We Have ALL Got To Try This Car!

[Bob Denman]

Only Tesla would call this driving mode "Insane"... :2thumbs:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422411861&v=1qFV5i8tBhs&x-yt-cl=84924572&feature=player_embedded

[PW2013STL]

This is interesting in that I just sat in one this morning. Didn't take it out for a test ride, but now I just might have to.
The problem is I could never afford one.

[2Paw]

that's INSANE! I want to try that.:yes::yes::yes:

[cuznjohn]

that is cool, but i liked the explicit version better of the vid

[ARtraveler]

:2thumbs::2thumbs:

[Purple Guy]

Yeee Haw! :yes:

[Art Mann]

Someday, electric cars will be a practical alternative to gasoline powered cars rather than an expensive novelty.

[StanProff]

It is only the cost of 3 or 4 Spyders, Right?

[Yazz]

Someday, electric cars will be a practical alternative to gasoline powered cars rather than an expensive novelty.

Where does electricity come from? :dontknow:

[Chupaca]

They are amazing...but till they become more than a city car not interested. If you run out of charge what does AAA do..?? Tow you home cause there is no quick charge to get you home. Trips will require layovers every 200 miles...(on a Tesla):roflblack::roflblack: they will get there but then there is still the hydrogen cars they have not unleashed yet....:dontknow: my spyder and I will have ryden off into the sunset by then butwhat a ryde..!! :yes::yes:

[metman]

My 1973 vintage GE Elec-Trak E10m lawn tractor powered by six 6 volt deep cycle batteries can do the same thing, well sorta. Okay, maybe not. But it is fairly quiet.

And last summer I pulled my neighbor's 60" cut ZTR Grasshopper out of a ditch.

And many years ago in a tug-of-war, I drug a 14 HP Cub Cadet backwards up a hill on blacktop. That smart as kid never made fun of my electric tractor again.

Mike in KY

[Art Mann]

Where does electricity come from? :dontknow:

Uhhhhhh, steam plants, nuclear plants, solar panels, wind turbines, hydroelectric generators - same places we get it from today. If your point is that we will have to increase the electrical capacity on a national scale, I certainly agree.

[OJ UK]

Where does electricity come from? :dontknow:

For the Tesla you mean?
As you all know I am an expert in this field and the answer to your question is
obvious. A very, very long extension cord.....:joke:

Seriously, battery technology is on the move and I believe the the power cells on the Tesla
are Lithium based.

[Bob Denman]

that is cool, but i liked the explicit version better of the vid

I thought that you might check that one out... :D
(I was trying to be more aware of the sensibilities of others by posting the censored version... :opps:)

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

i have a customer who recently got rid of his lotus & picked up the tesla. he loves his new car, sells the
acceleration is better then a ferrari or new vette. as for charging the car tesla has charging stations that can
be used for free & you can find on the tesla gps.
the best feature that he told me is upgrade on the car are downloaded into it for free & it is virtually maintenance
free.

[Dragonrider]

Even here on the Left Coast, where there are charging stations all the way up I5 (Mexico to Canada), electric cars - even the Tesla is useless for most of us as a daily driver. You couldn't even use it to drive down and watch the Ducks play (assuming you wanted to)....

Up here, if you live in Portland, you probably don't have a place to park, and if you live outside of the city, your commute pushes the limits of most EVs.

The real future lies with the fuel cells. Ultra clean, uses the most prevalent fuel in the universe, and gives performance of a IC vehicle.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUjYIaUGmqU&spfreload=10

[PW2013STL]

Seriously, battery technology is on the move and I believe the the power cells on the Tesla
are Lithium based.

You are correct - Lithium-ion.

Tesla is currently building a Battery Plant near Las Vegas that will be the largest in the world and should insure their supply and cut costs as their supplier cannot produce the numbers that Tesla needs and the packs run arould $40,000.
I was told that they are releasing an SUV later this year and already have pre orders for over 300,000.

[Questions]

Can only go to 65 or 70 then the extension cord unplugs itself


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[Bob Denman]

:lecturef_smilie: They're supposed to be releasing a model that has almost a 400 mile range... ;)

[Dragonrider]

So you COULD drive from Portland to Eugene on one charge. Assuming they retain the 4 hr "fast charge" time, and a 400 mile range, it would only take an additional 16 hours to drive from Seattle to San Francisco.......

[Bob Denman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422579428&x-yt-cl=85114404&v=H5V0vL3nnHY&feature=player_detailpage

[asp125]

Drove my cousin's a couple of months ago, the single motor one. Nonetheless, impressive acceleration for an EV. Sadly until economy of scale brings prices down, one won't be in my garage.
Would love to have that kind of performance in a Spyder however.

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