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Resist. this is the tesla roadster. what possessed you to buy it? it s 100% electric, no gas, no emissions, and it is incredibly fun to drive. extremely fast, the fastest car i ve ever driven. reporter: with a list price of over $100,000 the tesla is beyond reach for most but there will be other options and if more drivers go from the pump to the plug will power grids with stand the energy drain? they say charging electric vehicles is roughly equivalent to half a house so if you buy an electric vehicle and your neighbors on both sides of you buy an electric vehicle you could blow that transformer if all three of you decide to charge it in peak hours when you re running your air conditioners. reporter: that s a real challenge. listen to the chairman of one major utility at a recent electric car conference. if three to five electric vehicles show up in one neighborhood you re going to overwhelm the electric circuits. that will lead to blackouts and other problems. reporter: n ....
The seven-year-old company hasn t yet made a profit. tesla is about to have competition with nissan and chevy rolling out models this fall. the car vuning. it s running. you can t hear anything. reporter: silent on start-up. they are soon to be at a dealer near you. electric cars. ad executive mark fable couldn t resist. this is the tesla rosa. what possessed you to buy it? it is fun to drive. it is extremely fast. the fastest car i ve ever driven. reporter: with a list price of over $100,000 the tesla is beyond reach for most. but there will be other options. if more drivers go from the pump to the plug, will power grids withstand the energy drain? ....
It? it is fun to drive. it is extremely fast. the fastest car i ve ever driven. reporter: with a list price of over $100,000 the tesla is beyond reach for most. if more drivers go from the pump to the plug, will power grids withstand the energy drain? if you buy an electric vehicle and so do your neighbors on both sides, you could blow the transformer if all three decide to charge it at peak hours. reporter: and that is a challenge. listen to the chairman at a recent car conference. if three to five of these show up in one neighborhood you will overwhelm the circuits and that will lead to blackouts and other problems. reporter: the company sees ....