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Those acceleration records are
Nov 20, 2017,10:19 AM
just for the paper. In practice they are completely useless.
My friend, always on the bleeding edge of technology, bought a Model S earlier this year and instead of showing me the comfort and practicality of the car, he had nothing better to do than putting it into "Ludicrious" and slamming the launch control.
Impressive ... maybe, but not needed unless you had something bad for lunch and need to throw it up again.
Especially female passengers do certainly not appreciate such behaviour...You will be punished with "headache" for a few weeks
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By: Arie - Mr Orange : November 20th, 2017-07:36
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Yep! And he wants to put men inside too
By: Alkiro1 : November 20th, 2017-14:51
The boundary between a genius and a madman is very meagre. Future will tell us in which part he belongs. Best wishes Alkiro
ICE cars are done.
By: Arie - Mr Orange : November 20th, 2017-08:06
Simply a matter of time.
Interesting that you have this view. Shows what a talented grifter Musk is.
By: Velociphile - No longer in the building : November 20th, 2017-12:47
However, as Feynman said, "Nature cannot be fooled." The reality is that batteries will always suffer from having to carry their oxidant around with them. ICEs don't. Foolish 'winner picking' subsidies and tax breaks and fiscal incentives cannot change th...
One you can buy today, the other one not....
By: dedestexhes : November 20th, 2017-08:21
just kidding, amazing specs. However, still waiting for a $20k electrical car being able to do 1000km+ without these ridiculous specs. Still not available from any vendor by a mile! br, Dirk
Range anxiety
By: Arie - Mr Orange : November 20th, 2017-09:06
Is what they call that. When I got my Model S i suffered from that too. But after 4 years no more. The Tesla Supercharger network (25 min recharge) is already sufficient for most and it will keep growing. Other parties are making charging station networks...
agreed
By: dedestexhes : November 20th, 2017-09:57
having lived in The Netherlands for quite some years. But infrastructure is not equal across Europe. Now living in Switzerland and traveling quite often to Italy, situation there is different. Imagine being at lake Como and charger is just 3 miles away, b...
well
By: dedestexhes : November 20th, 2017-10:48
yes and no. I'm now driving an Aston and a BMW M series (not at the same time ) I would be driving an electric car in a jiffy, makes absolutely sense. However, if you rent an apartment in the middle of the center of town, you will have a shared garage wit...
Plugs for anyone!
By: kolosstt : November 20th, 2017-10:55
I recently moved housed (still renting). Slightly surprised, more and more owners would allow for installation of individual plugs even in shared garages. Who knows, maybe i am driving electric soon. Electric or combustion: Lets keep the meeting in mind. ...
Yes
By: Arie - Mr Orange : November 20th, 2017-11:40
Or rent a car Or take the wifeโs car ๐
Big +1 [nt]
By: Brandon Skinner : November 20th, 2017-10:03
Those acceleration figures are not the whole truth
By: COUNT DE MONET : November 20th, 2017-08:41
The standard Tesla will keep that acceleration up to 120 km/h and after that slow down immensly. This Tesla Roadster will also slow down beyond 160 km per hour or will not have the same elasticity of the Chiron on the top end, from let us say 200 km per h...
+1 [nt]
By: redcorals : November 20th, 2017-09:13
The Dutch are, once more, more progressive
By: COUNT DE MONET : November 20th, 2017-10:08
I like driving in Netherland and seeing all the Tesla there on the roads. I am sure it is a good car but not as good as marketing is claiming.
Tons of Teslas here
By: reintitan : November 20th, 2017-14:19
but then again I live 10 mins from the Tesla Factory HQ in Fremont, California ;-) It was formerly the NUMMI (New United Motors Corporation) factory, a joint venture of Toyota and GM building Toyota Corollas/Geo Prizms before GM went bankrupt.
Strange...
By: kolosstt : November 20th, 2017-10:44
...when i had little fun on German highway from Stuttgart towards South, another Porsche 911 Turbo and myself in 300HP, the Tesla S that was chasing us, never seemed to be somwthing else but bored. Ok, Chiron obviously is another world but for normal huma...
I've seen the same kind of powertrain-preservation programming on ICE cars
By: Tim_M : November 20th, 2017-14:36
The twin turbo V12 AMG "65s" and C7/Z06 Corvettes have a functionally similar reduced-power limp-mode that has been reported by the few owners who try to track them. I imagine it's present in other powerful forced-induction cars. And honestly, I'm sure it...
Those acceleration records are
By: crown comfort : November 20th, 2017-10:19
just for the paper. In practice they are completely useless. My friend, always on the bleeding edge of technology, bought a Model S earlier this year and instead of showing me the comfort and practicality of the car, he had nothing better to do than putti...
You forgot the biggest difference: emission
By: Poky : November 20th, 2017-14:24
That is the whole point of it all; creating a technology that does not pump CO2, Sulphur and Nitrous oxide into the planet's atmosphere. Something for the future of our planet and children. Of course this does not mean that manufacturing of a Tesla is goi...
Good point. It's a step in the right direction.
By: Tim_M : November 20th, 2017-14:42
I refuse to believe that the future of the car is nothing but gloom, doom, and absolutist solutions. The electric sports car is a big step forward, and I believe that a $50,000 roadster can't be too far beyond the horizon whether it comes from Tesla or a ...
I've seen a few studies on this
By: Tim_M : November 21st, 2017-07:22
The conclusion seems to be that even with petrochemicals and coal, it's easier to control emissions at an industrial power plant than across many small variable-load automotive engines. And for any given unit of fuel burned, more of it can be converted to...
At that price point
By: patrickmaniac : November 20th, 2017-15:05
Worth a punt. Now with regards to the real delivery date..... Cheers PAt
Now try the same chart
By: gcTIME : November 21st, 2017-06:27
Comparing a high end mechanical piece and a high end digital piece in terms of functionality and cost. Apple and orange.
Good point, well taken
By: Tim_M : November 21st, 2017-18:25
While not financially the most sustainable ;-) ... this is a pretty low-impact hobby from a resource standpoint. Best, Tim
Nice but ...
By: bimbeano : November 23rd, 2017-04:30
.. when are they going to mass-produce (=500,000 cars/year) a car with following specs: ? Max weight: 1200 kilo Max weight battery 200 kilo 5 people Range: 600+ KM (real range that is). Charging time: 15 minutes. Max power output: 150 hp ... why on Earth ...
Sustainability ?
By: bimbeano : November 23rd, 2017-12:23
Never heard of that .. at least, humanity has never heard of that. Why produce ("average")cars with 200 to 500 hp ? Why produce ("subsidized") electric cars with 700 hp .... and probably 1500 to 2000 hp in the near future. People WILL use that power (and ...