http://www.dragtimes.com/blog/tesla-model-s-drag-racing-energy-usage-and-cost [images] Tesla Model S Drag Racing Energy Usage and Cost June 13 2013
[images http://www.dragtimes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tesla-model-s-energy-graph.jpg tesla-model-s-energy-graph http://www.dragtimes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-tesla-model-s-p85-multi-coat-red-009.jpg videos http://youtube.com/watch?v=d82NP89O_ZQ Tesla Model S Performance Energy Usage and Regenerative Braking over the 1/4 Mile DragTimes Jun 12, 2013 http://youtube.com/watch?v=LnMc1R_4dE0 Tesla Model S vs Dodge Viper with Exhaust and Air Filter Upgrades DragTimes Apr 10, 2013 We were advised by the Viper Club President of South Florida that the Viper owner contacted him and was upset that the 2nd run was not posted, so here it is! The Viper won this race by .05 seconds. ] We’ve had a few questions and interesting comments on our posts and videos about just how much all out racing could be done with a Tesla Model S along with how much that racing might cost. We did some testing with a 2013 Tesla Model S Performance and took some video of the runs to address these questions in the real world. The Tesla Model S we tested was equipped with the 85 kWh battery and the Performance Package which makes it the most powerful and highest capacity car that Tesla currently offers. Power output for this Model S is 416 HP and 443 ft-lbs of torque and the car weighs in at 4,700 pounds. The state of charge for the Tesla’s battery at the beginning of the test was about 82% full showing 253 miles of ideal range . We reset the trip computer and set regenerative braking to it’s max setting before the run so we could monitor the Tesla’s energy usage as well as the regenerative braking to determine an approximate net energy usage during the 1/4 mile run. After coming to a complete stop and turning off traction control we launched the Model S and ran the 1/4 mile under full throttle. We held down the power just past the 1/4 mile hitting 114 MPH and then let off the accelerator allowing the regenerative braking to bring the car down to almost a complete stop without touching the actual brakes. As you can see in the video below the Tesla’s total energy consumption was 1.1 kWh at 114 MPH and after the car slowed down using the regenerative braking .6 kWh was put back into the battery. This results in a net energy usage of .5 kWh for the 1/4 mile pass. Pretty amazing that the car can recover just over half of energy used and put it back into the battery using it’s regenerative braking. Using the Tesla’s 85 kWh battery specification we divided 85 kWh by .5 kWh and came up with an estimated 170 all out races before needing to charge back up. Using our electricity rates here in South Florida @ ~12 cents per kWh from FPL, each race costs just 6 cents! For those interested in the performance data, the VBOX measured 0-60 MPH in 3.9 seconds and the 1/4 mile at 12.4 @ 111.3 MPH. Also take a look this Tesla Model S setting the world record for the quickest production electric car. Take a look at the video below and also check out our other Tesla Model S articles and videos. [©2013 DragTimes.com] http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2013/06/16/tesla-model-s-drag-race-energy/#.UE_pQ0oW7Mo This Is How Little Energy a Tesla Model S Consumes in a Drag Race By Ovidiu Sandru June 16, 2013 When you race someone, a normal petrol-powered car will act normally: on acceleration it will sip a lot of gas, on deceleration it will heat the brakes up to the melting point (at times). DragTimes has shown what an … For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: BYD e6 EVs drive off Southampton docks for fleet trials r:186mi EVLN: LiCoO2, Li-Mn2O4, LiFePO4, LiNiMnCoO2, which Li-ion is superior? EVLN: Online Car Loan 4U financing for first Mia EV owner in the UK EVLN: Tesla-S Recall To Check For Seat Mount Weld Defect + EVLN: ... Don't Unplug Plug-in Hybrids ... {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-0-06-to-race-a-Tesla-S-on-a-1-4-mile-114-MPH-run-tp4663704.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
