Comments on: Tesla Roadster Birth Watch 8: Eberhardly A Happy Camper

By: stuki

stuki — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:13:51 +0000

With a quite probable recession looming, this is really not the time to be shopping around for additional funding for risky projects aimed at big spenders, either; assuming Tesla needs that, of course.

I certainly hope they can pull it off. It seems like a cool car, and the car business, especially here in the US, could use some of that startup chutzpah.

By: ajla

ajla — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:03:43 +0000

Eberhard’s job was within his reach, it is not any longer fully within his grasp.

By: 210delray

210delray — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:20:59 +0000

No surprise here either. As I said earlier, this is another Bricklin or DeLorean in the making. Except none may be made in this case.

By: Stein X Leikanger

Stein X Leikanger — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:48:49 +0000

As I’ve been skeptical since the first announcement, rest assured that my surprise is nil over this. I keep seeing similar claims being made in many areas: “We will have to conserve energy, but we won’t need to change a thing due to the magic of XYZ.”

It reminds me of “Good, Fast and Cheap. You can have two, but not all three.” Though in the case of the Tesla it was “Dangerous, Fast and Ridiculously overpriced” – and you got the package.

By: carguy1964

carguy1964 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:38:28 +0000

Okay now I am starting to wonder, has Tesla gotten their bugs worked out in this vehicle, what is taking them so long with this car, could it be that big oil has something to do with it..just like all of the wonderious inventions out there since the gas crunch..to charge 90k for a car that is long overdue, you’d think they’ve would have kept in under wraps instead of delaying this car, it had better be right instead of false promises..

By: guyincognito

guyincognito — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:38:27 +0000

So, they dumped Martin because things are progressing according to plan and vehicles will be in customers hands in no time, so they no longer need him, right?

By: tonycd

tonycd — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:42:31 +0000

If a car company boss falls and nobody listens, does he make a sound?