I went to a drive EV thing last week and made a small circuit in a Tesla S. My first high powered EV experience. I pushed the pedal (not floored, just goosed) at 65mph and was shocked. If I am looking at the road when I do it, and then immediately check the speedo it is north of 75mph. The switch flipping nature of it is what is wild. Of course, this is exactly what 0 - 60 in less than 5 seconds means. Less than a second to gain 12 mph. I suspect at lower speeds it has to detune a little to maintain traction.
Far too much power for my tastes. Makes me want to see all of what it will do. Fortunately, I can't conceivably spend the cost of a modest home on a car. On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 11:36 PM, John Lussmyer via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > So, now that my Electric F-250 is fully functional with it's Leaf > batteries, I've been driving it more. > One of the odd things I have to deal with is that my other vehicle is a > nearly identical truck that is Diesel. > So, on the freeway with the Diesel (which I've been driving for years), > when accelerating into faster traffic, I have to make sure I have enough > room, and stomp on it. > > Coming back from the Issaquah Drive Electric Week event, I got stuck > behind a truck doing 50mph, and the next lane was doing 65mph. Found a > gap, changed lanes, and stomped on the pedal. Then hit the brakes before I > rear-ended the car in front of me.... > 500A at 310V can provide a LOT of acceleration, even with a 6000lb vehicle. > > -- > Bobcats and Cougars, oh my! http://john.casadelgato.com/Pets > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver, "The summer day." To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140922/0f572b9e/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
