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Tesla Motors, the California start-up abaft the high-performance, all-electric Tesla Roadster, has apparent its next product: a comfortable four-door electric auto accessible for bisected the Roadster’s price.

Edmunds Central Line reports, “The Model S will bench up to seven people, will advance from aught to 60 in 5.5 abnormal with a top acceleration of 135 mph, and will accept a active ambit of up to 300 miles,” according to aggregation President Elon Musk. “The accepted lithium-ion array backpack that comes with the Model S is acceptable for a 160-mile range, the aggregation said. An alternative array backpack will extend the ambit to 300 afar and can be quick-charged in 45 minutes.” Rear- and all-wheel-drive models are planned.

Autoblog adds, “The car fits seven humans and their luggage: 5 adults and two accouchement in rear-facing seats beneath the bear inside, with baggage in the cossack up front.”

On the outside, it’s a sharp-looking car. Edmunds calls it “a decidedly glassy exoteric design,” and addendum that “aluminum physique panels will advice accumulate the weight down to about 4,000 pounds.”

Inside, it’s a abstruse wonder. There are no buttons or dials — all altitude and ball functions are managed by a brace of touchscreens. Jalopnik reports, “The accepted architecture looks absolutely active at aboriginal glance, but that’s apparently because the absolute animate takes the abode of what acclimated to be a bulk of buttons and knobs and dials.” The screens in the centermost assemblage “can dispense your iPod, Google Maps as able-bodied as alive radio,” while the awning in the driver’s apparatus array shows a array of driver-selectable information, including acceleration and array usage.

Tesla had hoped to amount the Model S for beneath than $50,000. With the advice of a recently-passed $7,500 federal tax credit, Autoblog reports, “the Model S will alpha at just beneath $50,000 – $49,900 to be exact.”

But don’t get out your checkbook yet. An exact assembly agenda has not been announced. Edmunds cautions, “Tesla alert has announced, again canceled specific assembly affairs for the Model S.”

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