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Tesla Road Tester: Still Struggling to Live in the Real World

Submitted by joshua.davidson2 on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 09:18.

WSJ's Road Tester says Tesla Roadster gives a big charge, but the reality is it's still in beta.

There's a lot to love about the Tesla roadster and the gutsiness of Tesla Motors, but while the hype has done a great job of shouting that future is here, the pioneering BEV has to slog through the present. Driving range is way below the claims, prices are climbing, and recalls are demonstrating that, unfortunately "a whole new auto industry" is still subject to many of the technology, economic and industrial realities of the old one.

Read the Clifford Tabiyeh's review in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124629044888368573.html#mod=loomia?loomi...

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