did those first cars come out with the old transmission? Its good to see that some of the kinks have gotten worked out. But in the scheme of things for an auto maker double digits on the line does not much for the cash flow ... especially in this economy.:ack Always liked the concept as I am a fan of the Lotus chassis ... but I was disappointed to see the pricing. I wonder if Chrysler builds a similar car what their target MSRP might be.
Yes, the first cars did come out with the original transmission, but Tesla will be retrofitting the new one free of charge to anybody who got the old one.
Telsa purposely started out the production line with very few cars being built per month in order to test their supply lines. I think the first Roadster was delivered to their CEO around May, which means they have more cars currently in the production line than they have delivered in the last 4 months. Their plan is to gradually increase production numbers to something like a thousand a year. Certainly not GM or Toyota volume, but how many cars do Lotus, Ferrari and Lamborghini build a year?
Chrysler's e-car announcement really surprised me. Unlike the Volt, I had heard nothing about them until last week. It would be nice if both companies could find markets since they're both American. I would really like to see some US auto companies leapfrog the international competition.
