I remember as a child playing at a friends house with some toy cars on an enclosed plastic track. After running for a while the cars would lose juice, we would put them into a charging area for a short period of time then they would run again. Keep in mind this is a very distant memory.
I think the Tesla people should consider partnering with toy manufacturer to develop this. Low power battery, Supercharger recharging, make it kid safe, cars could end up being collectible. Make a 5 second charge work for several laps around the track.
SpaceX has model rockets to fly into space, why not toy ecars? Sell them at your online store.
Yeah, that's a good idea. Nice for the kids.
At 67, I would even play with that. And the kids would develop a love for Tesla that might last a life time.
The Roadster has already appeared in a video game (need for speed?), so it's not that big a step.
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