Interesting!
The story makes it sound like the basic concept of the Chevy Volt, but with performance by Lotus.
I wonder if Tesla is ending their Hethel Roadster production in 2011 as a result of Lotus ambitions?
Mike
2005 Carrera GT - Signal Yellow + 2008 Tesla Roadster - Thunder Gray +1972 BMW 3.0 CSi - Nachtblau +2009 Bentley Arnage T - Black Saphire
If you take Elon at his word, his goal with Tesla has always been to make a difference for the planet regarding electric cars. He said that your car was a necessary first step to fund further dev. , give the company experience and to demonstrate the ability of the electric car.
I think they accomplished all that. Now what they want to do is go down-market with the Model S, then the 3rd generation, even more down market and according to the IPO papers SUV's and more. They want to become the next Ford, not a niche maker of high end sports cars exclusively.