Tesla Motors produces and sells electric cars. It first gained public attention with the first fully electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster. Tesla Motors is relatively new, having been founded in 2003 by a team of Silicon Valley engineers. Curiously, the company is named after the revered inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In the four years that it was out on the market, the Tesla Roadster sold more than 2,000 units in 31 countries. In 2012, the Model S was unveiled. It was a premium sedan that could accelerate to 60 miles per hour from standstill in 4.2 seconds, and could travel up to 265 miles per charge. The Tesla Model S has the distinction of being the electric car with the best range in the market today, capable of traveling up to 265 miles per charge. It is equipped with a 85 kWh lithium-ion battery. To date, more than 47,000 units of the Model S have been sold worldwide. The Tesla Model S is also highly acclaimed. It has received awards like the World Green Car of the year for 2013, and Car of the Year for 2013 from the Motor Trend Car Automobile Magazine. Even the respected Time Magazine acknowledged it as one of the best 25 inventions in 2012. It is the top-rated car in Consumer Reports as well. Without a doubt, the most amazing innovation that Tesla has achieved so far is its battery and recharging technology. For the first time, an electric car has had an impressive range per charge. The Model S can travel up to 265 miles, which is more than triple of the 75 miles of its closest pursuer, the Nissan Leaf.
Security-conscious drivers can put their worries at ease after BMW unveiled its latest armoured car with claims it can withstand the fire from an AK-47. The German manufacturer revealed the BMW X5 Security Plus car at the Moscow Motorshow, which is taking place in the Russian capital this week. Many of the world's top car makers chose to display their bullet-proof cars at the event, with BMW claiming it is the first manufacturer to offer protection from an AK-47 attack. According to BMW, the X5 Security Plus provides protection from all kinds of street crime, whether the vehicle is attacked by a blunt object or by a handgun. The car is fitted with special steel and shatterproof glass and comes with an eight-cylinder, turbocharged engine generating 450 horsepower, which means drivers can power their vehicle away if they feel they are in danger. Other safety features customers can chose from include run-flat tyres, a self-sealing fuel tank, an attack alarm and an intercom system. But despite the safety features, BMW also add that it drives like any other sports utility vehicle offered by the company. However, with normal X5 series vehicles starting from 拢43,000, an X5 Security Plus is likely to cost around 拢110,000. The model joins BMW's previous security car, the BMW 7 Series High Security, which is designed for high-ranking officials and corporate executives. When he was Prime Minister, Tony Blair took delivery of a fully armoured BMW 7-series 鈥?dubbed the 鈥楤lair Panzer鈥?after the German word for armour. David Cameron has, as his official car, an armoured, top-of-the-range Jaguar XJ. But trumping them all is U.S. President Barack Obama with his gargantuan armoured Cadillac-style limousine, dubbed 鈥楾he Beast鈥? which follows him around the globe on official visits. Demand for armoured cars is on the increase in the U.S. Britain they are popular with Eastern European oligarchs. Luxury car-makers such as Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Bentley and Mercedes-Benz already have their own 鈥榠n-house鈥?security arms which build in armouring from scratch.
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