# Tesla Motors **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 27, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-motors/490941 "2009-03-27T01:23:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-motors/490941/141 "2009-04-09T16:06:44Z")
> [@sqweels](#): > > So electric cars do in fact plug in to standard electrical outlets? They can if they’re designed to. Think of it this way. You could fill a pool with a garden hose or a fire hose. Just one is quicker then the other. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-motors/490941/142 "2009-04-09T16:23:03Z")
We have a local electric car [dealership](http://www.eco-motion.com/) that is apparently going out of business. During the $4/gallon days they were booming. If I had the money I would buy a Tesla, ASAP. People are waiting until they have the infrastructure to arrive fist, but the infrastructure won’t get there until the cars are there first. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-motors/490941/143 "2009-04-09T18:27:17Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > … > What would be cool would be personal windmills. How big would one need to be to charge a Tesla? You could use one of those pinwheels on a hat if you’re willing to wait long enough. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-motors/490941.md?page=7)