Electric Boogaloo: The Hotrod Goes Green

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Ladies and gentlemen, the hotrod has gone green! Put the pedal to the medal with George and Brad: Catch a ride in the sports car of the future, the all-electric two-seat, 248 horsepower roadster that has Hollywood's most elite A-Listers are on a wait list.Celebrities love car culture, but those beloved muscle cars don't follow the clean-running green trend. Enter the Tesla Roadster.

Conflict solved.Tesla opened its flagship dealership right here in Los Angeles with celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and Quincy Jones in attendance at the opening gala. Meanwhile, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Arnold Schwarzenegger already have one on order. Currently the wait is about 18 months, with new requests being taken daily, natch.Hot, yes. But if you're anything like me, you're possibly a little car-challenged, and maybe you're not sure why this automobile is so super fabulous. Here's a little breakdown:Green running features:Lithium-ion battery [re-chargeable battery]85 kW electric motor [equivalent to 248 horsepower engine = more power than your average BMW] No emissionsSpeed:This baby rolls from 0-60 in four seconds Top speed of 130 mph Mileage: Range of about 250 miles Totally looks hot. Don't it? Price: $100-150,000 Word around the racetrack has it that Tesla is also working on a sedan with the same electric design that will retail at $50 thousand. With five stores across the country over the next year and branches in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Seattle and Chicago as soon as 2009, the future car is here, today --Wes Create a Buzz: Click the Buzz' button below to get everyone talking about the world's first electric sports car on Yahoo!