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"  Up Next:  2010 Toyota  GO &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;  Gone But Not Forgotten   Best Safety Features   Wanted in the U.S.   May Never Make it to Production   Slideshow: New for 2010 &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;   Tesla has beaten the odds. This startup is said to have delivered more than 500 of its high-performance battery-electric Roadsters. Coming in 2010 are upgrades to the existing car as well as an enhanced-performance Roadster Sport. Tesla has also shown a prototype of the Model S, a 4-door sedan scheduled for launch in 2011 and priced to bring it down out of the EV stratosphere. Even the government \u2014 that is, all of us \u2014 has bought into this: The Department of Energy announced that Tesla will get a federal loan of $465 million to build EVs and electric drive components in California.   Changes to what&amp;#039;s known internally as the Roadster 2 include an upgraded interior with a center-mounted information screen (the previous one lurked down at the left), a phone/MP3 dock, locking glovebox and a power meter indicating both consumption and regeneration. Heating and air conditioning have been improved. A wireless GSM connection gives new diagnostic capabilities.   The Roadster Sport, at a $19,500 premium over its standard sibling&amp;#039;s $109,000, boasts 288 hp, 40 more than the Roadster&amp;#039;s. The extra zap comes from a hand-wound stator with increased winding density that gives lower resistance and higher peak torque. The Sport&amp;#039;s claimed 0\u201360 time of 3.7 seconds seems credible, what with our posting 4.0 with the Roadster. Other Sport features include 3-position anti-roll bars and adjustable remote-reservoir shock absorbers with a total of 10 different settings. Black-finish forged alloys mounting upgraded Yokohama A048s complete the package.   Up Next: 2010 Toyota &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;   &amp;amp;lt;&amp;amp;lt; Previous Manufacturer   |   Next Manufacturer &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;    More New Cars for 2010  Acura   Aston Martin   Audi   Bentley   BMW   Bugatti   Buick   Cadillac   Chevrolet   Chrysler   Dodge   Ferrari   Fisker   Ford   Honda   Hyundai   Infiniti   Jaguar   Kia   Lamborghini   Lexus   Lincoln   Lotus   Maserati   Maybach   Mazda   Mercedes-Benz   Mercury   Mini   Mitsubishi   Nissan   Pontiac   Porsche   Rolls-Royce   Saab   Saturn   Scion   Smart   Subaru   Suzuki   Tesla   Toyota   Volkswagen   Volvo    Related Links:  Slideshow: New for 2010   Shop for a new car with the Road &amp;amp;amp; Track Buyer&amp;#039;s Guide   Add a Comment "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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