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So you borrow your friend’s Tesla Roadster and are stopped at a construction zone waiting to get through. Suddenly a jealous Toyota Prius driver rams you from behind, pushing you underneath a nature-hating SUV driver and totaling your friend’s $120,000.00 car.

Read More: Tesla Roadster Passes the Crash Test

Tesla Motors announced what most in the industry probably saw coming: their in-house platform for the Model S sedan will be in later models too. Using a platform to create a series of vehicle models is nothing new and is, in fact, standard practice in the industry. The new models planned include a minivan, a crossover SUV, and a utility van.

Read More: Tesla Moves Towards the Future With the Model S Platform

Everyone wants government money. It seems that all of the electric vehicle manufacturers, whether making parts, batteries, or cars want in on that cheap Department of Energy cash. Matthew Lesko is already working on a new book with a working title of “Get FREE Government Money For Your Electric Car Company!”*

Read More: More Department of Energy Loans and Foibles: Tesla, Aptera, and More

In the world’s first electric car-fueled grudge match, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and founder Martin Eberhard went head-to-head with Governor Schwarzenegger as the referee. The no-holds-barred grudge match was live on Pay Per View with the winner taking the CEO title belt and all the glory! It was a true battle to the finish because that’s where they had to stop.

Read More: Arnold Referees Match Between Tesla’s Musk and Eberhard - Winner Take All!

Audi unveiled this super-secret concept car in Frankfurt on Tuesday. Based on the R8 platform, this electric car has four electric motors, 313hp, and a monstrous 3,319.03 foot pounds of torque! It does 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds, so in that sense it’s not as fast as a Roadster. Unlike the Tesla, though, from 37mph to 75mph, that torque pays off getting it up to that 75 miles in only 4.1 seconds.

Read More: Audi E-Tron: Not a Lightcycle, But It Delivers Serious POWER

Remember the Lightning? It’s the British contender for the Tesla Roadster, which we mentioned back in October ‘08. The Lightning GT, an electric sports car with the ability to compete with the Tesla Roadster on all fronts: speed, range, and price tag.

Read More: Lightning Announces Plans for More Electric Cars

Compared to Tesla and it’s CEO Elon Musk, Fisker and its CEO Henrick Fisker, are a quiet little company in Southern California. The two companies are often compared, or more specifically, their vehicles are often compared, though. The Karma and the Roadster are both high-end sports cars with big price tags and lots of performance. Plus tons of green cred.

Read More: Henrik Fisker Gets Candid About the Karma and the Tesla Roadster

A new publicity promo from Tesla Motors has been released, featuring the 2011 Model S and chief designer Franz von Holzhausen. The Model S is to be Tesla’s first totally in-house design.

Read More: Video: Tesla Model S Commercial

Not into the Lotus looks the Tesla Roadster has? Well, how about the classic Porsche 550’s style? The Swiss company BRUSA Electronik is banking on that with their new Spyder electric performance roadster.

Read More: The Swiss BRUSA Spyder Electric Performance Car

Tesla has announced that they expect to be profitable before the end of July, as was expected and announced in February. While some questioned that the company would ever become profitable, battery sales greatly augmented pre-sales and purchases of the Tesla Roadster. New deals with Daimler and others didn’t hurt either.

Read More: Tesla Moves Towards Profitability Despite Lawsuit By Former CEO