| Top 5 Green Cars for Millionaires |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Tuesday, 18 March 2008 | ||
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So where is Tesla's competition coming from? All OVER the place. And while we can't stop loving the Roadster there are some other hot green cars that are worth mentioning (and ogling) and some that might even soon be worth buying. Lets go in order of price, shall we? The Rinspeed sQuba
      The only electric sports car to beat Tesla to the punch has been on sale since 2002...the Venturi Fetish. Of course, they've only make about 30 of them, and they've had to be a bit more flexible with the price than Tesla's strict $100,000 ceiling. OK, about six times more flexible. The Venturi Fetish can be yours in a couple of months for the low-low price of $600,000. Venturi doesn't seem to have any goals of getting the price down to Tesla's range. They're looking to serve a more upscale clientèle.
      The Lightning GT
      Really, for what it delivers, the Roadster is starting to look like a real bargain! The fastest zero to sixty time, tied with the Lightning GT for driving range at 250 miles, and faster than the (somewhat outdated) Venturi Fetish...really the only mark against it is that it isn't submersible. Plus, at $100,000, it's the cheapest full electric on this list. Which, I suppose, is why so many of Americas rich and famous are on the waiting list already.
      Well, we're cheaper than the Roadster now, so we must be into hybrids...and we are. But the Karma is no normal hybrid. It plugs into the wall and can drive for 50 miles without using a drop of gasoline. Then, a small gasoline-powered generator kicks on to recharge the battery so that you can keep driving without needed to recharge. It has a slower 0-60 time than any other car on the list (6 seconds) but a faster top speed (over 125 mph.) Now, I don't know why you'd need either of those things, but for the true EcoGeek, you will need the built-in, roof-top solar panels. Of course, that will bump the cost significantly over the $80,000 base price.
     
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written by Magnulus , March 19, 2008
This article is playing havoc with Opera...
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written by Anonymous , March 20, 2008
you might also want to look into the Canadian made ZENN (zero emission no noise) electric car. not fast and flashy but a damn good commuter car, for under 15,000
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written by Ian George , March 20, 2008
A Zenn at $15,000 for a car that has a top speed of 25MPH and a maximum range of 35 Miles is a NEV... good for a few...
I would sooner use the $15,000 to convert my own car to an EV... It would perform better and have highway speeds... come to think of it for the money those cars are asking for... I could do a EV conversion that would beat every car on that list, with the possible exception of the sQuba. Personally though I more like vehicles like Twikes, Aeroriders, and Apteras than cars that only cost more for speed and acceleration features I will never use.... but to each their own.
I like fast cars
written by Puneet , March 20, 2008
those models are Rocking one .. and btw 1 for me too
 ... hehehe
Scuba?
written by The Sleepy Surfer .com , March 20, 2008
Do we need to wash that Scuba Car? haha. I love the first one! The driver is wearing a tux.. is it water proof ? lol
White Guy?
written by Tayphyus , March 20, 2008
Why do you say "rich white guy" and not just "rich guy"? That's sort of nimmy don't you think?
Re: White Guy?
written by R. Vargas , March 20, 2008
He said "rich white guy" because that's what the majority still are... rich white guys. I take it that you got offended because you are white, BUT not rich...
grow up. That set a side... I really don't know why the FISKER car WAS NOT mentioned in the list. That is one SEXY LOOKING CAR!!! I think it looks WAY better than the Tesla, AND it even has an integrated solar roof panel to charge up while it's just being parked.
Ultra-aerodynamic car
written by J , March 27, 2008
Have you seen the new plug-in electric car, the Aptera?
Ultra-aerodynamic car
written by J , March 27, 2008
Have you seen the new plu-in electric car, the Aptera. Looks sweet.
RE: Ultra-aerodynamic car
written by J , March 27, 2008
Why not a REAL car for REAL loads at REA
written by JL , March 30, 2008
These cute little cars might be good for something someday, but we all want MAMCs full sized, full speed and fully loaded non-petro,
non-electric cars. An EV is good for the golf course and LA on saturday night, but when you really need to move across country or carry a load of bricks or tow your boat... YOU WILL NEED Mealer American Motor Co. www.betterconstructed.com
Mealer American Motor Co
written by JL , March 30, 2008
All now obsolete
written by kerry bradshaw , April 04, 2008
Sorry, but those millionaire status symbols
have now been rendered obsolete by the EEStor ultra capacitors. Now you don't need to be rich to afford a fast EV. Sorry, boys, but you'll have to buy sonething else to impress anyone. I doubt that those fellows have a clue as to what's about to happento their new cars
Nice
written by Mohamed Imran Ali , July 23, 2008
Really nice article
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As the first Tesla rolls off the production line and into the hands of some rich white guy, I think it's time to take a look at their competition. While Tesla is certainly the most well-known of the sexy fast green cars, they aren't the first or the last to serve this market.
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