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And yet there are numerous Tesla's out there with absolute moon miles on them: https://insideevs.com/news/359939/tesla-model-s-900000-kilometers-odometer/ In my 5 year experience of owning 3 different Tesla's and covering well over 100,000km's in them, they are much more reliable than any ICE car that I have owned. The Model S are practically faultless, the Model X is just a bit too clever and complex for it's own good and has had some panel fit issues with the bat wing doors and software glitches with the radar sensing auto open/close functions. Most of the time software glitches are fixed over the phone in a few minutes. Annual servicing is optional and I tend to get it done every 2nd year and the services are dirt cheap compared to ICE cars. Obviously you have no petrol costs and recharging runs at circa 1/4 the cost of fuel. I recharge ours for free about 8 months of the year on our solar/battery storage systems. The Tesla supercharger network is free in the event of a long trip. The cars eat tyres at a prodigious rate thanks to massive torque and power available instantly and 2500kg vehicle weight. Think about 15,000km's in a Model X for the fronts and 25,000km's in a Model S. Depreciation is another story thanks to Tesla constantly reducing the new retail price. Retained value for early adopters of the top models is in the order of 25-30% after 3 years. Insurance costs are also very high and can be difficult to get at all as the cars seem to be totalled very easily. You can buy very lightly damaged Tesla's at salvage auctions for $15k up to $30k; but they are essentially useless as Tesla won't supply parts or software updates or supercharger access. So that's the good and bad of Tesla ownership in my experience.
I believe the slamon results; but there is no way in hell that drag race is correct, presuming both cars are fully charged optimally, set to drag race at maximum performance, and it's not the 10th run for the Tesla. The P100D has a bigger battery, makes more power and torque and weighs around the same. There is a procedure to get full max performance in a P100D, miss a step and you don't get the full Monty.
Yup, no surprise there. The Taycan runs a 2 speed gearbox so it has a higher Vmax and stronger top end than the Tesla with direct drive. A Tesla P100D starts to run out of puff at about 140kmh, a speed which is irrelevant on Australian and most other countries roads. However it gets there so fast it makes you sick. A few runs and the driver becomes the limiting factor.
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That 0-200 time in the Porsche absolutely craps on the Tesla. And both are about as interesting as a ten hour lecture on climate change by Sarah Hanson-Young.
Yup, 2 speed drive does the trick beyond 140kmh and 140-200kmh has no relevance for the commuter role that EV's are designed for. Nobody is going to get up early on a Sunday morning, walk past their ICE exotic for a fun drive in their Tesla or any other EV. However, stuck in stop start traffic on my daily commute there is no other car that I would rather be in than my Tesla. It's simply a matter of the right tool for the job at hand.
Not that involving from a driving perspective compared to the old days; but the performance available in a modern exotic is definitely exciting.
Fully understand and agree with that, which is why these straight line performance things are such a snooze-fest. Real world useable range, decent handling, pricing that is comparable to non EV and styling that doesn’t look like something from a child’s cartoon is what will finally tip the average buyer towards EV for their daily driver.
