58H+55M Tesla P85D LA-to-NY record-trip with a SUV-ice chaser
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2015/4/25/Do-You-Think-A-Professional-Drifter-Can-Get-The-Model-S-Sideways-7726602/ Do You Think A Professional Drifter Can Get The Model S Sideways? [2015/4/25] [video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOXDsUCZfgg Drifting TESLA Model S MASUDA Channel Apr 18, 2015 2015.04.18 Odaiba Tokyo images http://cdn.carbuzz.com/images2/480000/1000/0/481017.jpg http://cdn.carbuzz.com/images2/480000/1000/0/481021.jpg http://cdn.carbuzz.com/images2/480000/1000/0/481019.jpg ] Elon Musk is certainly hoping so. The Tesla Model S is easily the most exciting electric car ever to hit the road. It takes on Lamborghinis at the drag strip, carts the kids to school and can even be drifted. Professional Japanese drifter Nobuteru Taniguchi proved that last point when he took a stock Model S around the track at an event in Tokyo. In all honesty the Model S doesn’t go crazy, but it does do a little slipping and sliding. The all-wheel drive likely hurts the Tesla's ability to get fully sideways.Elon Musk must be pretty damn happy with himself. His Model S is a world-beater in the EV market, it can drag race with the best of them and it (kind of) drifts. [© carbuzz.com] http://gas2.org/2015/04/28/tesla-model-s-defies-musks-formula-drift-action/ Tesla Model S Defies Musk With Formula Drift Action April 28th, 2015 by Christopher DeMorro [video flash] The Tesla Model S is, in many ways, a marvel of modern engineering, an all-electric luxury sedan with 265 miles of range and up to 691 horsepower on tap. Yet it is also a closely-guarded vehicle by its builders, and any attempt to modify the drivetrain or software could get you a stern call from Tesla’s customer service. But so what? If you’ve just spend close to $100,000 on a car, you damn well should drive it how you want…or in this case, drift it. Fresh out of the Japanese Formula Drift circuit comes this video of a Tesla Model S doing its best to get its two-plus tons sideways around a race course. It doesn’t look easy, but it does look cool. For those of you unfamiliar with Formula Drift, drivers are tasked with navigating a pre-set race course against an opponent, with points awarded for line, style, showmanship, and speed. This is a qualifying match from the looks of it, as in the finals the drifters face off against each other at the same time in a tandem race, with drivers switching off who takes the lead position between sets. Despite having to fight the traction control and a whole lot of weight, the P85+ (I’m assuming) manages to put on a pretty decent drift show. As a longtime fan of drifting though, it will take some getting used to only hearing squealing tires, rather than a high-spinning engine bouncing off the rev limiter. Not bad, just different, though I think the Formula E race cars sound much, much better. Unfortunately, the Tesla Model S can only go all-out for a limited time, as too much performance can lead to an overheating battery pack, at which point the electric car curtails the available power. Other electric car startups are working on a solution, though it may still be awhile before Formula Drift goes electric the same way Formula E has. Then again, electric cars might be even better at drifting than they are at drag racing. Instant torque, limited time on the track, and compact drivetrains could put electric cars like the Model S at an advantage over the combustion-powered competition. Unfortunately a proposed electric drifting league from 2012 never panned out, though it seems inevitable that somebody will try again. [© gas2.org] http://jalopnik.com/they-drove-a-tesla-from-la-to-new-york-in-a-record-58-h-1699782187 Record Tesla P85D trip from LA to NY in 58H+55M> chased by SUV ice [2015/4/25] ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=subject%3Aevln+subject%3Atesla+-re&days=0&sort=date Read more Tesla EVLN items on evdl For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.topspeed.com/cars/tesla/2015-tesla-model-s-elizabeta-by-larte-design-ar169034.html Outrageous 2015 Tesla-S P85D Elizabeta Tuned By Larte Design http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/27/tesla-model-3-is-behind-schedule-unlikely-to-ship-in-2017/ Tesla Model 3 is behind schedule & unlikely to ship in 2017 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-long-beach-transit-electric-buses-20150427-story.html 10 BYD ebuses for Long Beach Transit from $11.7M contract http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20150427/long-beach-transit-again-picks-byd-motors-for-electric-bus-contract ... http://www.ecns.cn/business/2015/04-29/163474.shtml BYD wins biggest order for electric bus in U.S. http://insideevs.com/byd-sell-electric-cars-south-korea-end-2015/ BYD To Sell Electric Cars & Buses In South Korea Before End Of 2015 http://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2015/04/21/electric-car-charging-station-staunton-downtown/26129751/ L2 & dual L3 type to help EVs 'juice up' quicker in Staunton VA + EVLN: Canadian DJ deadmau5.com enjoys his super-fast Tesla-S P85D (v) {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Professional-Driver-jp-Drifts-Tesla-S-v-tp4675231.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)
