Chris Paine gets pulled over in his new Tesla Roadster (it's not what you think)
photo by M.Garfield
Chris Paine has the best adventures. He had his somewhat niche documentary film Who Killed The Electric Car? turn into a national sensation and then he got stopped by the cops hours after getting his Tesla Roadster. Granted, those aren't exactly the same thing, but they both make for a great tale.
Here's what happened: cruising through LA the night he got his electric sportscar, Paine saw a Los Angeles Sheriff patrol car pull behind him on Ventura Boulevard. The lights started flashing and Paine was worried his "acceleration experiments" might have drawn their attention. Instead, it was the new car's lack of plates that caught the cops' eyes. That's when the officers noticed that they hadn't pulled over just any LA speed car, but an electric vehicle instead. Read their excited response to finding out just what they'd caught over at the Revenge of the Electric Car blog.
[Source: Revenge of the Electric Car]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Red 10:46AM (12/04/2008)
Is it my computer or is the site down right now? It's 10:45am here. I'll check back in a bit.
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Realistic_Idealist 3:50PM (12/04/2008)
lol...
funny how the cops all have their hands close to their guns like they might be getting ready to pop Chris for something.
he does look a little nervous...
maybe he's got a GM CEO in the trunk... HA!
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Brn 11:02AM (12/05/2008)
No plates? Can't drive the vehicle. Gotta tow or trailer it (possibly to his home).
I hope they tagged him.
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Bill 6:35PM (12/09/2008)
I'm guessing that you don't live in California... In CA your plates for a new car arrive by mail...eventually.
Lotus Lover 7:47AM (12/08/2008)
"Midlife crisis be damned, I’d rather have this Tesla than any Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus or Porsche."
He does realize that if it wasn't for LOTUS, he wouldn't be driving his fancy new Tesla, right? The Roadster shares much of its chassis components with the Lotus Elise. In fact the car will be assembled in the Lotus factory in England.
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