With gas prices soaring and global warming a hot-button issue, many people have been looking for an alternative to gas-guzzling cars. We were fortunate to be able to check out the headquarters of Tesla Motors, who have created the first fully-electric sports car. While it’s on the higher end of the price range, the interest it has garnered (not to mention the 600+ person waiting list) shows that many people are willing to try an alternative.This thing moves, too. It can go from 0-60 in about 4 seconds, and when we were out on the highway it felt like we were passing everyone in a silent blur of silver. Not a bad way to travel!

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