Overhyped and overpriced it may be, you’ve got to smile at Tesla upgrading its lusted-after electric Roadster car with iPod/iPhone compatibility and a 7-inch touchscreen, which is supported by a rear camera for parking problems.
So if you were impressed with Internode founder Simon Hackett’s world record drive in his $160,000 Tesla Roadster last week as part of the Global Green Challenge, then you’ll be even more blown away by the final figures from his 3000km roadtrip.
While taking his Tesla Roadster for a leisurely drive from Darwin to Adelaide as part of the Global Green Challenge, Internode founder Simon Hackett just happened to break the world record for the longest distance travelled by an electric vehicle on a single charge. Way to go Simon!
Tesla, which makes an electric Roadster and is hoping to make an electric Sedan, just sold 10% of itself to Daimler.
If there’s a more entertaining show about cars in the world than the BBC’s Top Gear, I’ve never seen it. Which is why we’re psyched to see them take on the Tesla Electric Roadster.
