The Tesla is very different from most existing electric cars. Its a good looking sports car, it does 0 to 60 in 4 seconds, has a top speed of 130mph and can travel 250 miles per charge. Its a light relief from previous efforts that tend to be ugly, slow and not go very far between charges, an example being the G-Whizz. Tesla have proved that electric cars can be cool, and plan to follow it up in 2008/2009 with a cheaper, larger appeal family saloon car.