DC Going Green...In Style

Washington DC, with its perfect storm of ecologically and socially conscious citizens who also happen to have the purses to be ecologically and socially conscious, is poised to be one of the epicenters of auto dealers' efforts to cater to the electric markets. Already the fourth-largest electric car market in the country, both Nissan and Chevy are planning to make DC the centerpiece of electric, and particularly plug-in, expansion efforts.

On a slightly sexier note, Tesla is also planning an expansion to the DC area. While the planet will likely smile when it learns that the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Bolt will be increasingly be gracing the streets of the nation's capital, drivers will be the ones smiling if they have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a Tesla electric. Though the ability to go 0-60 in less than four seconds without blowing a half a barrel of oil doesn't come cheap, performance numbers stack up well to some of the best sports cars in the business. And, if you are already used to driving a Porsche 911, the assumption is that paying in the neighborhood of $100,000 for a car, particularly in the name of mother earth, isn't exactly a stretch.

Check out a review of the Tesla Roadster above.

UPDATE: Maybe a little more work is needed...