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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
The cost of tech goes down with time. But you already know that.
The electric hybrid 918 Spyder just blew a .50 caliber hole into the N-ring lap record for a production car (one you can actually drive on the street and not go to jail).
I followed a Tesla Model S on the way to Miami back in Sept. and anyone who thinks electric cars are liberal/political ploy have been listening to too much talk radio. That's 400+ HP of INSTANT rubber-melting kick. I haven't seen a car that big take off from 60mph maybe ever. Eventually that tech will filter down to 'budget' sports cars like the FRS. Given that the average sports car is only driven ocassionally and doesn't really need the significantly higher expense of long range capacity batteries (short range will be more than enough) it will be the perfect platform for instant power off braking/turns.
Also, the Tesla 'Super Charger' can juice a car with a 100+ miles of use in about the time it takes the average drained iphone to hit 20%, 30 minutes. Pull in, eat lunch. done.
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Great!! The 918 Spyder is what, 900,000 DOLLARS??? Wow, at that price Ill buy 2!!!
The Tesla is built on a Lotus Elise chassis. I had a brand new Lotus Elise. It cost abt 45k brand new.
The Tesla Roadster is what, 110k??
I think Ill stick with the Lotus, performance figures aren't that different.
Eventually that tech will filter down to budget sportscars like an frs....Yeah, but Im not sure Ill be driving by then.
We already have gas cars that can melt the rubber off powering out of turns.
The range of the Tesla isn't that bad considering, but as it stands right now I have to drive abt 30-40 miles to get to fun roads so then what do I do when I need a charge to get back home?
Im not saying its no good, just that its not ready for prime time yet. The 918 is "hardly" a production car in the typical sense and at over 900k, its a far cry from trickling down to the average joe, or even someone fairly well to do. That's a pipe dream.
We have dumped probably billions in the R and D for this stuff collectively because in 500 years we will run out of oil. Thas why its politically charged. We haven't even begun to drill for our own oil, even though by all accounts we are potentially oil rich. Why? Again, politically charged.
Heck, Ford makes a Fiesta for the European market that gets over 60mpg and the car is as cheap as dirt. Im just pointing out there are other alternatives that don't cost nearly as much. Turbo diesel doesn't have the same political left wing flair as electric though.
If you want high mpg and performance at a relatively low cost, the tech is already there. No need to reinvent the wheel.
But I guess spending what we don't have is also a bi product of those socially-politically charged folks.
Hey man, your money, buy what you want but im just wondering why electric car lovers are still slumming in gas powered (under powered?) Porsches.