It sounds too good to be true, but here it is: You can buy a 2009 Tesla Roadster, with a list price of $109,900, and pay just $67,800 for it. That is a $42K or 38.6-percent discount on a brand-new Tesla. What’s the catch you ask? You must be a resident of Colorado and take advantage of the tax credit on your 2009 income tax for up to 85 percent of the difference between the price of certain alternative-fueled vehicles and the price of an equivalent vehicle running on liquid fuel.

The Tesla Roadster, it is an all electric-powered two-seat sports car. The Tesla Roadster chassis is built by Lotus in Hethel, England and is based on the Elise chassis. The Tesla Roadster is a true sports car, capable of doing 0-60 in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 125 mph. The Tesla is powered by a 185 kilowatt electric motor which is equivalent to 248 horsepower, powered by a 53 kilowatt hour 6831 cell lithium-ion battery pack and has a range of 200 miles between charges. As for charging you have two options, a 110 volt charging cord that can plug in to any standard outlet; a full recharge can take 8 hours. The other option is a high-voltage system that cuts charging to 3.5 hours. What I find odd is that a recharging cord is an option on the Tesla $600 for the 110 volt and $3000 for the high-voltage system.  The only draw backs to the Tesla are the price and the limited storage space.