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model s vs model x tesla drag races

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pretty impressive times with their launch control, low mid 11's
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Very impressive for sure. The older Model S has this "insane" setting. My buddy told me about his ride in a Tesla and how ridiculously fast it was. I didn't believe him until I went to YouTube and saw videos of people taking off in insane mode. They are ridiculously fast and it's awesome how far electric cars have advanced in the last decade.

As much as I like these huge advances in technology, I can't help but be a little sad as I see these as the beginning of the end of the tradition car scene. Oh well, I'm sure tuners will still find a way to tinker and tune. We'll just be doing it with batteries, wheel motors, and software/firmware enhancements.
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adamky wrote:Very impressive for sure. The older Model S has this "insane" setting. My buddy told me about his ride in a Tesla and how ridiculously fast it was. I didn't believe him until I went to YouTube and saw videos of people taking off in insane mode. They are ridiculously fast and it's awesome how far electric cars have advanced in the last decade.

As much as I like these huge advances in technology, I can't help but be a little sad as I see these as the beginning of the end of the tradition car scene. Oh well, I'm sure tuners will still find a way to tinker and tune. We'll just be doing it with batteries, wheel motors, and software/firmware enhancements.
truthfully, i cant wait for there to be advances in electrical storage mediums. the density/cost of batteries is the only thing preventing me from hopping on that bandwagon right now.

The motors/controllers/electronics are worlds simpler than IC engines, and all of those only cost about 6k for a 9-11 inch motor with controller etc. its the stupid battery packs that cost all the money. I have been watching some of the development in fuel cells and other storage mediums and in the next 10 years we should have some nice advances that will be available to the public (unless your a chemist and want to tackle building a cell with me)
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