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The new Tesla roadster coming soon(TM) does 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, and the quarter mile in 8.8, which is staggeringly fast even by ultra car standards. People
by grecy 7y ago
The new Tesla roadster coming soon(TM) does 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, and the quarter mile in 8.8, which is staggeringly fast even by ultra car standards. People that spend years and hundreds of thousands of dollars on their dedicated drag car never get that fast. I don't believe there's ever been a production car that runs in the nine second range, let alone into the eights.
I believe with EVs, traction is not as much of an issue because the computer can adjust the torque output 1000 times per second, unlike an Internal Combustion Engine which takes eons to react and change it's power output. Obviously off the line it is, but certain as you get moving more you can dump a lot of torque into sticky rubber.
Tesla are having a "battery day" soon, and I for one suspect their new batteries (maybe just for the new Roadster, maybe for all their cars) will be some kind of hybrid capacitor, or at least have some of their capacity does that way.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoNobody needs this performance in everyday life.
- tachyonbeam 7y agoThat's right, nobody really needs this, but the point of the Roadster V2 isn't to satisfy a need, it's to eradicate the perception that gasoline cars are better performing. By building a supercar that will humiliate all the Porsches and Ferraris, with no hope of gasoline cars remotely in the same price range ever being able to compete (unless they go hybrid?), Tesla will catch a lot of press. A new generation of kids will grow up with the clear perception that electric cars are superior technology. They will have Tesla Roaster posters on their walls instead of gasoline cars. The roaster is very much an expensive PR piece, but it will change the world and accelerate the transition to renewable energy in a meaningful way. Perception counts.
- strbean 7y ago> Tesla Roaster posters Now I'm wondering what Elon will name his coffee roasting company.
- LargoLasskhyfv 7y agoZapped Beans?
- ThisIsTheWay 7y ago> The new Tesla roadster coming soon(TM) does 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds Except it hasn't, because the production version does not exist. I don't even think the 1.9 second claim has been verified for the prototype.
- vardump 7y agoAFAIK, usually Tesla reports performance numbers conservatively. For example production version of Model Y has longer range than what it was announced to have. Why would this be any different?
- grecy 7y agoHans (the lead designer) has been quoted a few times saying the production version will surpass the stated figures in every way. I'm extremely excited, but as you said, it's still ~9 months away from being sold.