Ben Stewart over at Popular Mechanics' auto blog took the Tesla Roadster for a test drive at Pebble Beach. In addition to some nice photos, he has some interesting comments about secondary noises that are still being ironed out:
The downside of a relatively silent powertrain is that other sounds naturally get amplified. Stuff you'd need a trained ear to hear on a regular car. On this prototype we could clearly detect the chassis bushings squeaking. Our co-pilot, Mike Harrigan, Tesla's VP of Sales and Service tells us that those noises are being addressed now. The second round of cars, the Evaluation Prototypes, should be nearly squeak and creak free.
He also mentions that the Roadster was locked in second gear for the test drive but doesn't say why -- anybody know?
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