Do you know anything about the Tesla electric car?

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Their web site http://www.teslamotors.com/ says now in production, but I wondered when these are actually being delivered. I know someone who put a deposit on one and was telling all about them, but he told me that there is close to 1 year wait.
Even though they are expensive, it they really get equivalent to over 200 miles per gallon they might actually be worth it for everything except long trips, especially if gas keeps going up in price.