Tesla Roadster

Here's proof that environmental technology doesn't have to be a hippy's VW bus converted to run diesel, rather it can be sleek, fast, and bright red.

Slate's Paul Boutin gushes about the Tesla Roadster, an electric car that is not only environmentally friendly, but blast to drive.

From the article:

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.

The real message from the Tesla Roadster is simple, Detroit's Big-3 needs to wake the hell up and start innovating rather than making yet another SUV or debuting a retro-designed Dodge Dart.

Update: Tesla Motors, the maker of the Tesla Roadster, has a blog.