Cross Country in an Electric Car

Tuesday, 15 December 2009 | by Pat's Picks

Tesla Motors is challenging the Energizer Bunny, sort of. The San Francisco reports that the company, which is at the forefront of the electric car industry, is planning to drive one of its sports cars from Los Angeles to Detroit this week in an effort to show consumers that battery power is not an issue. The 3,100-mile trip, which would ordinarily take six days, is expected to take 18 in the Tesla.