Tesal Model S: 21.10.12, Munich American firm's radical new electric luxury saloon makes its debut in Europe

摘要

COLLEAGUES OF PAYPAL billionaire and Tesla owner Elon Musk joke that starting a car company was just about the worst way of investing his money. "There are far safer places to put a couple of hundred million dollars," they say. But atthat point the jokes stop, because the Model S tested here in Europe for the first time is his firm's first bespoke car and it is very credible indeed. Its body structure is chiefly aluminium, the range is put at 300 miles with the 85kWh battery pack (supplied by Panasonic) and performance is close to mind-blowing.