccom]

Roadster Sport on Aussie plates

That was taken behind Icebergs restaurant overlooking Bondi Beach.

[AshSimmonds]

The first road-reg customer car has been delivered to Simon Hackett in Adelaide.

Details/pics/etc here:
http://aussieexotics.com/forum/tesla...html#msg109460

[vfx]

Very nice.

Thanks for cross post sharing!

With the magnets in the electric motor, the Roadster be kept from falling off the road while down under.

[AussieEVfan]

I also read the old day that Simon Hackett got the first one - no surprise there as he is one of their biggest supporters and he also has a LHD version but last I heard he couldn't get it registered for use on the roads so was restricted to the track duties only.

Short blog for story for first Australian delivered:

http://electric-vehicles-cars-bikes....adster-in.html

Story for Simon Hackett's LHD Roadster explains his inability to road register it:

http://www.teslamotors.com/display_d...cket_to_em.pdf

Still no word on price and Sydney dealer location for Australia.

Cheers.

[TEG]