The Tesla Roadster is a $100,000 electric vehicle in it’s infancy of production. It can accelerate 0 to 60 MPH in 3.9 seconds and can drive 200+ miles on a single charge. It’s a groundbreaking concept and an amazing vehicle. It’s endured a rough ride to finally make it to production, but it seems the ride just won’t smooth out.
As of the time of this writing, there have been up to ten produced, and of those, four crashed. The first two crashes were safety tests, as shown in the video below.
Just a few weeks ago, former Tesla CEO Mark Eberhard’s Roadster (production vehicle #2) was wrecked on Highway 101 in San Francisco by the Tesla employee delivering it to him. This week, a private buyer picked up Tesla production vehicle #6 and promptly smashed it up. It seems rather suspicious.
I don’t think I’ve ever been behind the wheel of a $100,000 vehicle. But if I were to drive one, I’d be pretty careful. I honestly don’t know if I’d be more careful if it was mine or someone else’s. Do the brakes not work properly? Is the dash too shiny? Are the seats too low? Do the driver’s keep checking their hair in the rearview mirror? I have a feeling this story is just starting.
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