Hundreds of people lined up Wednesday in Lexington to get gas for just 49 cents.

It is a testament of what great lengths people will go to save a few dollars at the pump, but what if you didn't need gas at all.

A Lexington man decided when it came to buying a new car he would pass on a gas guzzler and instead go high tech and environmentally friendly.

Its lean, mean and green.

"This car goes 0-60 in 3.9 seconds." says Jonathan Barker.

He's talking about a Tesla Roadster and this is the only one of its kind in Kentucky.

"Quiet, silent and amazingly fast."

The Tesla is a totally electric car made by Tesla Motors.

"One of the things about the Tesla is its built as a demonstration car to show people electric cars really can be great cars." says Barker.

In fact Barker of Lexington is proud of his newly registered sports car.

It took getting on a waiting list with Tesla to even get one, his is the 699th one built.

"The fact that it doesn't take any oil what so ever, we've become way too dependent on foreign oil, its a problem for us. This would help solve it." says Barker.

To fuel up, Barker powers up six thousand lithium batteries.

The Tesla can travel 244 miles on a single charge.

It may be quiet, but Barker hopes his new ride will make some noise in the car industry.

The Tesla is produced in California, this model costs $109,000

Barker says you can apply for a $7500 tax credit.

For more information on Tesla Motors go to http://www.teslamotors.com