Tesla Ludicrous Speed Option

[HTexan]

Still would take a hellcat over that.

[Palumboism]

This option was named after ludicrous speed from Space Balls. 

[Tapeworm]

It takes about 5 minutes to fill my car with gas and it goes a LEGIT 350 miles on a tank. Get the stupid Tesla to those stats and give me more than 15 recharge stations nationwide and we might be talking. Until then, no.

"The superfast charging time was achieved using technology StoreDot has been developing. This includes biological semiconductors made from naturally occurring organic compounds known as peptides – short chains of amino acids - which are the building blocks of proteins. Similar to those used by body builders to grow bigger faster."

True quote bro.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/130380-future-batteries-coming-soon-charge-in-seconds-last-months-and-power-over-the-air

I don't especially care about electric cars but charging a home battery bank fast would be sweet.  Traditional charging makes a generator a waste of fuel, but if they get either the batteries or the charger such that it can be done quick... sayonara power company & associated subsidized yet expensive infrastructure, adios array 'o panels.

[Palumboism]

"The superfast charging time was achieved using technology StoreDot has been developing. This includes biological semiconductors made from naturally occurring organic compounds known as peptides – short chains of amino acids - which are the building blocks of proteins. Similar to those used by body builders to grow bigger faster."

True quote bro.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/130380-future-batteries-coming-soon-charge-in-seconds-last-months-and-power-over-the-air

I don't especially care about electric cars but charging a home battery bank fast would be sweet.  Traditional charging makes a generator a waste of fuel, but if they get either the batteries or the charger such that it can be done quick... sayonara power company & associated subsidized yet expensive infrastructure, adios array 'o panels.

Now you're starting to understand.  Tesla's all about using technology to stick your middle finger at the establishment.  The ludicrous speed option is completely unnecessary, but if you can win a drag race against another car, which is supposed to be fast, then why not.   

[Skylge]

Just two years ago their top model had 416 hp, and now 762 hp....that's a fast increase. Unfortunately the range only increases by 5% per year, but still, it's progress and they're slowly solving the range anxiety issue

[2Thick]

http://finance.yahoo.com/video/teslas-bigger-problem-jim-chanos-124500616.html

[Skylge]

China is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. China civil servant = corruption. They're finally started to clean house, hopen they hang the top corrupt people.
All high end products manufacturers have this Chinese economy slowdown and the anti corruption measures problem.

But....considering that China is also one of the most polluted countries in the world, Tesla maybe has one advantage the others don't have: Model S and Model X are emission free

[2Thick]

I don't think the chinamen worry much about pollution.

[O.Z.]

Speaking of electric cars check out this supercar, 'Concept One' by Rimac, small Croatian company.
This car has it all: look, insane power and amazing engineering.

[Skylge]

Speaking of electric cars check out this supercar, 'Concept One' by Rimac, small Croatian company.
This car has it all: look, insane power and amazing engineering.

Some things that car doesn't (yet) have: reliability, dealer or factory network, trouble free spare parts available, warranty is only useful if the factory will still be around say 5 years from now....

[rocket]

The net result is that we can safely increase max amp throughout from 1300 to 1500 Amps. If you don’t know much about Amps, trust me this is a silly big number of Amps to be going through something the size of your little fingernail."

To put this into perspective, a typical refrigerator uses 20 amps of electricity.

A typical refrigerator uses nothing like that.

It's possible you do know what you're talking about but mentioning amperage without voltage is a sign you probably don't.

[Palumboism]

A typical refrigerator uses nothing like that.

It's possible you do know what you're talking about but mentioning amperage without voltage is a sign you probably don't.

I see what you're saying.  The average modern refrigerator uses 725 Watts of power, on 120 volts that would be only 6 amps.  

At 762 hp the Tesla P90D uses 567,690 Watts of power, or the equivalent of 783 refrigerators.

The calculation is:
378 Volts * 1500 Amps = 567,690 Watts = 762 hp

[Palumboism]

Tesla Model 3 May Make Appearance Next Year
By Aaron Cole on July 26, 2015
Despite the absence of a mule, prototype or anything that would resemble reality, Tesla’s Model 3  — or III, however you spell it — will make its debut at the Geneva auto show next year, AutoExpress is reporting.

The BMW 3 Series fighter would be the third model from Tesla, and perhaps the first built in a European factory. Representatives from Tesla said they would consider building the Model 3 on the European continent once the automaker started mass producing its three models.

In an interview with AutoExpress, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Model 3 would be around 20 percent smaller than the Model S and would have a range over 200 miles.

Musk said the car would sell for around $35,000 and performance — from the car company that just announced “ludicrous speed” in the Model S — would be on par with the M3 or M4.

The Geneva auto show begins March 1, 2016.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/07/tesla-model-3-may-make-appearance-next-year/

[Howard]

It takes about 5 minutes to fill my car with gas and it goes a LEGIT 350 miles on a tank. Get the stupid Tesla to those stats and give me more than 15 recharge stations nationwide and we might be talking. Until then, no.

Recharge time and range are the 2 biggest problems now with all electric cars.
I suspect placing capacitors in the charging circuit would be  a huge help and is already done with definbrilators ( sp?) for heart attacks.

[Palumboism]

Recharge time and range are the 2 biggest problems now with all electric cars.
I suspect placing capacitors in the charging circuit would be  a huge help and is already done with definbrilators ( sp?) for heart attacks.

Tesla Motors
Superchargers consist of multiple Model S chargers working in parallel to deliver up to 120 kW of direct current (DC) power directly to the battery.

Driving (discharging) and charging use the same systems to move energy out of and into the battery. Supercharging utilizes the car's discharge capacity to flow a similar amount of power back into the battery pack through dedicated high voltage cables. The car’s onboard computer constantly monitors the battery during both driving and charging to ensure that Model S performs at its peak.

Model S is currently the only EV capable of charging at up to 120 kW, which equates to 170 miles of range in about 30 minutes.

http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger