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Acknowledging the high cost of electric drive components and batteries, Tesla Motors' first car is a premium-priced, high-performance, electric roadster. We got a chance to test drive one fitted with version 1.5 of the power train. This new power train eliminates the two-speed gearbox from the originally launched car, replacing it with a single speed transmission.
November 24, 2008 4:42 PM PST
Photo by: CBS Interactive