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Today Marty and his guest co-host Gregg Hersholt geek out over the very first $109,000 all-electric Tesla Roadster sold in Seattle as it stealthily pulls up outside the podcast studio. Owned by Mark Mullet, proprietor of the Zeeks Pizza and Ben & Jerry’s in Issaquah, the Roadster is a serious rocket ship that pulls one G at full acceleration and has a range of 240 miles on a full charge. Listen to the podcast, then watch the video as Mark gives Marty a neck-snapping test drive after the show.
Gregg Hersholt, Mark Mullet, and Marty with Tesla Roadster
Marty Riemer takes an all-electric Tesla Roadster on a test drive with the owner of the first Tesla sold in Seattle, Mark Mullet. How many times can Marty say “Oh my God!!” in 0-60?
Hi Marty. Had to right you about today’s show. Just last month I bought my own new 100% Electric car. Although I wish I had $100k to throw around my car cost under $10k. It’s called a Zapcar and I have been using it to drive to work every day. See website above for a picture from my Facebook page. It’s no Tesla and won’t be over in your neighborhood any time soon since it only goes 35mph max and has a range of 20 miles but works great as a commuter car or to take a trip to the grocery.
I haven’t seen another in Seattle yet but I do know several exist. Probably about 10 or so. But I have a feeling there will be a lot more of them soon.
Thanks for hanging in there and doing your show daily. I won’t even ask the “are you going back to The Mountain” question I imagine every one else is asking. My idea is for you to start doing a Comcast community show like Wayne’s World. Except it would be Marty’s World. What do you think?
John Ellison