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I agree that it's impressive, but just for short bursts. One of my best friends has a Tesla, and after taking a trip with him to Charlotte to watch the race at zMax, I concluded that you could never get me to own one. A trip that normally takes me a little over 3 hours from Atlanta took us around 6 hours because we had to stop and charge the car each way. He jumped on it a couple of times and you could just watch the battery indicator drop.
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Danged impressive. Especially after beating Godzilla.
If, as Big Daddy predicts, electric cars are the future of drag racing, at least we wouldn't have to worry about strips being shut down due to noise complaints.
But, I'm not sure I'd care for quiet racing.
If, as Big Daddy predicts, electric cars are the future of drag racing, at least we wouldn't have to worry about strips being shut down due to noise complaints.
But, I'm not sure I'd care for quiet racing.
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I ran across this article earlier this month and had been meaning to post it.
Top Fuel monsters put on notice: 5,000-hp electric dragster has 8 world records in its sights
http://newatlas.com/top-ev-electric-drag-racing-top-fuel/50741/
Top Fuel monsters put on notice: 5,000-hp electric dragster has 8 world records in its sights
http://newatlas.com/top-ev-electric-drag-racing-top-fuel/50741/
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Quick, but definitely not for me.
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The local dealership let me have one for several days. Ludicrous mode is a hoot. My wife, who has a pretty fast street car as her daily driver was not overly impressed. The lack of structural rigidity in the rear half of the car worried me. Ultimately I was weighing the self driving features very heavily into my purchase decision (for my own daily driver), and I was pretty easily able to put it into situations it could not handle .... so it was a no go. In a straight line, it is an impressive car.
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Guys kept stepping up to run the Tesla - Given the "sound" I'm sure no one could emotionally accept that it was fast.
FWIW: I'm seriously considering a plug-in hybrid (a Sonata) for my next purchase. For the quick trips we (mostly my wife) do, it's just about perfect.
FWIW: I'm seriously considering a plug-in hybrid (a Sonata) for my next purchase. For the quick trips we (mostly my wife) do, it's just about perfect.
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It's all fun and games until it's time for a BATTERY. Anyone know of the cost to replace it? I bet it's not cheap.
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If you can afford the car, you're probably not too concerned about the cost of the battery IMO.
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Kinda similar to the people who are poking fun at the new Jeep Trackhawk's gas mileage (11 city / 17 hwy). If you can afford a 100K 707hp SUV you can afford the gas!
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So if you take any gas powered muscle car and through $$ in it to equal the cost of a P100D
I'd say gas wins
I'd say gas wins
