Kevin Rose, the Silicon Valley's John Mayer, just got a few Tesla S concept shots leaked to him. The S, Tesla's $50,000ish electric 4-door Sedan, is supposed to be unveiled in Los Angeles today.
What's most interesting to tech enthusiasts is the fact that the middle panel seems to be one gigantic screen. Is it touchscreen? I damn well hope so.
The pure electric car manufacturer has already delivered $100,000 Roadsters, which are fun to drive, but get into accidents easily. (I saw one myself last week.) Even Governor Schwarzenegger wants to return his, but only because he's slightly too big to fit. The S, on the other hand, can be quite an interesting step in electric car design and manufacturing of Tesla actually manages to deliver enough of them to service more than just a niche market.
By the way, the price is only $50,000 once you factor in the $7500 in tax credit. It actually starts at a base price of $57,400.
By the way, Jalopnik has some great (if a little autosnotty) analysis on what chassis the car is built on.
source:gizmodo
Electric Sedan Prototype Has a Giant Touch Dashboard
Sub-$2000 Tata Nano is Officially The World's Cheapest Car
India's Tata Nano has been in the works for some time, but pre-orders are starting today with a MSRP of 100,000 rupees (under $2000)—officially making it the cheapest car in the world.
The price jumps up to around $2400 when you factor in the additional costs associated with excise fees, transportation, taxes, etc—but the allure of a car that ridiculously cheap is going to be powerful not only in India, but around the world. That's why the Tata group has plans for releasing a version for the European market in 2011 and North American market beyond that (although those versions will undoubtedly be more expensive).
Of course, you get what you pay for, and $2000 isn't going to buy you even basic luxuries like air-conditioning—but it will get you over 50 mpg. The question of reliability is also an issue, but it couldn't be worse than that gas guzzling beater you are driving around right now could it?
source :gizmodo
Scratch Shield
Scientists do not waste the time and also in such field as many happens car varnishes, sometimes even in spite of pretences very many. Outlines on our cars are the ancient problem. Nothing hurts more how scratch on our favourite who we can not remove despite our insistent starań. And what do you think about the varnish which only be able to do the formed scratch away? This sounds how the perfect solution! Nissan are already this, such solutions from certain time accessible in cars little!
The name of system this is Scratch Shield and as the manufacturer assures, this modern paint copes with all smaller hairlines perfectly. This modern varnish produces evidence considerably larger elasticity and resistance on the scratch. Nissan claims, that the number is outline of formed on such varnish 5 times smaller than on traditional. And as is he with this "treatment"? This depends on the temperature of surroundings and the size of the scratch in the large measure. "Treatment" such can occupy one day, and even and the whole week. System this too will not heal deep scratches obviously, without the painter and he will not do without so.
And this is the demonstrative patern of the working Scratch Shield. I invite to acquainting myself with this invention and wish all motoholikom how the the smallest number of scratches on the body ;)
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