1) Tesla Motors is accepting pre-orders for its amazing electric sports car, which will be built in partnership with Lotus, and delivered by next summer for between 80K and 120K. For a video of the Tesla at its debut, click here. I highly recommend “Who Killed the Electric Car,” a documentary produced by Chris Paine about the GM EV1, by the way.

2) Terrafugia is accepting pre-orders on a flying car/airplane hybrid. A prototype is currently being constructed and deliveries are projected to start in 2009. Mike Elgan has an interesting critical analysis of the “mythical” flying car here.

3) Jim Carroll has an awesome prediction for the future of the automobile – a “Google car” (a prediction not too far fetched, given Larry and Sergey’s involvement with Tesla), and Mike even concedes a flying car for the masses might be possible, if it is computer controlled…