OK, this may be a slow news day in the automotive world, but we're suckers for a fun picture, and this is certainly an interesting one from Russia
The news that the Tesla Roadster got to park in Moscow's Red Square (press release below) isn't really news except that its another sign of the changing times.
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Here you have an all electric car built in California, from England, promoting a Swiss watch, and conceived by a South African America parked in the heart of the former Soviet Union.
Does that put things into perspective…or perhaps just too much #$$@*&! perspective?
At any rate you have to admit that it is a pretty cool photo.
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Tesla Press Release:
MOSCOW – A Tesla Roadster traveling around the world made history Friday as the first car without Russian components to receive official clearance to park in Moscow’s Red Square.
Red Square is the country’s former royal citadel and the president’s residence – an iconic venue considered the epicenter of Moscow and Russia itself. On Thursday, the Roadster was the center of a VIP celebration with more than 250 guests at Moscow’s Autoville Museum, where the car is on display all weekend.
Moscow is the sixth stop in the “Odyssey of Pioneers,” the first round-the-world tour by a zero-emission GT car. The 37,000-kilometer voyage, sponsored by Tesla Motors and Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer, includes displays, owner appreciation gatherings, and VIP events in 15 cities and more than 150 towns on three continents.
Previous stops have included Monaco, Milan and Budapest, where Nikola Tesla came up with the design for his revolutionary alternating-current induction motor in 1882. The Tesla Roadster – the only electric car for sale in Europe or North America — uses an AC induction motor descended from the scientist’s original vision.
“The Roadster is an iconic and ground-breaking car, so it’s appropriate that it made history in such a poignant way,” said Tesla technician Luke McClure, who is driving the Roadster across three continents. “It was humbling to be granted the honor of parking in Russia’s most hallowed ground – and at the same time we have been mobbed by fans excited to see the Roadster in person.”
Throughout Slovenia, Hungary, Russia and other countries, the Roadster has been recharging from conventional outlets using existing infrastructure. The TAG Heuer Tesla Roadster has charged from standard outlets at hotels, a solar panel array in Italy and even at a barn in rural Switzerland, demonstrating the versatility and ease of charging. Fans can follow the Odyssey online and become part of the tour’s social media experiments on Facebook.
About Tesla
Tesla is the world’s only automaker selling highway-capable electric vehicles – the only company offering performance with a clean conscience. Tesla sells cars directly to clients, both online and out of showrooms and galleries in Europe and North America. Tesla has delivered more than 1,000 cars to customers in at least 23 countries worldwide. Advertising Age magazine recently named Tesla one of the year’s "hottest brands."
