As an environmentalist and a car guy, I love any excuse to post about cars here. I don't think the Tesla will ever make a meaningful impact on the global environmental situation. For $100K, someone that really cares about the environment could by 5 Honda Fits. One to drive and 4 to give to 4 drivers less fortunate than them, to use in place of the old, polluting cars they drive currently.

That said, it's a seriously cool piece of automobile, and I would love to drive one. And technology does have a way of trickling down. At one point, cars like Corvettes introduced fuel injection, and now there isn't a car sold in the US without it. The Tesla may prove to be useful as a platform for technology development, and for that, it is cool.

And Top Gear is the best car show ever. Seriously.


Tesla apparently has issues with some things in the report, check out the AutoBlogGreen report on that.