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> To put that into perspective, a Tesla travels at 250 miles per hour Is this how you write super-relatable PR pieces now?

short_sells_poo 5y ago
I'd also like to know which Tesla can get to 250mph (400kmh). The 100PD tops out at a "measly" 155. Only the most extreme hypercars can reach 250mph, and even out of those, a small handful are road legal.
- tim333 5y ago
  Of course the Roadster in space is doing something like 20,000 mph relative to the earth but that also isn't 250 mph.
  - rbanffy 5y ago
    > 20,000 mph And that on a single battery charge!
    - mikro2nd 5y ago
      Didn't they take the batteries out before launching the thing?
      - hef19898 5y ago
        Even better!
    - branko_d 5y ago
      Or no battery charge at all! :)
- barsonme 5y ago
  Maybe if you push it off a cliff?
- iso1210 5y ago
  155mph is 250km/h, I suspect that's where they miscalculated
  - banskdlI 5y ago
    With these kinds of miscalculations, I hope the Boom can glide well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider#Miscalculation_during_fueling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider#Miscalculation_du...
- AngryData 5y ago
  Yeah it sounds pretty suspect to me. The lowest powered cars I could find that would do 250 MPH were around 800HP, most were 1000+.
- speedgoose 5y ago
  Also, the hyper cars that can reach 400km/h cannot travel at such speeds. They don't have enough range and their tires would blow relatively quickly.
- panick21 5y ago
  > The Model S Plaid's official top speed is rated at 200 mph (321.9 kph), according to Elon Musk and Tesla, P100D is no longer the newest generation
tim333 5y ago
Aside from being a funny way of putting it, it also seems wrong. The top speed on the Plaid is about 200mph.
- beardyw 5y ago
  Looks like they fixed the article.