And he can drive home with his wife and 5 kids
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I think it's supposed to be better than that even because the latest revision of the P90DL just popped off a 10.8. So they're thinking 10.6ish for the P100DL. And funny you mention that about the fast charger. I don't know if it wast the video where he said it or the post on the Tesla forums but he said they're having two high power wall chargers installed at the track.
I don't know how much experience you have with the car but the range of the P100D is over 300 miles which means he could do that for a long time without needing to hit the charging station. The car does slow down marginally as the state of charge drops but doesn't see any substantial cut in power until range is pretty low. My car doesn't start capping peak power until about 70 miles of range is left.
I don't know at what point we as enthusiasts make the determination that one car is faster than another but to me if you need to row 5 gears and 130 mph before you catch up with the car you're racing, you're in the slower car. Wouldn't you agree?
Their 0-60 were almost identical . 0.09 difference in the win could come down to reaction time . It looks like the tesla got the jump . Its instant energy power is why it pulls so well . I don't believe power decreases once moving , it's just not enough energy to propel the car faster at the same pace once it's higher up in mph.
regen braking bitch
It's like getting to reuse 70% of the 8$ a gal c16.
Motors have instant torque even as low as nearly zero RPM. they're mechanical leverage never changes.
The problem is that while they're great at the bottom end not so much up top but since most of your customers are driving maybe 30 over the speed limit but likely way less than that.
It's a compromise that for 99% of owners is perfectly acceptable
It's like getting to reuse 70% of the 8$ a gal c16.
Motors have instant torque even as low as nearly zero RPM. they're mechanical leverage never changes.
The problem is that while they're great at the bottom end not so much up top but since most of your customers are driving maybe 30 over the speed limit but likely way less than that.
It's a compromise that for 99% of owners is perfectly acceptable
Hrmm. Not sure where I said the Lambo was faster car in this type of race
. The Tesla is a monster off the line and to be expected. After that they are fairly even going down the track. And after that 1/4 the Tesla has nothing left. As an enthusiast I enjoy the sounds that Lambo makes. I enjoy the handling that Lambo has over the Tesla. And I enjoy a car that is not just a straight line machine. Can I fit a family of 5 in a Lambo? Nope. But that is not what that car is about.
Not as much as you would think. This is just a 1/4 mile run followed by an entire shut down of regen brakes. It's not much different than watching the gas gauge move in that V10 getting 7 mpg that pass.
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