Super Dad: Thanksgiving

November installment of my Super Dad comic - I am reviving him so look for more and archives coming soon.

Tesla Motors

The Tesla Roadster

• 100% Electric
• 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 4 seconds
• 135 mpg equivalent
• 245 miles per charge
• less than 2¢ per mile

And it looks like something James Bond would drive!

 

It looks like interest in the Tesla Roadster is high; they have already filled available reservations for the 2008 model year and more may become available on a first-come, first-served basis. Wait list members will also be first in line when we begin taking orders for the 2009 Tesla Roadster.

For only $5,000 you too can get on the waiting list; just make sure you have the other $100k+ for delivery.

Tesla Pierce-Arrow

The original Tesla car was a 1931 Pierce-Arrow Touring Car; which just happens to be another of my favorite looking cars.

Tesla replaced the engine with an Electric Motor which ran almost silent.

The car drew power wirelessly using a black box of radio tubes in the glove compartment. The box had an antenna and Tesla would fool with some tuners and tune in the right frequency to receive power he was "broadcasting" from nearby.

J.P.Morgan (his investor) did not like the idea of wireless energy, because there was no way to meter it. Morgan stopped funding and Tesla's Wardencliffe Tower and it was taken down.

The new Tesla Roadster does not run on transmitted power, it uses a high capacity battery (one of the largest and most advanced battery packs in the world).  It promises the more than 100,000 miles of peak performance driving before you notice a performance drop.

The car is fully charged in about 3.5 hours and will get about 245 miles between charges.

Very Cool!

Candy Raid

Is it just me or is Halloween just another excuse for parents to make a pig of themselves without guilt? The kids go to bed and we say "they don't need all this candy" and take the parental duty of "thinning" their score.

It is hard job, parenting...sampling all that candy looking for razor blades and poison. You would think the little brats would be gratefully for our sacrifice!