I haven't actually driven one of these. But as I was zipping along 101N this afternoon, I noticed a dark orange Lotus-style body coming up behind me. I've been keeping my eye out, so I took a quick look as it went by and discovered that it was actually a Tesla.

Lo and behold I decided to chase this flashy orange electric supercar in my own flashy supercar ('86 Volvo, beige). Traffic was moderate so I switched lanes to follow the Tesla and perhaps give its driver a hearty thumbs-up. Obviously the Tesla driver was bent on putting the car through its paces (employee test-drive, perhaps?) and zipped in and out of the holes in traffic, punching the rapid-response accelerator with the greatest of ease. It was real-life Frogger at 85 miles an hour, beautiful to behold.

I could only keep up for a couple of minutes before the Volvo's lack of pickup dashed my chances of a successful chase. But I can definitely confirm that the Tesla is a hell of a car. Everyone else on the road looked like they were standing still. Impractical as it is, it is still so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.

As a green car online journalist, I was fortunate enough to take the Tesla out for a short test drive at their new dealership on May 9. The car I drove was a prototype, but it performed very well. For more details, see the following video and review article:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87BfFLguJb0

http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/triple-pundit-takes-tesla-for--003124.php