WATCH NEW TESLA ROADSTER PROMO VIDEO

In spite of its $100,000+ pricetag, the Tesla Roadster looks pretty good in light of recent news suggesting the California Air Resources Board will restrict new paint colour options to lighter shades. The hope is to lighten the load on air conditioners which are forced to work too hard when a car has been sitting in the sun all day. (Jet Black and Twilight Blue are available shades for the Tesla, by the way.)

Indeed, the Tesla Roadster comes standard with air conditioning. Surely it'll sap the Tesla's battery power quicker, necessitating more charges taking electricity off the grid. Perhaps a paint colour exemption is in order? You know the kind of exemption we're talking about - where a Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid can pull into a better parking spot at the mall because it has a hybrid sticker on its rump and achieves 20mpg on the highway while your Chevrolet Cobalt XFE can do 37mpg and doesn't received preferred parking? Yeah, you know the kind.

Anyway, watch the new Tesla Roadster promo video below. You'll wanna go buy one immediately... maybe.