Check out this iPod accessory!

Now this is what I call a fabulous iPod accessory. It is an electric car which has a 0-60mph time of 4 seconds. Costs only about a penny a mile of electricity and was developed not by Detroit but by Silicon Valley.

But the big question is: "can I hook up my iPod to it". And the answer from their web site is: "The Tesla Roadster allows you to connect your iPod to the stereo using Apple's dock connector which not only charges your iPod but also gives you basic control of your iPod using the controls on the stereo. " I think they have thought of everything. Of course the catch is it will cost about $80K but it is faster than a Porche Carrera. But the idea is this is their flagship car and that they already have plans for a 4 door sedan in the works. Who cares if GM goes down, Silicon Valley is taken your place.

I read an article about this car in Wired which said the guy who started this company is an electrical engineer who made a fortune in Silicon Valley and is backed by a lot of top SV billionaires. He said his expertise is to get as much power as he can out of a battery. He had an early model iBook which he tweeked to get 20 hrs out of the Li ion battery. This car is based on a whole bunch of Li ion batteries as the energy source, as is a huge leap forward from the EV1 and EV2. There philosophy is to use existing technology such as Li ion batteries and let the computer industry innovations in battery technology trickle down to them.

Tesla Motors web site link.