Tesla Roadster in UCC today

Redisle

For anyone interested in seeing one there's a Tesla roadster currently parked in UCC outside the electronic engineeing building (Just inside the barrier from college road on the left). There was also another ESB electric car but it's gone now. Believe it's there as a demonstration/talk for some 4th years so not sure how long more it will be around. Could well be gone quite soon.

Will post a few pics from my phone later if anyone interested.

EPM

Stick the pics up:D

squod

And one of the recovery lorry.

smash

Well the owner lives in cork so it'll be around Cork most days

keithclancy

http://www.cartell.ie/2010/06/cork-gets-ireland%E2%80%99s-first-electric-sports-car/

Until Ireland gets Nuclear power though your just centralising all the pollution, ESB Still uses alot of Coal fired power plants. Largest Powerstation is Moneypoint which their retrofitting to meet EU emission targets.

Padraig Mor

UCC has a nuclear reactor!

keithclancy wrote: »

http://www.cartell.ie/2010/06/cork-gets-ireland%E2%80%99s-first-electric-sports-car/

Until Ireland gets Nuclear power though your just centralising all the pollution, ESB Still uses alot of Coal fired power plants. Largest Powerstation is Moneypoint which their retrofitting to meet EU emission targets.

Tea 1000

keithclancy wrote: »

http://www.cartell.ie/2010/06/cork-gets-ireland%E2%80%99s-first-electric-sports-car/

Until Ireland gets Nuclear power though your just centralising all the pollution, ESB Still uses alot of Coal fired power plants. Largest Powerstation is Moneypoint which their retrofitting to meet EU emission targets.

You're right to a point, but one person buying a Tesla Roadster will add zero emissions as the ESB won't have to generate any more power for one guy charging his car!

langdang

The fella that owns it is a director at SWS, ie windfarms etc. So there's a promo aspect to it too i suppose.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfkfgbkfojoj/rss2/

Redisle

Pics Here, Click for larger ones.

-gilly-09-

Quite a decent lookin car in that colour. Kinda

mailforkev

That C reg will really screw him when he goes to sell it

Edit: that links says it cost €100k, thought they were £100k in the UK, are we actually getting better value on something here?

deRanged

it's a nice looking car!
the boot is tiny and there's a standard looking 3 pin plug on the end of the charging lead

keithclancy

Padraig Mor wrote: »

UCC has a nuclear reactor!

Had .. now they just have a bunch of waste in the basement that they can't get rid of

R.O.R

Tea 1000 wrote: »

You're right to a point, but one person buying a Tesla Roadster will add zero emissions as the ESB won't have to generate any more power for one guy charging his car!

He should have a windmill in his back garden, just for charging the car.


I'd hate to see him trying to make it up to a windfarm in the Tesla!

Shane732

I can't wait until they make a petrol version!!!

biko

Nice looking car and 0-60 in 4 seconds.

Needler

Shane732 wrote: »

I can't wait until they make a petrol version!!!

Ever heard of this strange "Lotus Elise" thing?

I saw the same Tesla today, was going to post pics but someone saved me the trouble. Have seen them around before but never in Cork. A daycent car though

JerCotter7

mailforkev wrote: »

That C reg will really screw him when he goes to sell it

Edit: that links says it cost €100k, thought they were £100k in the UK, are we actually getting better value on something here?

Why would a C reg screw him?

-Chris-

Needler wrote: »

Ever heard of this strange "Lotus Elise" thing?

You bumped a 9 month old thread for this gem of sarcasm?

Thread closed. Please don't bump old threads.