An Electric Car That's Fun to Drive?

Slate's Paul Boutin took a ride in the Tesla Roadster and is raving about it:

The Tesla Roadster won't hit the streets until next year. If you see one on the street, then, you should ask for a ride. Even from the passenger seat, the car feels impossibly stronger, faster, and safer than it should be. The trick is Tesla's torque curve—the arc of the motor's strength as it revs from a standstill to top speed. Compared to gasoline-engined cars, the Roadster's torque curve feels—and is—impossible. That's because the Tesla's motor is electric.

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For our previous posts on the Tesla Roadster, click here and here. Thanks to Instapundit for the pointer.

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