About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 81. Chapters: Tesla Roadster, Nissan Skyline, Fiat 500, Nissan GT-R, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Auris, Pontiac G8, Audi A5, Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Audi Q7, Hyundai i10, Fiat Linea, Toyota iQ, Ducati 1098, Ford Flex, Hyundai i30, Maserati GranTurismo, Fiat Fiorino, Fiat Bravo, Proton Persona, Mazda CX-7, Lamborghini Reventon, Kia Cee'd, Dacia Sandero, Volkswagen Tiguan, SEAT Altea XL/Freetrack, Peugeot 308, Saturn Sky, Iveco Massif, Mazdaspeed3, Scion xD, Nissan Rogue, Buick Enclave, Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, Mazda CX-9, Hyundai Veracruz, Hyundai Entourage, Trojan, Perodua Viva, Toyota FT-HS, Citroen C-Crosser, Peugeot 4007, Ascari A10, MG 7, Lada Priora, IKCO Samand Soren, Citroen Nemo, Lotus 2-Eleven, DR5, HydroGen4, Tata Hispano Globus, Opel GTC, Great Wall Voleex, Peugeot Bipper, Kia Kue. Excerpt: The Tesla Roadster is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) sports car produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors in California. The Roadster was the first highway-capable all-electric vehicle in serial production available in the United States. Since 2008 Tesla has sold 1,650 Roadsters in 30 countries through March 2011. Tesla began producing right-hand-drive Roadsters in early 2010 for the British Isles, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Tesla stopped taking orders for the Roadster in August 2011. The Roadster is the first production automobile to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production BEV (all-electric) to travel more than 200 miles (320 km) per charge. The world distance record of 501 km (311 mi) for a production electric car on a single charge was set by a Roadster on October 27, 2009, during the Global Green Challenge in outback Australia, in which it averaged a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h). In March 2010, a Tesla Roadster became the first electric vehicle to win the Monte Carlo Alternative Energ...