The Boss’s Car

Tesla Roadster

Choice #1

Alternative Fuel- 100% Electric

• Runs only on electric energy

• Can plug it into a wall socket whenever convenient to charge

• Can charge with either an ordinary 120-volt outlets or 240-volt outlets that an electric clothes dryer would use

Performance

• Can accelerate from 0-60 mph in approximately 4 seconds

• Averages between 244 and 300 miles per charge

• Completely silent motor

Costs and Benefits

• 2010 Tesla Roadster costs as of now $101,500

• $0 on gas and oil

• No pollution because it doesn’t use any fossil fuels to run

The Boss’s CarChoice #2

2010 Honda Civic Hybrid

Hybrid- Gas and Electric Energy

• MPG- 40 City, 45 Highway

• Uses both gas and electric energy so your still going to be polluting but less

Costs and Benefits

• The 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid starting cost is $23,800

• Save money on gas• Has an “Idle-Stop”

feature which turns of the car completely when you come to a complete stop such as when you are waiting at a stop light

Works Cited

• 10, September, 2008, better transmission had been developed, 2008, and 2009.. "Tesla Roadster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster>.

• "2010 Honda Civic Hybrid - Official Honda Web Site." Honda Cars - New and Certified Used Cars from American Honda. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2009. <http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-hybrid/>.

• "Tesla Motors - High performance electric vehicles. Available now.." Tesla Motors - High performance electric vehicles. Available now.. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2009. <http://www.teslamotors.com/>.

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