Another room contains cars from a certain luxury European automaker that will use a Tesla electric drive train.
However, just as Apple kickstarted and is now driving the smartphone and tablet revolution, Tesla is starting to drive the transition to electric vehicles.
The commercial success of plug-in hybrids and pure electric car companies such as Tesla will help to drive innovation and competition, accelerating solutions for the range and cost issues.
But if you wanted to play Real Racing HD on your iPad for a month straight or drive your Tesla from Seattle to Miami on a single charge, you'd need a battery the size of a freight train.
The network will triple its coverage area this month, and he predicts Tesla owners will be able to drive from LA to NY using only Superchargers by the end of 2013.
At the heart of Model S is the proven Tesla powertrain, delivering both unprecedented range and a thrilling drive experience.
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Tesla argues its pure electric vehicles will be more fun to drive and that plenty of customers want cars that require no gasoline whatsoever.
In this case, the first six Supercharger stations Tesla has built in California to allow Model S owners to drive up and down the coast or travel from Los Angeles to Las Vegas or San Francisco to Lake Tahoe.
Brin and Page both drive hybrid Toyota Priuses and have made personal investments in Tesla, an electric car maker.
Broder detailed a disappointing drive in cold weather where the real world driving range of the Tesla Model S failed to meet the published estimates.
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If success for the Tesla Model S relied on so many variables being controlled, the very premise of the drive was questionable.
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