Now Leasing The Tesla Roadster
This news item is for an incredibly specific audience. Here’s who I image you are: You’re male, and you’re concerned about the environment. At least, your girlfriend is so you have to play along. You love sports cars with power and acceleration. You’re not rich, but you desperately want to appear rich. If you meet all of these incredibly specific criteria, then we’ve got the news you’ve been waiting for! The high-performance electric car the Tesla Roadster is now available to lease!
According to Wikipedia, the Tesla Roadster “can travel 244 miles (393 km) on a single charge of its lithium-ion battery pack, and can accelerate from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 3.7 seconds. The Roadster’s efficiency, as of September 2008, was reported as 120 mpgge (2.0 L/100 km). It uses 135 W·h/km (21.7 kW·h/100mi or 490 kJ/km) battery-to-wheel, and has an efficiency of 92% on average.” Of course, all that power and efficiency comes at a price: $111,005, to be exact.
The new 3 year/30k miles lease agreement lets you drive around the zippy car for only $1,658 per month for 36 months. Well, there is also the $12,000 down payment. Given that the monthly lease payment is more than my mortgage, I’m clearly not a member of the very specific population being targeted here.
Story via Engadget
Image Via Tesla Motors
