I didn't see this article posted anywhere, and it seems most appropriate to post it here.
The Elusive Green Economy
There's actual a brief mention of the Roadster:
The article covers the first attempts by the Carter administration to move towards a greener economy, how Reagan and cheap oil in the 80s basically killed everything Carter tried, and how we are now (finally) getting back to what Carter tried back in the 70s. The main thrust of the piece is how the inconsistency of policies coming out of DC during those periods has taken the US' market leadership in greentech and shipped it to Europe, where incentives have been much more consistent. It also makes the fairly obvious point that unlike many other areas (such as the internet), government policy, incentives and money are needed in order to spur greentech.
The Elusive Green Economy
There's actual a brief mention of the Roadster:
In the popular imagination, green economy evokes towering wind turbines, sleek electric cars, and acres of mirrors shimmering in the desert. Immediately upon arriving in the Valley, I felt it my professional duty to test-drive a cerulean-blue Tesla Roadster, the much-discussed plug-in electric sports car that does, indeed, go from zero to 60 in 3.9 seconds and turns heads like a Ferrari. It can also top 140 miles per hour on the highway. I hear.
The article covers the first attempts by the Carter administration to move towards a greener economy, how Reagan and cheap oil in the 80s basically killed everything Carter tried, and how we are now (finally) getting back to what Carter tried back in the 70s. The main thrust of the piece is how the inconsistency of policies coming out of DC during those periods has taken the US' market leadership in greentech and shipped it to Europe, where incentives have been much more consistent. It also makes the fairly obvious point that unlike many other areas (such as the internet), government policy, incentives and money are needed in order to spur greentech.