https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/chinley-electric-car-fan-plans-record-breaking-tesla-challenge-1885194 Chinley electric car fan plans record-breaking Tesla challenge 20th February 2020 Ben McVay
[images https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZhNzdkMDAyLWFkMTktNDE4OC1iYWFkLTI3NzQxOTQ1ZjJiMTo2OGY4MjFhMi0yZTFmLTQ0YzQtYWY4NC0yYTBjMWQwODM4YTY=.png Nicolas Raimo with pal Dean Fielding https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJhYmM3NGE5LTU1MjktNGI5Mi05MTExLTM5ZjJhZjUwNjI4OTpmZTkyNGI2MS05MjEzLTRiNjItYjZmMi1lNGExZDQ3MDc5ZWE=.png Electric vehicle buffs plan madcap challenge video flash ] A Chinley man is planning to drive from Land’s End to John O'Groats in a Tesla Roadster - hoping to smash the time set by its original owner nine years ago. Nicolas Raimo, 33, will be undertaking the gruelling non-stop road trip along with pal Dean Fielding, 30. The pair hope to complete the trip in under 30 hours in the same car which Dean bought from Kevin Sharpe - who took on the feat in 2011 and completed it in 36 hours. Ironically electric car YouTuber Nicolas says he and Dean will beat Kevin’s attempt by stopping to charge the car’s battery more frequently than their predecessor’s six stops during his 2011 trip. Nicolas plans to stop eight times and charge the battery to just 80 per cent capacity - saving precious time he says eco-friendly charity boss Kevin would have lost fully charging the battery. Explaining the concept he said: “Batteries are just like stadiums - as they get fuller it takes much longer for people to find seats.” The pair hope to keep the car - which is worth up to £100,000 and has a top speed of 125mph - at a steady 55-60mph. Nicolas told how the car - which has 70,000 miles on the clock - made for a rather bumpy ride and he initially refused Dean’s invitation to join him for the challenge. He said: “I didn’t think 30 hours in a car with no sleep sounded like much fun - but he pressured me into it. “We want to prove with a little bit of planning you can go literally anywhere in an electric car. “If you look at the High Peak now there’s a charging point in Morrisons.” High Peak Borough Council have also announced plans for electric vehicle charging in Buxton’s South Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith’s Miry Meadow, the Municipal Buildings in Glossop and Hope car park. Speaking about the ten-year-old collector’s item Roadster Nicolas said: “My mate drives it everyday - it does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 125mph.” Nicolas and Dean are planning to take on their record-breaking attempt in May. [© buxtonadvertiser.co.uk] + https://fossbytes.com/teslas-electric-vehicle-technology-is-6-years-ahead-of-its-competitors/ Tesla’s Electric Vehicle Technology Is 6 Years Ahead Of Its Competitors February 20, 2020 Tesla competitors need to step up their game! Nothing but Tesla's electric vehicle technology placed it years ahead of its competitors. As per the statistics, in December 2019, Jaguar I-PACE sold around 176 ... https://fossbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Tesla-Model-3-competitors-are-far-behind-Tesla-Autopilot-self-driving.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts view: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ https://mail-archive.com/ev@lists.evdl.org/maillist.html {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
