On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 02:20:56 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ews.net,
Doctor Drivel wrote:
This car is in the Porche category and outperforms it in every
way; it is the "same" price in the USA.

It's not on sale.

Correct

You're reading adverts again. One day you'll realise
they are often fantasy.

Realistically the funding already in place to get what is essentially
a powertrain implant into full production is way in excess of that
used to get the base vehicle, all its body variants, engine changes,
and all construction and use and federal compliance changes since 1996
- for instance the original Elise was designed, tooled and placed in
production for *under* £6 million. The £30+ million that Tesla have
might not sound a lot in global motoring terms but they have recruited
the right people, kept the company lean and will almost certainly
deliver what they claim.

The only thing that will stop this going on sale next year is one of
the following:

A drastic movement in the $/£ exchange rate
A global slump
WW3

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