Silent (Green!) Running

For a number of years I’ve been saying that, as far as new, green automobile technologies have come, there’s still so much farther we can go. I drive a Prius, after all, so talking to me is preaching to the choir. I love that car. And as much as it’s impossible not to love the way it can coast along in silence or hum like a kitten when going all out, I know that, just a round the corner? There’s a car that will be so silent and so green, it will knock my socks off. Seriously, let’s call it what it is: I’m ready to be impressed.

It’s possible that being super impressed will begin later this week when Tesla takes their roadster on a cross-country trip intended to show us all just what an electric car can do when everything is lined up correctly. (Just for starters, for example, when no conventional manufacturer of Detroit steel is involved. We all know how that ended.)

Tesla’s 2700-plus mile road trip will begin on December 17th in Palm Springs and end in Detroit on January 8th. From the Tesla Web site:

We’re driving Roadster #750 from Los Angeles to Detroit for this year’s North American International Auto Show to prove that the Roadster is tough, durable and range anxiety is for the weak.

Our electric sports car goes from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds and can travel 244 miles on a single charge. The Roadster is ready to take on any and all weather conditions – it looks just as good with mud on the tires as it does on the showroom floor.

Realistically, I won’t be able to get to Palm Springs or any of the other cities on the calendar to see for myself. I’ll be listening, though. I have a hunch this pass of the running of the silent green car will make some headlines. I’m looking forward to it!