"Back in the fall of 2008, I had the pleasure of test-driving the Roadster [prototype] in Bellevue, WA. The pickup and handling was impressive, I got it up to about 55mph, and the car was eerily quiet -- no satisfying roar of an internal combustion engine. But it sure beats my Honda." Greg Huang, National IT Editor, Xconomy; and Editor, Xconomy Boston