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Re:Tesla Roadster by tokipin on Friday November 17, 2017 @02:48AM (#15719977)
It uses 3 motors (2 in the back) and has a 200 kWh battery pack. The reason for such a large battery is so that they can draw more total current without overheating, theoretically twice as much as the Model S P100DL which only has two motors (1 in the back). Having more motors means you are spreading out the current/heat. The 600+ mile range is mostly a side effect of this engineering approach to performance.
Re:Tesla Roadster by ericd on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:23AM (#15721065)
Given that the Model S 85 kw battery is 1,200 lb, how on earth will this thing corner?
Re:Tesla Roadster by drcoopster on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:38AM (#15722793)
Like a ton of batteries.
Re:Tesla Roadster by Danihan on Friday November 17, 2017 @02:41PM (#15725336)
0-60 in 2 seconds. Slalom time... 4 minutes at a top speed of 36mph.